Glacier Boats of Alaska - Builder's Forums

Off Topic => Off Topic => Topic started by: Ed Snyder on April 01, 2016, 07:39:30 AM

Title: Lobster boat vid - interesting bow shape in a sea trial
Post by: Ed Snyder on April 01, 2016, 07:39:30 AM

Cruising the ewetube today came across this vid of a Lobster boat on what looks to be designers or builders sea trial, the hull looks to be a semi-displacement type and the vid shows an interesting bow shape and the way it looks to cut through that bow wave.
https://youtu.be/n9mRGrFhElw

One post saying -
 "this boat itself it has a 315hp daewoo and maxes out at 20 knots cruise at 15-16"

But the helm has a twin throttle control....

Title: Re: Lobster boat vid - interesting bow shape in a sea trial
Post by: starbright55 on April 01, 2016, 08:44:16 AM

I'd be worried about that because the keel extends so far forward  (though it is small ), that this hull would want to broach down swell.

Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Lobster boat vid - interesting bow shape in a sea trial
Post by: Ed Snyder on April 03, 2016, 02:19:12 AM

Yes always a potential area of concern.
As you say, it's not a big area, interesting ride though.....