Watercraft and hull systems

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1998-10-21

2000-05-23

Sotelo, Jesus D.

Ships

Displacement-type hull

114 611, 114 6131, 440 26, B63B 100

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060654147

ABSTRACT:
The invention includes new hull systems and watercraft. In particular, the invention provides a watercraft hull (10) that has a pivot axis (22) forward of the hull waterline fore-aft center line (24). That pivot axis (22) will be the deep water point of the hull and provides a fulcrum point around which the hull turns during a direction change. The forward pivot axis (22) surprisingly imparts high manoeuvrability (i.e. the ability to execute turns of reduced radius) relative to prior systems, even at low speeds.

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