Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Electric Sternwheeler

 

Wouldn't that affect the manuverability as in turning with the track going the length of the boat? I have found for myself personally that having split paddles ( two independent stern wheels) capable of forward and reverse seperatly is very effective to one especially for docking and if one should break down there is still one to limp in on whether it is a mono hull or pontoon boat. Alan....N5VAB --- On Sun, 3/6/11, George Field <fieldg63@yahoo.com> wrote: From: George Field <fieldg63@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Electric Sternwheeler To: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sunday, March 6, 2011, 3:06 PM   Howabout, instead of a paddle wheel you make a paddle track! Like a tank ttack or a snowmobile belt with paddles attached. Paddles would the travel the length of the boat between the pontoons and back under the deck. You have the option of making the paddles shorter ie not so deep and narrower than a paddle wheel. The paddles would be more efficient as they would be at right angles to the water surface for the whole length of the hull instead of only at the bottom of the stroke on a paddle wheel. Just a thought! George Sent from my iPad On 2011-03-06, at 2:43 PM, "Mooncat" <mooncat_2005@operamail.com> wrote:   I am planning a paddlewheel boat for use on British narrow canals. She will be 23'6" long (maximum to tow on a trailer behind a private car) 7' beam, with a catamaran hull so the the centre mounted wheel does not project below the bottom of the hull (draft 1',) but has a good flow of water to the wheel.

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