Stability and Seakeeping

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Norman L. Skene's(in SKENE'S ELEMENTS OF YACHT DESIGN) gives 2 methods of judging the sea-keeping and stability of a boat, methods based on statistical stability diagram of several boats.

• Firs method is called Wind pressure Coefficient Method [page 292]
• Second method is called The Dellenbaugh Angle Method [page 296]
• At page 299 there you can find a the flowing table which allows you to judge a boat's stability by analyzing the transverse metacenter GM.

Table of Trans. GM for different Types of Vessels Harbor vessels, tugs Small power cruisers Shallow-draft river boats Merchant streamers Sailing Yachts