I think I am following your part about figuring the beam width out; but where you measure it is important, and the beam at the deck is not the controlling factor re speed and handling- I point you to the Dutch flute, a cargo vessel that has a relatively narrow deck to take advantage of cheaper port taxes that measure beam width to determine the rate, but were much wider just a few feet lower than the deck, getting to the volume that a merchanter needs to be profitable. As I pointed out, this was "port captain's measure" made for economic reasons not as part of the hydrodynamic package, but in aid of financial benefit. Your part on why the large bows on warships was very intriguing- I had never thought through just what made that compromise so necessary. As always, thanks for giving me something better to do on Sunday than the mere news! Please continue, I think you are getting to the good part! Btw, an aside on how the English Royal Society would effect shipbuilding and navigation would make good content a bit later as well! As well, I am thinking a piece on how the ship goes from the king's idea (or merchanter owner) to a floating, ready to travel ship would be welcome- it should show that vast clouds of paperwork and CYA were invented long before the present era.!

It is truly amazing how the ancient architects were able to construct such ships using knowledge and basic tools. Geometry and math is the base for it all. I would love to see the drawings!

Thank you, Doctor. Enjoyable as ever. I enjoy too, your views on historical figures.

Many thanks, Kroum, for sharing your expertise with us.

Thank you Kroum for a very insightful presentation. As a ship modeler in my later life, I seem to gather more questions about these older boats and their development through time as I'm working on them. Your presentations answer and explain a lot for me to help and understand how this has come about. Once again thank you, and I'm looking forward to your next presentation within this series.

Thanks again , very much looking forward to the next one.

Excellent video, I learned a lot. Thank you kindly!

To be honest, your husband looks exactly how I imagined authors of books about ships and their history that I was reading previously. :D World is awesome !

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Not only were shipwrights all the good things you said, particularly some the English ones during the reign of Charles II could really be described as personal friends of the king. And still, some where very highly educated and a few less so. Jonas Shish was described as an honest (which I guess meant "not very sophisticated/smart" at the time) carpenter and barely literate (though letters from him have survived that he probably penned himself). Still he built excellent ships. Of course you know all of this...

Hello, I would like to hear your opinion on the work done by Michel Daeffler, especially Formes de carène et navires de combat : L'invention du vaisseau de ligne en Angleterre (1560-1642). It seems to be an extensive analysis on the subject for the period before the Commonwealth in England (also including the Prince Royal and Sovereign of the Seas)

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Another 'second view" offering.