Thanks Ralf, still the same dinghy as last year though, the one that came with the boat lasted exactly one trip. Got me 5km away from the boat and then split basically all the seams!
@@adamtedder1012 I'm planning a whole video on that, but it's all about levers. Boats turn around the center of mass, more or less the center of the boat, so with my evolves straight ahead you need to imagine a line going straight forward to the middle of the boat which gives me a lever of 0.5m on each side. With the motors tilted at 25 degrees, the line to the center goes forward in that direction and is effectively much wider. By the time that line gets to the middle of the boat is as if the motors are actually 3.9m apart, so the increased leverage is huge. Another day to think of it is how motorboats turn. They don't have a rudder, they just tilt the motor giving a very wide virtual lever to turn the boat. It's kind of hard to picture, but the video will have diagrams to make things easier!
Good to see you back in Grado. Once I get my cat on the water it's a place I'd like to drop in, though my beam is 6m, so might be a bit tight?
Thanks! You should be fine, I saw a 6.5m wide trimaran come in without any issues.
@@SailingElectra Ah, that's good to know. Happy sailing.
Fantastic
Thanks
I love the humidity checks, brilliant. Your boat is such a nice conversion, well done
Thanks, Candice always makes me laugh!
Great trip! Love the areal view of Grado. And you have a new dingy ! Nice !
Thanks Ralf, still the same dinghy as last year though, the one that came with the boat lasted exactly one trip. Got me 5km away from the boat and then split basically all the seams!
I dont understand the science behind the motors being tilted in for docking. Can you enlighten me? Im curious.
@@adamtedder1012 I'm planning a whole video on that, but it's all about levers. Boats turn around the center of mass, more or less the center of the boat, so with my evolves straight ahead you need to imagine a line going straight forward to the middle of the boat which gives me a lever of 0.5m on each side. With the motors tilted at 25 degrees, the line to the center goes forward in that direction and is effectively much wider. By the time that line gets to the middle of the boat is as if the motors are actually 3.9m apart, so the increased leverage is huge. Another day to think of it is how motorboats turn. They don't have a rudder, they just tilt the motor giving a very wide virtual lever to turn the boat. It's kind of hard to picture, but the video will have diagrams to make things easier!