Pirate Long Boat

Better and safer

Sea Trials

Boat has been pumped full with the scuppers open. This is the level the boat will float when full of water. It has two motors and a fire pump on board. The boat is very stable and you can walk around the gunwalls and not tip the boat over. The boat is very stable and will not roll over at this stage..

Buoyancy test

Speed test

High speed  25kt

This is the boat travelling at full speed an bow has come down to a planeing position. Because of the displacement features of the hulls bottom  high speed allows the suction to be broken and causes the bow to come down.

Safety

The boat has been designed to stay up right when filled. So people will sit in the boat rather than cling to the up turned hull as is the norm with conventional boats. 12 fully grown adult can sit in the boat when filled with water. This gives the occupant the opportunity to bale the boat out. This boat was drained by starting the boat moving and allowing it to drain from the scuppers.

 Low speed 15kt

At low speed the boat will lift it’s head make it a dry boat. This due to the shape of the hull

The cargo boat was tested with 3.5 ton of sand bags. It was found to be safe and stable. The 2 x 20 hoarse power motors with power packs pushed the boat along at 7knots