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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
DSK wrote (in another thread): Actually, I think it would be a good project to add positive flotation to any cruising boat that ventures out into big water. Some care should be taken with the volume distribution , so that stability is mainatained, as well as ensuring sufficient volume. You could utilize the interior angles & odd nooks so as to not lose too much stowage. How do I figure out how many cubic feet of foam I need to add to a 46' Tayana Pilot without filling it with water ? Hull: Fiberglass Displacement: 34,500 lbs Ballast: 11,000 lbs For more details see http://www.tayanayachts.com.tw/V460.htm and http://tayana46.tripod.com It has a watertight bulkhead in the bow and a large storeroom (lazarette) in the stern. Do you think it would be enough to just put the floatation blocks in these areas ? |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
For salt water:
34,500 / (64 - weight of foam per cubic foot) = cubic feet of foam required if you want your wreck to be just neutrally buoyant. Since that won't be much use for survival and would sink if you are carrying even an extra wrench, you should add 10 - 20% to insure that something remains above water to cling to and provide visibility to searchers. After you do these calculations, you'll see why more boats don't have foam in them. -- Roger Long wrote in message nk.net... DSK wrote (in another thread): Actually, I think it would be a good project to add positive flotation to any cruising boat that ventures out into big water. Some care should be taken with the volume distribution , so that stability is mainatained, as well as ensuring sufficient volume. You could utilize the interior angles & odd nooks so as to not lose too much stowage. How do I figure out how many cubic feet of foam I need to add to a 46' Tayana Pilot without filling it with water ? Hull: Fiberglass Displacement: 34,500 lbs Ballast: 11,000 lbs For more details see http://www.tayanayachts.com.tw/V460.htm and http://tayana46.tripod.com It has a watertight bulkhead in the bow and a large storeroom (lazarette) in the stern. Do you think it would be enough to just put the floatation blocks in these areas ? |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
Brian Whatcott wrote:
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 09:03:09 GMT, wrote: How do I figure out how many cubic feet of foam I need to add to a 46' Tayana Pilot without filling it with water ? Hull: Fiberglass Displacement: 34,500 lbs Ballast: 11,000 lbs For more details see http://www.tayanayachts.com.tw/V460.htm and http://tayana46.tripod.com It has a watertight bulkhead in the bow and a large storeroom (lazarette) in the stern. Do you think it would be enough to just put the floatation blocks in these areas ? Freezing water is 62.4 lb/cu ft. Say the foam weighs nothing. You need displacement divided by water weight per cu ft = 34500/62.4 = 553 cu ft. Add 10% for luck = 600 cu ft. That's two chunks measuring 6 X 7 X 7 ft. each. If it was designed into the boat, it would be 13 cu ft per foot, or about 3 inches thick around the hull and deck. This would also add a lot of stiffness, insulation, collision protection, etc. However, if you were doing it from scratch, you'd probably pick a much lighter design - the Etap 46 is 27000 lbs while the Tayana is actually 42000. |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
Jeff wrote: ... If it was designed into the boat, it would be 13 cu ft per foot, or about 3 inches thick around the hull and deck. This would also add a lot of stiffness, insulation, collision protection, etc. However, if you were doing it from scratch, you'd probably pick a much lighter design - the Etap 46 is 27000 lbs while the Tayana is actually 42000. Maybe it's easier to make a MacGregor seaworthy than to make a Tayana unsinkable :-) |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
"Unsinkable" works for Boston Whaler, but didn't work out too well for the
Titanic. What about sealing the boats storage lockers? You could have some sort of plugs for the limber holes to be kept handy and only used if things got scary. MMC wrote in message nk.net... Jeff wrote: ... If it was designed into the boat, it would be 13 cu ft per foot, or about 3 inches thick around the hull and deck. This would also add a lot of stiffness, insulation, collision protection, etc. However, if you were doing it from scratch, you'd probably pick a much lighter design - the Etap 46 is 27000 lbs while the Tayana is actually 42000. Maybe it's easier to make a MacGregor seaworthy than to make a Tayana unsinkable :-) |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
Jeff wrote:
If it was designed into the boat, it would be 13 cu ft per foot, or about 3 inches thick around the hull and deck. This would also add a lot of stiffness, insulation, collision protection, etc. However, if you were doing it from scratch, you'd probably pick a much lighter design - the Etap 46 is 27000 lbs while the Tayana is actually 42000. Tells you something about the supposed practicality of extremely heavy boats, doesn't it? Anyway you should subtract the tankage from the displacement figure, because it's already flotation. And it is easy to picture the volume required, if you fill the hull up to 1" above the LWL with bouyancy, you have created an unsinkable boat... what's more, one in which the volume distribution of the flotation is guaranteed to keep it stable. wrote: Maybe it's easier to make a MacGregor seaworthy than to make a Tayana unsinkable :-) That's easy, just redefine "seaworthy" and print up a few advertising brochures. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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Adding positive floatation to a 46' boat
wrote: DSK wrote (in another thread): Actually, I think it would be a good project to add positive flotation to any cruising boat that ventures out into big water. Some care should be taken with the volume distribution , so that stability is mainatained, as well as ensuring sufficient volume. You could utilize the interior angles & odd nooks so as to not lose too much stowage. How do I figure out how many cubic feet of foam I need to add to a 46' Tayana Pilot without filling it with water ? Hull: Fiberglass Displacement: 34,500 lbs Ballast: 11,000 lbs For more details see http://www.tayanayachts.com.tw/V460.htm and http://tayana46.tripod.com It has a watertight bulkhead in the bow and a large storeroom (lazarette) in the stern. Do you think it would be enough to just put the floatation blocks in these areas ? Their is a company that makes side rails that are inflatable. Not so sure how good they are, lots of people die in accidents on boats with flotation, most roll over when filled with water and acted upon by waves. If your that concerned maintain the boat properly, you can set the engine(s) up with crash valves, carry good insurance and invest in a raft. Things happen when your on the water, being prepared is the most important thing to be. |
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