A most peculiar catamaran:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acoe/se...953686/detail/

Fuzzy Logic wrote:

A most peculiar catamaran:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acoe/se...953686/detail/


Saw that, a friend emailed me the same link. Don't have any
info but can offer some comment.

Despite the color, I don't think it's a gov't agency vessel.
They generally have different sensors than this (std
commercial radar for example) and the advanced-tech gov't
vessels tend to follow a pattern of other technologies like
wave-piercing or submerged hulls. This cat looks more like
it has Polynesian hulls. The shock absorbers on the
crossbeams are a nice touch.

I'm betting that this is either a reasearch vessel or
somebody's very expensive toy. It is a pretty cool boat though!

DSK

Oh my....that's really something. Can someone please find out what the
hell it is??? Looks like a giant water strider.


http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...terstrider.jpg


RB
35s5
NY

On Oct 17, 11:48 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Oh my....that's really something. Can someone please find out what the
hell it is??? Looks like a giant water strider.

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...sects/Common%2...

RB
35s5
NY

http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicL...#anchor1085433
is all I know.
Mike

"cruisin" wrote in
ups.com:



On Oct 17, 11:48 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Oh my....that's really something. Can someone please find out what the
hell it is??? Looks like a giant water strider.

http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...sects/Common%2...

RB
35s5
NY

http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicL....html#anchor10
85433 is all I know.
Mike



With that info I found a patent for it:

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6874439-fulltext.html

Fuzzy Logic wrote:
A most peculiar catamaran:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acoe/se...953686/detail/

Regarding the STRANGE CRAFT:

The well know multihull designer, Jim Antrim, has come up with an
innovative design--the world's first Whale Travel Lift (WTL).

The WTL, a silly looking 100-foot catamaran with 50 foot beam, will
cruise
coastal California with a purpose of hauling California Gray Whales on
their
annual migrations, long enough to get their "hulls" clean. It is
estimated the
whales will gain 2 knots speed increase without the friction caused by
the
barnacles rough surface.

During the ocean going "haul-job", optimistically estimated to take 15
minutes,
a crew will chip the barnacles, wax, and polish the whale as the vessel
proceeds
on a parallel course/speed to the main pod--while the whale lays there
placidly?
It is estimated the whales, will be able to increase their migration
spped over the
ground (SOG) to Baja Mexico and save about five days time which can be
spent
on mating activities at their destinations! I'm sure the whales would
like that idea.
Whoopie! Perhaps we should call it the Whoopie Travel Lift?

The WTL is hoped to increase the number of baby whales each winter by
10%, thereby restoring the whale population from any negative effect
they
have recently suffered in collisions with hi-tech racing yachts.
[Eliminating the
proposed "keel-ban" proposed by Senator's Boxer and Feinstein.]

Seeing how the pods are likely to travel at the speed of the slowest
whale, I wonder how this will work out. In any event, I'm sure the
whale
will appreciate the "hull-job", particularly in the sensitive areas,
but I wonder
if it might be better to leave them alone. Humans think they need to
interfer
with everything. Time will tell if this is a good idea or not.

Bart wrote:
Fuzzy Logic wrote:
A most peculiar catamaran:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/acoe/se...953686/detail/

Regarding the STRANGE CRAFT:

The well know multihull designer, Jim Antrim, has come up with an
innovative design--the world's first Whale Travel Lift (WTL).

The WTL, a silly looking 100-foot catamaran with 50 foot beam, will
cruise
coastal California with a purpose of hauling California Gray Whales on
their
annual migrations, long enough to get their "hulls" clean. It is
estimated the
whales will gain 2 knots speed increase without the friction caused by
the
barnacles rough surface.

During the ocean going "haul-job", optimistically estimated to take 15
minutes,
a crew will chip the barnacles, wax, and polish the whale as the vessel
proceeds
on a parallel course/speed to the main pod--while the whale lays there
placidly?
It is estimated the whales, will be able to increase their migration
spped over the
ground (SOG) to Baja Mexico and save about five days time which can be
spent
on mating activities at their destinations! I'm sure the whales would
like that idea.
Whoopie! Perhaps we should call it the Whoopie Travel Lift?

The WTL is hoped to increase the number of baby whales each winter by
10%, thereby restoring the whale population from any negative effect
they
have recently suffered in collisions with hi-tech racing yachts.
[Eliminating the
proposed "keel-ban" proposed by Senator's Boxer and Feinstein.]

Seeing how the pods are likely to travel at the speed of the slowest
whale, I wonder how this will work out. In any event, I'm sure the
whale
will appreciate the "hull-job", particularly in the sensitive areas,
but I wonder
if it might be better to leave them alone. Humans think they need to
interfer
with everything. Time will tell if this is a good idea or not.

Thats FN insane, this has to be the stupidest ideal on earth.
Only way it will work is if they harpoon and kill the whale first.

I thought it was going to be used in Alaska & Washington state to
harvest old growth timber
off the bottoms of rivers and bays.

Joe

"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...
they
have recently suffered in collisions with hi-tech racing
yachts.
[Eliminating the
proposed "keel-ban" proposed by Senator's Boxer and
Feinstein.]


''keel ban'' ?? WTF? They MUST be from Kalifornia.

Scotty