Matt wrote; (SNIP) >I have just looked at a lot of warship pictures on the web and they range is >from reverse rake on some early 1900's battleships to near 45 degrees of >rake on some modern U.S. anti aircraft missile cruisers and over 45 degrees >of rake on some Russian ships. Way more rake still on one Russian aircraft >carrier. The majority had modest rakes of 75 to 60 degrees. Looks to me that >the ship designers haven't reached agreement on this issue yet either. I don't think anyone should get the idea that one and only one rake works. Designers consider a lot of factors. How the volume is distributed vertically, how the volume gets distributed longitudinally, requirements for longer flight decks on aircraft carriers, aesthetics and the need to cram lots of cabins in a shorter space (see some of the Carribbean cruise ships) that avoid heavy weather at all costs to keep passengers happy, whether the boat must stay at sea indefinitely etc. etc.. What angle did you use here, Matt? Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Web site address, http://home.ican.net/~735769 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jul 25 1999 - 07:06:01 PDT
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