gunnarsilins
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My friend, cruising around Scandinavia in his Fjord 34 has the following thoughts!
In the unlucky event of a knock-down in rough seas it´s quite possible the boat will remain lying on it´s side, and slowly go down.
He´s thinking of having two "airbags" mounted on port and starboard side, high up on the flybridge. In the case of a knock-down they should inflate and thus help the boat to right herself.
The boat is a 34 feet twin screw semi-displacing motorcruiser powered with two heavy diesels and carries her big water and fueltanks low. The open aftdeck/cockpit is made watertight and the wheelhouse is enclosed with watertight doors. So she should not take any big quantities of water when lying on her side.
I have seen this arrangement on some RIB rescue boats, but is there anyone who have seen or experienced something like this on a bigger motoryacht?
In the unlucky event of a knock-down in rough seas it´s quite possible the boat will remain lying on it´s side, and slowly go down.
He´s thinking of having two "airbags" mounted on port and starboard side, high up on the flybridge. In the case of a knock-down they should inflate and thus help the boat to right herself.
The boat is a 34 feet twin screw semi-displacing motorcruiser powered with two heavy diesels and carries her big water and fueltanks low. The open aftdeck/cockpit is made watertight and the wheelhouse is enclosed with watertight doors. So she should not take any big quantities of water when lying on her side.
I have seen this arrangement on some RIB rescue boats, but is there anyone who have seen or experienced something like this on a bigger motoryacht?