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mknott@bcpl.net

Wed, Jan 24, 2001 4:03 PM

Those of you who receive Trawler World Buy-Sell-Trade saw the URL for a
Dutch Trawler. I hit
the link and went to the website. It's a nice looking cruiser. One part
of the website I visited was http://www.moll.nl/boat/engine.html and there
I saw something I was not familiar with.

Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those
appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you
what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-)

Thanks,

Mel Knott
Sandpiper
West Indian 36
Annapolis, MD

Those of you who receive Trawler World Buy-Sell-Trade saw the URL for a Dutch Trawler. I hit the link and went to the website. It's a nice looking cruiser. One part of the website I visited was http://www.moll.nl/boat/engine.html and there I saw something I was not familiar with. Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-) Thanks, Mel Knott Sandpiper West Indian 36 Annapolis, MD

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samakijoe@mediaone.net

Wed, Jan 24, 2001 9:48 PM

At 12:03 PM 01/24/2001 -0400, mknott wrote:

Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those
appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you
what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-)

Mel:
I think they are for:

When the boat is used for trawling for shrimp. they lower the stern of
the boat in shallow water enough to make the rollers touch the bottom. The
rollers make the shrimp jump up and you catch them in the net you are
draging behind the boat.

or

Because the tides are BIG over there, when the tide goes out the boat
can rest upright on the bottom. The bottom center picture shows something
that looks like whale fins toward the bow of the boat. These things (at
the stern) in the top picture, probably are to keep the running gear from
sinking too deep into the bottom and the whale fins from breaking off. If
you look closely at the top picture, I think I see something that will
allow them to be "flipped up" to allow the boat to get up on a plane...jd
Joe DellaFera / Margaret Murray
36' Prairie DC "SAMAKI"
Pompano Beach, Fl.

At 12:03 PM 01/24/2001 -0400, mknott wrote: > >Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those >appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you >what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-) Mel: I think they are for: 1. When the boat is used for trawling for shrimp. they lower the stern of the boat in shallow water enough to make the rollers touch the bottom. The rollers make the shrimp jump up and you catch them in the net you are draging behind the boat. or 2. Because the tides are BIG over there, when the tide goes out the boat can rest upright on the bottom. The bottom center picture shows something that looks like whale fins toward the bow of the boat. These things (at the stern) in the top picture, probably are to keep the running gear from sinking too deep into the bottom and the whale fins from breaking off. If you look closely at the top picture, I think I see something that will allow them to be "flipped up" to allow the boat to get up on a plane...jd Joe DellaFera / Margaret Murray 36' Prairie DC "SAMAKI" Pompano Beach, Fl.

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tellup@erols.com

Wed, Jan 24, 2001 10:10 PM

They are stabilizers.

ee:
http://www.koopnautic.com/stabilizers/index.htm

Mike Tellup
Party of Five - 34 Mainship II
Havre de Grace, MD

mknott wrote:

Those of you who receive Trawler World Buy-Sell-Trade saw the URL for a
Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those
appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you

They are stabilizers. ee: http://www.koopnautic.com/stabilizers/index.htm Mike Tellup Party of Five - 34 Mainship II Havre de Grace, MD mknott wrote: > Those of you who receive Trawler World Buy-Sell-Trade saw the URL for a > Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those > appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you

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docmoss@tampabay.rr.com

Wed, Jan 24, 2001 10:21 PM

----- Original Message -----
From: "mknott" mknott@bcpl.net
To: "Trawler World List" trawler-world-list@samurai.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:03 AM
Subject: TWL: Appendages on Dutch Trawler

snip . http://www.moll.nl/boat/engine.html and there

I saw something I was not familiar with.

Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those
appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you
what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-)

Thanks,

Mel Knott

Yep, your right Mel. They're rollers so you can back up on a beach with
them.
Hee Haw! All seriousness aside. I havent the foggiest. Let me know to.
docmoss>

----- Original Message ----- From: "mknott" <mknott@bcpl.net> To: "Trawler World List" <trawler-world-list@samurai.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 11:03 AM Subject: TWL: Appendages on Dutch Trawler snip . http://www.moll.nl/boat/engine.html and there > I saw something I was not familiar with. > > Would some of you please go there and come back and tell me what those > appendages attached to the transom below the waterline are? I'd tell you > what they look like to me, but they can't be that. ;-) > > Thanks, > > Mel Knott Yep, your right Mel. They're rollers so you can back up on a beach with them. Hee Haw! All seriousness aside. I havent the foggiest. Let me know to. docmoss>

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mknott@bcpl.net

Thu, Jan 25, 2001 1:24 AM

Michael Tellup wrote:

They are stabilizers.

see:
http://www.koopnautic.com/stabilizers/index.htm

Thanks, Mike.

Now whaddaya make of that? They certainly do appear to be a variation
of that rotary stabilizer. All that recent discussion on the List about
passive and active stabilization, and bilge keels and such... and no
mention of these critters. I guess we can now start the thread all over
again. ;-)

Regards,

Mel Knott

PS, But as John Reitzammer suggested, Paul Browne should still weigh in
on this. 8^)

Michael Tellup wrote: > > They are stabilizers. > > see: > http://www.koopnautic.com/stabilizers/index.htm Thanks, Mike. Now whaddaya make of that? They certainly do appear to be a variation of that rotary stabilizer. All that recent discussion on the List about passive and active stabilization, and bilge keels and such... and no mention of these critters. I guess we can now start the thread all over again. ;-) Regards, Mel Knott PS, But as John Reitzammer suggested, Paul Browne should still weigh in on this. 8^)

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