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Old 02-22-2014, 07:03 AM   #54
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Originally Posted by THD View Post
My question still is where the force acting on the stringer is lateral and angular, is there a danger of the stringer-hull joint cracking or separating?
On a new build the NA and builders should be able to get this right. A lot of the points made on structural integrity for gyros could easily apply to poor designs and or applications for rudders, engines, passive stabilizers or anchor rode connections.

Similar discussions were common a few years ago when pod drives were in their infancy and long before that stern drives. New concepts always have their doubters, in the case of gyros I am one but not for being (un)able to design a suitable structure.

For new builds such as a Fleming, OA, Westport or Marlow gyros seem worth a look. Hull appendages create external strike potential and the fewer the better IMHO. I was reviewing a large vessel recently that had 30ft2 stabilizers, the thought of one of those striking a log or container in the open ocean is not pleasant.
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