Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Working vessels R&D: => Topic started by: Celestialsphere on February 17, 2012, 02:14:19 am
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Hello everyone,
I found this photo of an interesting workboat (former fishing boat) on a Norwegian boat sales website.
I am wondering if the rectangular plate device midships near the keel is a stabiliser of some kind? Can anyone confirm this and perhaps tell us how it would work?
Thank you
Andrew
Melbourne, Australia
(http://s14.postimage.org/cwvplqlfx/Norwegian_Workboat.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/cwvplqlfx/)
(http://s16.postimage.org/bab3e8ysh/Workboat_detail.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/bab3e8ysh/)
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I don't think it is a stabilizer, I reckon its a housing for a echo sounder transducer. If it does deep sea work the transducers can be over 30 cm diameter.
Nick
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Same as Dick for me, a housing for echo sounder tranducer.
Xtian
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Guys, I reckon you're right.
For the benefit of everyone here is a couple of links to info about these transducers and the mounting arrangements -
A pdf of mounting arrangements - http://www.simrad.com/www/01/NOKBG0397.nsf/AllWeb/C83FE56ECEE5C060C125763F0037BAEA/$file/074544af_es38b_3-7_mounting_arrangement_with_dwg.pdf?OpenElement (http://www.simrad.com/www/01/NOKBG0397.nsf/AllWeb/C83FE56ECEE5C060C125763F0037BAEA/$file/074544af_es38b_3-7_mounting_arrangement_with_dwg.pdf?OpenElement)
A webpage detailing mounting location on the hull - http://www.syqwestinc.com/support/install/install-outhull.htm (http://www.syqwestinc.com/support/install/install-outhull.htm)
Nick and Xtian - thank you !
Cheers
Andrew
Melbourne, Australia