Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:42:19 -0500, "Martin H. Eastburn"
topposted something.

On 7/4/2010 6:30 PM, Wes wrote:
I've been looking into this monster skimmer ship. Sounds like it hasn't been proven.
Pictures I've seen makes me wonder how this thing is going to work. The slits seem to be
above the water line. Maybe it takes on ballast to get into skimming mode which lowers the
ship.

Yes, and can you say "bow wave from forward movement"?
I knew you could.

--
It's also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that's
sitting right here right now, with its aches and its pleasures, is
exactly what we need to be fully human, fully awake, fully alive.
-- Pema Chodron


I didn't see her Plimsol lines, but the red part is her water line.
In the photo I saw, she's light (VERY light) and riding high.
In operation, she will flood ballast tanks to bring her down "on her lines",
and the slots will be at, or near, the sea surface.


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Richard Lamb