B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
114/20
B63B 1/12 (2006.01) B63B 1/24 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1198938
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE BOAT The invention discloses a catamaran type boat having two similar boat demi-hulls which are spaced apart and which are substantially parallel, each demi-hull having a base line (BL).The boat further includes a super- structure connecting the two demi-hulls transversely; an open space in the form of a tunnel defined between the superstructure and the two demi-hulls; a longi- tudinal centre of gravity position (LCG) for the boat; at least one trim hydrofoil having a chord line (CL) extending between its leading edge and trailing edge and being located in the stern region of the boat and extending at least partially across the tunnel; and attachment means for attaching all hydrofoils to the demi-hulls substantially along a transverse plane (TP) which is substantially at right angle to the longi- tudinal vertical centre plane of the boat, and having an angle of between 1° and 7° to the base line (BL) of the demi-hulls at the main foil, and with the hydrofoil chord lines (Cl) being at an angle of between 0° and 6° to the transverse plane (TP).
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Die Universiteit Van Stellenbosch
Marcoux & Sher Swabey Mitchell Houle
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