NEW technology in boating. amazing.

[Lucky_Phill]

seriously good engineering here.

cheers LP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nor6h3c8TYc

[chris69]

The guys that service the shipping beacons in the bay need one of those very impressive bit of boat.

[scottar]

Yup, that is cool. Would imagine it's pricey and if it all goes wrong - VERY exciting.

[Chimo]

Hope the motors like a drink, looks like they cop a heap. Soft riding boat though.

C
C

[Triple]

Nice.. Is it Seadoo style suspension upscaled?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTfPnoSA4k4

[Lucky_Phill]

yep ^ could have been an inspiration. ????

[Pazz01]

Not bad for all the old fellas that hate copping a flogging on the way out when it's rough.

[Tangles]

Interesting but reckon it could lead to a few squashed fish between the hulls when your bringing them in, also a bit tall for me, i like to rinse the fingers in the briny after baiting up with mullet gut

[Blackened]

G'day Looks awesome, but would hope that all the mechanisms last a long time, certainly doesn't look cheap to replace. Those engines are getting seriously drenched too Dave

[Spaniard_King]

Would like to see those Yammies after 100hrs of that stuff, cant see them engines lasting very long at all

[Moonlighter]

Looks like they are applying the same approach to active suspension that the Williams F1 team perfected in the Senna days ..... Fantastic stuff, although I suspect it would be unbelievably expensive to build, let alone maintain in a marine environment.

Who knows where that thinking may take us in the future. I love that stuff. Clever people.

[Triple]

I now want to see that setup on a hydrofoil hull..
103012

Speaking of hydro hulls, why didn't they take off if smoother ride and better fuel consumption is so important? I understand the flaws of fixed versions with shallow water and trailering/launching etc but the retractable versions were the best of both worlds with normal hull for low speed/beaching/trailering and on the "plane" had smoother ride and economy. If it's because it's too complicated/expensive then the above won't take off either but even the simple fixed designs like this below haven't really taken off, why?
http://youtu.be/nkPIL2NsuME

[ozscott]

Very very impressive. Would like to see it in a beam sea however - looks top heavy...

Its good to see inventive stuff like this. I think for specific applications it would be excellent - for the average boaty I would hate to be responsible for all those constantly working hydraulics and seals...

Cheers

[Lovey80]

I could be wrong but I think the western Australian bloke who invented the now banned rally suspension may be behind this.

Great idea, solving the spray issue should be a minor issue for blokes that can come up with this.