Catamaran equipped with re-righting device

Details Catamaran equipped with re-righting device Catamaran equipped with re-righting device

1978-06-12

1980-10-14

Halvosa, George E. A.

Ships

Displacement-type hull

Multiple hulls

114 39, 114 68, B63B 100

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042274745

ABSTRACT:
A catamaran is provided which is equipped to permit facile re-righting thereof after capsizing. The catamaran includes floodable forecastles and buoyancy chambers, and a watertight cabin in the stern separated by bulkheads from the forecastles. Air inlets are provided for introducing compressed air into the buoyancy chambers to effect re-righting of the catamaran.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3282238 (1966-11-01), Tucker
patent: 3418959 (1968-12-01), Tanner et al.
patent: 3503358 (1970-03-01), Moesly
patent: 3504651 (1970-04-01), Halden et al.
patent: 3910214 (1975-10-01), Holter
Multihulls, Fall/76, "Symposium in Toronto, Canada, in Summer 1976", pp. 24 and 26.

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