A/B Ratio
Posted: September 3rd, 2024, 11:19 am
Has anyone ever been privy to the A/B Ratio of the Carver 466? Any past Carver engineers on the forum?
TIA,
Dan
TIA,
Dan
But if you haven't already read this, then take a look:
https://northwestyachts.com/wp-content/ ... Seaton.pdf
and just a sample:
Now I own or have read almost every book on yacht design and naval architecture and
none of them, as far as I'm aware, mentions an A/B ratio……period. For naval architects,
there is no such thing as an A/B ratio. The reason for that, I believe, is that the A/B Ratio
neglects several areas of importance to the stability of a vessel. In a nutshell, the
following areas of design are what govern the stability of the vessel.
The vertical and horizontal center of gravity
Beam of the vessel
The shape of the hull
Tankage and location of same
Non-watertight openings and where they are located.
These are just a few of the conditions that go into the calculations. The A/B ratio does not
consider any of these.
Now I know a Suzuki Samurai 4x4 had a poor A/B ratio. 