| 摘要 |
A monohull water-borne craft comprises a hull having a main portion 1 and an opposed pair of buoyant stabilizers 8, the stabilizers being positioned on opposite sides of the main hull portion and being disposed closely adjacent to the main hull portion. The stabilizers are elongate and arranged with their long axes extending along the main hull portion to form pods. The pods 8 may be integral with the main hull portion or may be movable relative thereto. For example the pods may be pivotable about vertical axes (31, Fig 20) for lateral movement, about horizontal axes (29, Figs 21-23) for up and down movement, or can be retracted to be received in cavities (26, Fig 19) in the main hull. The pods may carry propulsion means, fuel tanks and the like. The craft may be a power boat or a sail craft and may be convertible between power and sail. The pods may be provided with differentially retractable fin keels (36, Fig 14) formed at their distal end with ballast weights (35'). |
