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fuel efficient trimaran

9,115 T8flight  2.7 years ago
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doesnt work. whenever i make a boat they turn out really boring to drive anyway. it is based on "ILAN VOYAGER" a prototype vessel built in the 80s to show the superiority of trimarans. made record of time around UK in boat. further iteration won world record of engine powered circumnavigation of globe. i think its a pretty nifty looking design. mine is kind of ugly, but the ILAN voyager is much better looking imo

i think it would be a cool exploration vessel. large, fuel efficient, very comfortable as it is not a planing hull and chops through waves. the ILAN needed a 235 horsepower engine to go 28 kts(32 mph) which seems pretty impressive for a 70 foot boat, and you wouldnt be going half that speed most of the time, so youd be much more efficient.

write up about hull design

buy your own for a mere 10 million

the designer if ILANs website, click i on right side


ilan voyager now operates as tourist vessel in cape verde, off of Africa


pretty nifty

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 34.4ft (10.5m)
  • Length 74.6ft (22.7m)
  • Height 8.9ft (2.7m)
  • Empty Weight 15,606lbs (7,078kg)
  • Loaded Weight 35,205lbs (15,968kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.014
  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
  • Drag Points 6533

Parts

  • Number of Parts 72
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 232