Our naval architect uses a monocoque design that takes advantage of the aluminum plates’ strength. You may be familiar with this design type in the carbon fiber car bodies of both Indy and Formula 1 cars where there is no true frame...the skin is the frame. This is an incredibly stiff, durable, and time-proven design requiring only one transverse frame (gunwale to gunwale) to keep the sides from flexing and either 2 (V19 & V20) or 4 (V23 & V26) longitudinal stringers to keep the boats from flexing fore and aft. Again, this design is stiff and strong. Two more benefits of a monocoque hull are deck area and weight. By removing lateral stringers, combing, and ribs, more usable deck space is available to the boat’s owner. In traditional fiberglass boats the usable floor space is much smaller due to the thickness of the hull and its structural supports. As one author on boat design put it, “ There’s nothing more difficult to design into a boat than a usable square inch of deck space.” Our boats have nearly 20% more deck space than comparably sized fiberglass boats giving them a true feel of a much larger boat. Additionally, our boats weight 1/2 to 2/3 that of a well laid-up fiberglass boat. There are 18 degrees of deadrise at the transom. This amount of vee yields the best combination of high speed seaworthiness and low speed stability. Our boats are dry, smooth and stable. |
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