North Baltic sea
Guru
this boat has a different bow from others
Hi, yes X-bow is very smoty hig seas, look video
What if you continue to work on your boat and build an x-bow
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NBs
this boat has a different bow from others
Xbow seems to perform well in 20'/25' waves.![]()
Wonder what happens in 50'/60'ers?
Also wonder what effect Xbow design has for fuel economy or increase, with or without rough seas??
And the [boat design] beat goes on!![]()
I'd add an "Xbow" appendage onto our 34' Tolly... But I'd keep bumping into things at dock area! LOL
Great place to store contraband!!![]()
this boat has a different bow from others
Capt. Tom,
You just don’t like unusual things. I’d label it “odd” looking. Not particularly ugly. But I don’t think it’s appearance is important.
It makes the bow lighter and that would lift the bow up when plunging at/into a big sea. Makes more sense to me than the bulbous bow. And Capt Tom the X is better looking than the bulb.
I'm a bit embarrassed to have my name on that boat
C. Mortimer
I proposed an X-Bow project for my Krogen Manatee, but then I saw how the change would have ruined the refined sleek and graceful lines of the boat.![]()
I'm in love with that boat!![]()
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I proposed an X-Bow project for my Krogen Manatee, but then I saw how the change would have ruined the refined sleek and graceful lines of the boat.![]()
I proposed an X-Bow project for my Krogen Manatee, but then I saw how the change would have ruined the refined sleek and graceful lines of the boat.![]()
OK, "odd" it is then.
I'm no engineer (I don't even own a striped hat) but I thought the theory was that there was LESS buoyancy forward, due to the lack of flare. In a traditional bow, the buoyancy increases as it plows into a wave, while I'd assume it decreases on the X-Bow. Presumably there's also more resistance to forward motion through waves with a traditional bow. I hadn't considered weight as a huge factor. But hey, what do I know?
The small circuit spins ... at the same time as the ships abandon the bulb so fast the boat gets a bulb that breaks down the waves. It looks good to work well ...
(this is not the same model as a damage boat a few weeks ago)
NBs
I like it! Fast, rough & ready, with greatly smoothed actions during wave entry and exit in its bow design!
Interestingly, I noticed... at 21 knots that boat uses somewhere near same volume of fuel as [what we believe (roughly calculate)] our Tolly twin gasser uses [don't keep the Tolly at that near WOT long enough to get fully accurate accounting of fuel use therefrom]... I.e. stats on video display 113 l/h at 21 kn [which is pretty near the same as our Tolly's projected 35 to 40 gals per hr. at 21 knots]. For us... That rate of fuel use [getting +/- .5 miles per gallon] becomes unpleasantly expensive... but fun to travel at!
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The x bow reminds me of the WW 1 dreadnought battleships.