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Funky Bow
On Apr 16, 9:47 pm, katy wrote:
Joe wrote: On Apr 16, 9:29 pm, katy wrote: Joe wrote: Check out this bow. http://www.bergenships.com/Bourbon%20Orca.html Perhaps Roger Long knows the proper name of this type of bow. (inverted maybe) There use to be a fleet of boats in the gulf that had the same type set-up, it was a company called Botruck. I wonder if it's a better ride? I heard the botrucks slammed pretty hard, but they did not have as narrow an entry. Anyone ever see a sailboat with this type of bow? Rec cruiser with one? Joe really, really ugly....- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think it's very attractive, function dictating form. Now the older botrucks were the ugliest boat afloat, I imagine they are all gone now, as most were buildt in the 1950's. They had a normal bottom but everything above the waterline was inverted, I was told that in mild seas they rode well, but when in large seas they pounded so hard it would knock your teeth out slamming on the dash. The Orca looks like a canoe bow. Joe still ugly...- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - is not |
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