One Can Dream....

[Stingo]

I've been boatless for just over five years now. Yes, that brings tears to my eyes. Alas, I peruse the yacht sales sites on a daily basis, which helps with the sanity. Just!

Recently I noticed that propellers on a Lagoon 440 are aft of the rudders, which would make reversing under power interesting, but that might solve the Orca attack issues?

Anyway, those AWCs (an AWB but with two hulls) are way over my budget, but, as per thread title, one can dream.

 

[Poignard]

With that prop/rudder arrangement I wouldn't be dreaming, I'd be having nightmares!

 

[Stingo]

Yes, but that might give an Orca a new dental arrangement?

 

[Poignard]

Yes, but that might give an Orca a new dental arrangement?

It would give me kittens!

 

[newtothis]

It would give me kittens!

All the better: cats like whale meat.

 

[dunedin]

I've been boatless for just over five years now. Yes, that brings tears to my eyes. Alas, I peruse the yacht sales sites on a daily basis, which helps with the sanity. Just!

Recently I noticed that propellers on a Lagoon 440 are aft of the rudders, which would make reversing under power interesting, but that might solve the Orca attack issues?

Anyway, those AWCs (an AWB but with two hulls) are way over my budget, but, as per thread title, one can dream.

I don’t think you use the rudders when reversing with twin engines. Lock wheel central and use engines to control direction.

Very forward thinking design Orca wise though

 

[Stemar]

Recently I noticed that propellers on a Lagoon 440 are aft of the rudders, which would make reversing under power interesting,

With that prop/rudder arrangement I wouldn't be dreaming, I'd be having nightmares!

As a highly qualified marine engineer (not!), it isn't the way I'd choose to do it, but I'd expect low speed manoeuvring on a twin engined cat to be done with the engines. The rudders would be irrelevant. Under sail, it could make the rudders more effective, as they aren't in the turbulence caused by the prop and related bits and pieces so, actually, perhaps not so daft.

 

[DJE]

Under sail, it could make the rudders more effective, as they aren't in the turbulence caused by the prop

But also presumably they won't be at the
very back of the hulls which will surely reduce their effectiveness.

 

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I've been boatless for just over five years now. Yes, that brings tears to my eyes. Alas, I peruse the yacht sales sites on a daily basis, which helps with the sanity. Just!

Recently I noticed that propellers on a Lagoon 440 are aft of the rudders, which would make reversing under power interesting, but that might solve the Orca attack issues?

Anyway, those AWCs (an AWB but with two hulls) are way over my budget, but, as per thread title, one can dream.

Whatever you end up buying don’t wait too long, five years out of your cruising life is a hell of a chunk……

”and then one day you find
ten years has got behind you
no one told you when to run
you missed the starting gun……

Mr Waters at his best……

 

[Buck Turgidson]

I'd be more worried about the bulkheads cracking than the prop rudder layout.

 

[Stingo]

I'd be more worried about the bulkheads cracking than the prop rudder layout.

Yes, but only on the 450 models

 

[geem]

Yes, but only on the 450 models

Also 500 from Sailing Zingaro experience

 

[ithet]

From the title of this thread I was expecting something like this! -

 

[Stemar]

From the title of this thread I was expecting something like this! -

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I tried one of those last year. ??? It was 'orrible. Someone had taken perfectly good ingredients and added more sugar than anyone in their right mind would put in their tea.