RIMCO
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Reged: 03/01/2007
Posts: 261
Loc: Stavanger/- Oslo, Norway
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I have just spent 2 overnighters aboard a Nimbus 30S Nova ... the noisest bl...dy hull I have ever been on (is it the air stepped design I wonder ?)
It was not just the slapping, but the intermitent gurgling .... !
I cannot recollect reading anything about this ... ever ! I know boat hulls are designed for efficiency when underway, but what about when idle. Reading thru various mags and boat tests I do not see anything about boats being reviewed for overnight suitability (excl. space & equipment).
Are there some hull designs that we should stay away from if one intends to sleep (live) aboard ?
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MrCramp
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Reged: 02/09/2006
Posts: 557
Loc: Newark
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Had the same problem in a bilge keel Westerly Konsort which we hired from Hull 10 years ago. I did not have any problem with my Macwester 30 (bilge keel) so I guess it is down to the design.
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dsw
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Reged: 22/04/2007
Posts: 240
Loc: River Medway
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no but i have some ear plugs if you want some !! 
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Unsinkable
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Reged: 21/11/2006
Posts: 118
Loc: IOW
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I've seen boats put down an inflatable skirt around the stern to reduce this. Must be desparate for a bit of quiet.
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rb_stretch
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Reged: 01/04/2003
Posts: 1050
Loc: al to the Solent
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I'm totally with you on this one. Having owned a centre cockpit boat with an aft cabin, I was constantly kept awake by slapping. I did buy a wave muffler which helped and also used ear plugs, but the wave muffler was a bit of a hassle to setup and I just don't sleep well with earplugs.
When I came to chose the new boat, it had to have a cabin that didn't suffer from waveslap, or I wasn't getting it.
For sailing boats it is the stern that is the problem area, whereas I understand with Mobo's it's the bow that is a problem. So the rule is forecabin for raggies and aft cabin for stinkies.
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