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Old 10-20-2022, 11:40 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by DennisB1 View Post
I would suggest that you hire an engineer/naval architect to take a careful look at what you have built and the structural load paths thru your boat. Also look at the shift in cg with the equipment you are adding and stability of the boat. In my opinion you need an engineered solution which is not possible with just A number of suggestions from this forum. Goal is a safe design that accomplishes your requirements.
Hi DennisB1.

Yes, right on. Attempting this sort of work, while relying on anecdotal information from this forum is not a good idea. The forces exerted on a vessel in a seaway are little understood by the laymen. And how those forces are resolved into the structure of the vessel, in a configuration including paravanes, are neither intuitive nor trivial. These forces can, and do, cause damage to a poorly designed vessel, and can lead to unsafe conditions at sea.

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Pete
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