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    Posted: 10/Sep/2011 at 1:35am
Which boat would you guys suggest for the choppiest sea conditions?
Full on salt-water.

Are there any boats that are self-righting?
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Yes there is.. look for boats with: "boat tilting/float room" (don't know the english word for it)

but see picture:

http://www.google.nl/imgres?q=boot+met+kantelkamer&um=1&hl=nl&sa=N&biw=1600&bih=805&tbm=isch&tbnid=NqOuKix2JCOR3M:&imgrefurl=http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/forums/speedboten/112898-waterkoeling-op-standaard-mega-dragstar-3-a.html&docid=fbPsd6h9mKygFM&w=800&h=532&ei=8k9rTv-CB4G0-Qbv7d3oBA&zoom=1
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Thanks rico...
Uh... anything else? I can't read that language.
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Are you talking like out in the open water or at the beach with crashing waves?

Im not really in to boats at all but I don't think any would be self righting apart from the v-hulls and even half of them look like they would easily sit upside down.

I had a quick look and I would probably go for something like this.

About 1m long with a v-hull and not too wide, you will have to make sure its got a 100% water tight seal too.

Even if there are any 100% of the time self correcting boats I would always make sure you can get to it at at time if need be in case you have a electrical or mechanical problem.

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And look at the pictures in the link you got from ricostarr.

It's a DIY thing, and the trick is to make a water tight compartment with the right weight/volume to flip it over. The water compartment is in one of the sides of the hull, and has a big hole in the rear end of the boat, to let water in and out.

I'm not into boats, just got fascinated by this "trick"
oh BTW: youtube and google is your friend
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Originally posted by kaon01

Thanks rico...
Uh... anything else? I can't read that language.


YW, the site is in dutch, most self reising are mono's (deep vee) if you are handy you can make a camber like you seen on the foto yourself.
I have an cat 115cm in lenght, its a bit to small so i think for sea but for sweet water its oke
Its an hpr06, just google it, i have pleaced a video here on the forum mayby you seen it already.
the thing about sea is, its f*** up all your aluminium parts an ball bearing..
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i took my princess and my genisus out in choppy weather today i gave both boats full stick and i only found myself swimming for the genisus as the princess stood upright even when though it was airborne 50% of the time it always landed upright but as anyone would tell the princess isnt the fastest boat in the water
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Make it completly waterproof and fill the bilge with lead...
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Originally posted by Blind Vision

It's a DIY thing, and the trick is to make a water tight compartment with the right weight/volume to flip it over. The water compartment is in one of the sides of the hull, and has a big hole in the rear end of the boat, to let water in and out.

I'm not into boats, just got fascinated by this "trick"
oh BTW: youtube and google is your friend
-Troels
HobbyKing sells a similar boat, the JollyMotor, either as RTR or as kit without motor.
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