Delta Project

[Simon B]

More pictures please jono!

[Jono Garton]

Tarmac all layed on the deck and just drying, then off for new toobes next week.

Jono

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by AndrewH

Nice one Jono - Love the nice high bow on Deltas.

why's that then?

[Jono Garton]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

why's that then?

your not being argumentative are you?

Well let me explain, if a big rogue wave is coming towards you or away from you, the tubes (and boat) don't go thought the wave but over the top of the wave.

Jono

[fred bolton]

Originally Posted by Jono Garton

Tarmac all layed on the deck and just drying, then off for new toobes next week.

Jono

Right I'll be down next week to check it out, is it still on at £6k

[Rogue Wave]

Argumentative, I don't think So I'm just asking a forum memebr whom I have some respect for (AndrewH) why he likes the bow design. I was going to ask him to speculate how Neutons Third law of motion applied to the water hitting the high bow

I have time for Delta's, I owned a Dash 5.5 with twin YAMMIE 40's about 6 year ago and it was a very well fitted out boatcertainly well made.Shame it was such a pig in the rough head sea or I'd still have it.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

Shame it was such a pig in the rough head sea or I'd still have it.

That would be the constant vee hull









like a Searider

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Downhilldai

That would be the constant vee hull









like a Searider

So I can start the jokes about the Delta been held together with duck tape and off cuts of ply?

[Top banana]

Originally Posted by chewy

So I can start the jokes about the Delta been held together with duck tape and off cuts of ply?

how about starting things off by posting a picture of your boat as your avatar. so we have got something to compare.

[Knot Yet]

Can some explain in English what is meant by " a constant v hull makes it a pig in the rough head sea"

Apologies for bringing this back to boring boat stuff

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by Knot Yet

Can some explain in English what is meant by " a constant v hull makes it a pig in the rough head sea"

Apologies for bringing this back to boring boat stuff

It's just an old design of Hull that all RIBs of that time had. It worked on some makes of RIB much better than others. This has been succeeded by the modern Cad designed hulls that are supposed to be much more efficient though the water. Someone with more Tech on the subject of hulls can give you a more detailed description however.

[Knot Yet]

Thanks Andy - but why does that make it a pig - is it hard to steer, very wet, unstable - just wondered what the impact was for the RIB user

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Top banana

how about starting things off by posting a picture of your boat as your avatar. so we have got something to compare.

Loads of photos of my boat on here.

[Rogue Wave]

Modified V shape (warped Plane) HUll = variable dearise combines sharp v at front (bow) ensd of boat to punch through water and a shallower V at the stern to facilitate planing and give a bit of comfort. Fast-planing powerboat hulls often combine a deep V at the bow and a shallower v at the back end (stern)


.A deep-V or constant-dead-rise powerboat carries the steep deadrise of its entry from the hull to the transom. A constant deadrise hull needs more whoomph to plane and is not as fast in calm water as a modified V, . It's not all bad news as it can keep flying through seas that require variable deadrise to slow down. They are faster and hold their course at speed better but turning can be a little more tricky (the fat arse of a modifies V gives a more stabilised turn). Deep-V powerboats are tippy at slow speeds but acquire stability when planing. They hold course extremely well but may turn with difficulty, and they have a tendency towards l chine-walking.

My comments about the dash being a pig in the rough, were not to do with srability it was to do with the high bow and where the water goes. which is directly in your face, rhis can be very debiltating after a while.

Maybe Dirk or Adam can explain this a little better, but the answer is you boat will be a lot more dependable in the rough than say an Avon Adventurer which has a variable deadrise..

I only know this stuff from converstions I've had with Johnny Fuller and Neil Holmes So If ADAM Y, Delta Rich, Dirk Digler or even Willbrooksy can add any other info it will probably be more erudite.

I had a quick snigger at Hightowers CAD design comment. wasn't the last rib manufacturer on here claiming CAD design a splasher?

[Knot Yet]

Thanks RW - that makes more sense ................ I think

[Rogue Wave]

it's just a log winded and badly spelled way of telling you you could not have bought a better boat,

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

I had a quick snigger at Hightowers CAD design comment. wasn't the last rib manufacturer on here claiming CAD design a splasher?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Please Stu, not again

[Knot Yet]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

it's just a log winded and badly spelled way of telling you you could not have bought a better boat,

Phew - lol

What's the story with the CAD comment ..... no only joking - looks like Jizm is self combusting

[Rogue Wave]

All right I'm sorry. for sticking to my beliefs lets get back to the Delta Jacuzzi

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

I had a quick snigger at Hightowers CAD design comment. wasn't the last rib manufacturer on here claiming CAD design a splasher?