The slide show above is a recap of all the FPB 64 images we have in various slide shows. It combines sea trial photos, interior, and construction details, in one giant show, 370 images long. As always, pressing the letter “F” while playing the s how will bring you the full screen versions.
Posted by Steve Dashew (April 5, 2011)
June 15th, 2011 at 10:28 pm Steve, Looking at these photos with stabilizer fins out of the water gives me 2 questions.When the hull is airborne enough to put the fins out of the water, can they be over stressed when “dropping back” into the water? It seems like an extraordinary load is instantly applied to the fins. The fins are more horizontal than I imagined. At a dock, how much roll would be needed to bump the fins on a seawall while tied along side? There is a lot to see on this site and your photos on the ICW are very good …John
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Steve Dashew Reply:
Howdy John: First, Rod Bradley was showing off for the photographer, running almost flat out, so becoming airborne is r are. Wind Horse has the same mechanisms with larger fins. We had one uphill passage where we were out of th e water, between Hawaii and California. The highest G forces recorded amidships were around half a G, so loads are not that high. The stabilizers could not hit a seawall because of the considerable topside flare holding them well off. Their tips project barely outside of the waterline.June 15th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
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June 10th, 2012 at 12:57 am Vessel has a pretty fine bow and clearly the design anticipates a fair bit of water on the foredeck but…I’m not so sure i’d be that happy about it. She’s not an actual wave piercer is she? The hull looks like a very classic shape, almost a yacht hull. Although I’m not a navel architect i’d like a little more “lift” in the bow.
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Steve Dashew Reply:
These hulls make very little fuss going through the water and so are dry compared to higher, fatter bow designs. And the bows do lift when they take on big seas, and show little tendency to slow down when headed into the seas. In some short chop situations, they will stick their bow through the wave, but this is not cleanly, and without bulworks to trap water on deck, it sheds quickly.June 10th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
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