Floating bodies for HM 150.06 Comparison of two different frame shapes: hard chine and round bilge Features - stability of floating bodies with different frame shapes Learning objectives/experiments - comparison of two different frame shapes: hard chine and round bilge Specification [1] determination of the metacentre of 2 floating bodies with different frame shapes: hard chine, and round bilge [2] each floating body fitted with a horizontally movable clamped weight for adjusting the heel [3] each floating body fitted with a vertically movable clamped weight for adjusting the centre of gravity [4] each floating body fitted with a clinometer with scale for displaying the heel [5] for use with HM 150.06 Technical data Hard chine frame - LxWxH: 300x200x140mm - mast height: 200mm Round bilge frame - LxWxH: 300x200x100mm - mast height: 240mm Horizontal scale: 180mm Vertical scale: 240mm Height scale of the floating body: 120mm Clinometer scale: ±30° Weights - floating body without clamped weights -- hard chine: approx. 2,9kg -- round bilge: approx. 2,4kg - vertical clamped weight: 575g - horizontal clamped weight: 196g LxWxH: 330x220x290mm (hard chine) LxWxH: 330x220x280mm (round bilge) Total weight: approx. 7kg