Benny1
Well-Known Member
Re: Lifeboat Hulls, Prop Tunnels, The Bristol Channel and Tea
Hi there Ship's W...you can get props in tunnels on a deep vee hull. They are usually only half recessed though, and are not as protected as those on a lifeboat.
Many manfacturers use them either as part of a v drive set up or so they can position the engines further aft so as to increase the accommodation space in the midships and bows..
As for the Bristol Channel, in my limited experience down there you do tend to get some exaggerated sea conditions for the wind speed, so the area deserves its reputation. I had my hairiest ever experience down there between Tenby and Milford.
Having set off in what was forecast as a f5-6, we got 2/3 of the way there (and we were well offshore to avoid the overfalls and firing range) and then encountered some mountaneous seas.
We certainly could not plane as the would have been far, far too dangerous. I just dropped off the plane (as the local fishermen in Tenby had advised) and bobbed over the waves, tacking first into the waves and then back with them into Milford. To go accross them or onto the plane would have been suicidal.
WHen we got intot he harbour the relief was palpable and I don't think I will ever be as glad to see a town as dire as Milford as I was that day ever again! We found out that evening that the forecast F5-6 had blown into a fully fledged F10 unexpectedly while we were out.
This was 10 years ago now and I still remember it like it was yesterday!
Oh, and Gludy as for the "just asking questions" nonsense, will you please be honest and admit that you are only posting to get a reaction. If possible, could your next post be a little more original and perhaps on a topic other than red diesel or how good a displacement hull is? Please.
Perhaps a post on the merits of making tea whilst underway? Or even on the best variety of tea for any given sea state?
Hi there Ship's W...you can get props in tunnels on a deep vee hull. They are usually only half recessed though, and are not as protected as those on a lifeboat.
Many manfacturers use them either as part of a v drive set up or so they can position the engines further aft so as to increase the accommodation space in the midships and bows..
As for the Bristol Channel, in my limited experience down there you do tend to get some exaggerated sea conditions for the wind speed, so the area deserves its reputation. I had my hairiest ever experience down there between Tenby and Milford.
Having set off in what was forecast as a f5-6, we got 2/3 of the way there (and we were well offshore to avoid the overfalls and firing range) and then encountered some mountaneous seas.
We certainly could not plane as the would have been far, far too dangerous. I just dropped off the plane (as the local fishermen in Tenby had advised) and bobbed over the waves, tacking first into the waves and then back with them into Milford. To go accross them or onto the plane would have been suicidal.
WHen we got intot he harbour the relief was palpable and I don't think I will ever be as glad to see a town as dire as Milford as I was that day ever again! We found out that evening that the forecast F5-6 had blown into a fully fledged F10 unexpectedly while we were out.
This was 10 years ago now and I still remember it like it was yesterday!
Oh, and Gludy as for the "just asking questions" nonsense, will you please be honest and admit that you are only posting to get a reaction. If possible, could your next post be a little more original and perhaps on a topic other than red diesel or how good a displacement hull is? Please.
Perhaps a post on the merits of making tea whilst underway? Or even on the best variety of tea for any given sea state?
