Marcia took a sip of the kuhe Reiko had prepared for her and opened her mouth.
"What I'm talking about," she said, "is the ship the duchy is using."
"A ship. ......"
Just the other day Jin had seen a ship on Lake Yato.
"I've only seen a few of them, but the duchy's ships are old, aren't they?"
"Yes, they are.
"Well, they are used for fishing, so why don't they use more stable boats?"
"A catamaran?"
This is the kind of hull that Marcia and Rodrigo are good at.
"Yes, that's right. And maybe we can get outriggers."
An outrigger is also called an "outboard floating structure," which is a stabilizing structure consisting of an overhanging brace with a float attached to the end of it.
They are retracted when navigating and protrude when fishing."
"Oh, I see."
"This is the type my father and I have been discussing recently."
"I like that. When ...... the time comes, I'll ask him to show it off at < first.
Jin was impressed by the idea.
"Hmmm, the ocean. I'm worried about the strength of the brace when the waves are rough.
Marcia said, "It's only for calm waters.
"I think we can get by with the materials we use, though, don't you?"
Jin also offered his opinion.
"Of course, that's one solution, but then there's the cost. ......"
"Oh, I see."
Unlike Horaijima, the cost of materials is usually an important factor.
Jin comes up with more ideas.
"Hmmm........., how about making the brace flex?"
How about making it flex without breaking," Jin said.
"Oh, I see. ......"
"Would it still work as an outrigger?"
"Hmm, Marcia, it's worth a study."
Rodrigo also seemed to be interested in trying out Jin's idea.
"Haha, I guess it's useful to talk about making things with Jin!
Marcia is in a good mood.
Then Reinhardt also expressed his opinion.
"In a lake, there would be a lot of flat-bottomed boats, wouldn't there?"
"Smaller vessels would be."
Jin replies.
"If you don't mind the speed of movement, an oval or even an elliptical shape is also possible.
"Hmm, well, that's one way to look at it.
Marcia nodded, "Sounds interesting.
"So we can increase the buoyancy at the edges to make it more stable.
Reinhardt said, "The image is of a rubber boat, like the ones in Jin's world.
"Hmmm, sure, more buoyancy around the edges would increase stability, but ...... how do you do that?"
"I think we could use <>. It's also shock absorbent."