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To: Karliner
This drawing looks like a complete sinker.

Any hydrodynamicists worth his salt will tell you that a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup is the best design for a boat. /s

30 posted on 08/01/2022 12:52:36 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: Sirius Lee

Ha and the railing(??) looks like the fort surrounding the old TV show F-Troop.


36 posted on 08/01/2022 12:56:15 PM PDT by Karliner (Heb 4:12 Rom 8:28 Rev 3, "...This is the end of the beginning." Churchill)
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To: Sirius Lee

i’ve heard rectangular to maximize the amount of interior space, and boat-shaped to make it easier to steer. Either one could be described as length x width.


56 posted on 08/01/2022 1:23:22 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: Sirius Lee

The Russians built a few battleships like that.

Fantastic gunnery platforms was the goal.

Slow, lacking maneuverability and probably a bear to dock were the results.


73 posted on 08/01/2022 2:13:29 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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