DSK wrote:

Yeah sure agreed

Anyway, google up the design brief on azipods if you think
I'm BSing.


Sure the design is superior in moving any direction. The reason pods
are used on ships is to avoid harbor tugs and allow tight manuvering in
harbor, and they are a more fuel efficent diesel electric set-up. Has
nothing to do with stability of a cruise ship IMO.

Little experment, take a 4x8 sheet of plywood on edge, set course
straight down the street, then as you get up to speed push the aft
section left or right and see how the plywood sways. You turn something
that heavy fast it is going to sway, do a quick S you could induce a
very nice (even un-expected and deadly) roll with such a top heavy pig.

Joe


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