Smooth rides

[reefhunter]

This is not about where the cabin is going to be located on a ship we are considering to build. This is about where the pilothouse should be located for the smoothest ride. Noise is always a problem that we've solved. We'd like your opinion on this subject. I tried doing it on another "reel" forum, but all I got was grief.

[stevek185]

When you say ship - how big are we talking? This would make a big difference in my vote. Can you give is the LOA and beam that you are considering?

[reefhunter]

When you say ship - how big are we talking? This would make a big difference in my vote. Can you give is the LOA and beam that you are considering?

I currently build wood motorsailors 15-20m, from my deceased Dad's designs - he was an architect. But since I'm not I thought I'd put up a simple poll for other opinions. This is a ship 30-40m. Choice of building materiel is steel with aluminum for the pilothouse. It will have twin CAT 3516's and Azimuth pods.

Edited June 18, 2010 by reefhunter

[stevek185]

From my experience in the Navy (destroyers) I would go amidships. In rougher seas the ride always seemed better amidships than in the bow or stern. The ship tended to piviot from the center in the fore/aft motion. Can't do much about the port/starboard motion. BTW - the destroyers that I were on 133m x 14m and 154m x 20m. We went through some rough stuff in the North Atlantic.

[reefhunter]

From my experience in the Navy (destroyers) I would go amidships. In rougher seas the ride always seemed better amidships than in the bow or stern. The ship tended to piviot from the center in the fore/aft motion. Can't do much about the port/starboard motion. BTW - the destroyers that I were on 133m x 14m and 154m x 20m. We went through some rough stuff in the North Atlantic.

That's pretty much what I thought too. Old salt here - said - fore to ride out ahead of the waves, another said aft over the engine room. My ole buddy from Chicago who rides the ore boats - said to stay away from either end. My motorsailors need a tall doghouse to see 20m to the bow.

Thanks - finally I get a real answer.