Chapter 140: Upgrading the Hull

It is too difficult for children in ordinary families to buy a house on their own without the help of their families.

Chen Hao has only graduated from university for more than a year, even if he doesn't eat or drink, he works hard...... For more than a year, it is impossible to save much money.

After all, it's his own brother, and if he can help it, he can help it.

For Chen Yuan, hundreds of thousands are not a big deal.

And Chen Hao took this money to get married, which is the top priority in his life.

Chen Yuan drove past the sugar water shop: "Do you eat sugar water?"

Yan Xiaoxi shook his head: "I just ate and didn't eat. If you eat again, you will gain weight."

"Fatter looks better." Chen Yuan said.

"I also think Xiaoxi looks better if she is fatter." He Huan smiled and said, "Xiaoxi's figure is good, and if he is fatter, maybe he can get to D."

"Brother?"

「ABCD…… D。」 He Huan said with a smile.

Chen Yuan glanced at Yan Xiaoxi, D?

Yan Xiaoxi's is already very big, and there is no D yet?

I don't understand, I'm curious.

Yan Xiaoxi sent Chen Yuan's peeking away, her cheeks bulging, and said, "Go back now, where are you going?"

"Today's tide is receding, go to catch the sea." Chen Yuan said.

"Okay." He Huan said.

"Where?"

"Pengdao."

As he was talking, Zhou Sheng called, "Hey?"

"Where?"

"I'm home."

"Come to the shipyard."

"What for?"

"Come here." Zhou Sheng said, "There is something serious."

Chen Yuan hung up the phone and said, "Zhou Sheng called me to come over."

"Hmm." Yan Xiaoxi nodded.

Chen Yuan turned the head of the car and came to the shipyard.

Zhou Sheng, Chen Hao, Wang Peng, and Lin Xinhai are all there.

"What are you doing?" Chen Yuan got out of the car and said.

"Master's fishing boat has been upgraded, and there's that Farstar 55. Yuanxing 55 runs on the high seas, no problem, right?" Zhou Sheng said.

Chen Yuan said: "Running on the high seas is not a big problem, but the FRP hull cannot cope with the sea conditions."

"Don't go to the high seas for the time being." Lin Xinhai said: "I heard Zhou Sheng say that your ship is fiberglass, 8.9 million to buy a fiberglass?"

"High-strength fiberglass." Chen Yuan said.

"High-strength FRP is also FRP, why don't you buy an aluminum alloy."

"The Far Star 55 does not have a ready-made aluminum alloy hull, it needs to be customized." Chen Yuan said: "And the aluminum alloy hull is expensive."

"8.9 million, not yet aluminum alloy, this is a bit extravagant." Lin Xinhai said: "In the long run, I think you should upgrade to a high-strength aluminum alloy hull. Spend more money now, so that you don't have to spend it in the future."

"High-strength aluminum alloy hull that can handle Grade 6 sea conditions?" Chen Yuan said.

"In the future, I will definitely buy a large boat, preferably a high-strength aluminum alloy hull, so that I don't need to buy an auxiliary boat. You have spent so much money, but you have chosen a hull of about 16 meters, which should also be considered for the future." Lin Xinhai said: "The big money has been spent, don't hesitate to spend a few small dollars."

"What considerations?" Chen Xin asked.

Chen Xin felt that Chen Yuan and the others spent so much money to buy a 16-meter boat, it was not worth it.

I saw a 20-meter one on the Internet before, and the price was more than 7 million, and the boat was so good-looking.

16 meters, it feels a bit small. Compared with the current Shengyuan, it is 3 meters longer.

Don't look at the Yuanxing 55, which is only 3 meters longer than the Shengyuan, but the upper space area of the hull is almost 20 square meters larger.

The Shengyuan had a crest of the waves, and that thing was designed to be too long.

Faced with Chen Xin's doubts, Zhou Sheng said, "The boom of the fishing boat can lift the small boat and put it on the big boat." Distant-water fishing vessels are basically equipped with high-strength hull dingies, which are in

When they reach the target area, they are put off the boat and go out to look for fish.

Chen Yuan looked at Zhou Sheng: "What do you think?"

"I ......," Zhou Sheng said, "I naturally prefer aluminum hulls."

"Can you change it?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Yes. I called and asked, it is possible to replace the aluminum alloy hull, but it will take time, and the cost is estimated to be 1.8 million more. Delivery at the earliest by the end of December."

"If it's an aluminum hull, the hull structure needs to be strengthened to maintain the current fuel tank capacity." Chen Yuandao: "Three engines, with 7,000 liters of fuel, if it is not a high-strength hull, it is easy to deform after a long time. Especially on the high seas, the requirements for aluminum alloy hulls are higher. It's only 1.8 million more, and I can't do it."

In the past, when I was in the ocean-going fleet, there were two small boats on the mothership that went out to find fish, one was 15 meters and the other was 12 meters, both of which were reinforced with hulls and high thickness of aluminum alloy materials.

Listen to the captain, that 15-meter high-speed boat, 00,000.

Reinforced hull aluminum alloy shell to carry more fuel......

If the Yuanxing 55 is an aluminum alloy hull, it is estimated that it can only carry 2,000 liters of diesel fuel under the same size and structural strength, and the reserve fuel tank adds 1,500 liters, for a total of only 3,500 liters.

It's not a problem of lack of space, it's that the FRP hull won't deform.

But also because of these characteristics, if there is a collision, the FRP hull is prone to holes. And the aluminum hull is just dented......

Aluminum alloy and FRP have their own advantages and disadvantages.

With the same size and structural strength, the weight of an aluminum alloy boat is only about half that of a fiberglass boat. The lower weight makes aluminum alloy boats more fuel-efficient than fiberglass boats.

In terms of handling and stability, the aluminum alloy hull is relatively excellent in maneuverability and handling due to its low weight. On the contrary, fiberglass boats are relatively stable in bad wave conditions because of their heavier weight and better seaworthiness.

Finally, there is the question of price.

Aluminum alloys are expensive. Moreover, in order to pursue profits, the shipyard offers particularly high prices for aluminum alloy hulls.

The Yuanxing 55 pursues extreme speed, and in order to have excellent water cut, the bottom angle is very sharp. If aluminum alloy is used, the cost is relatively high if you want to achieve the same process.

Another problem with the FRP hull is water absorption, and FRP will absorb water. Yuanxing 55 said that it solved the problem of water absorption of FRP, but Chen Yuan didn't know what the specific effect was.

In any case, the aluminum alloy hull is definitely better than the FRP hull, and the price is also much more expensive.

If you want to pursue the ultimate perfection, you have to pay a lot of money.

"If you want to do it in one step, you have to strengthen the hull and thicken the hull." Chen Yuan said, "At the very least, you must resist the sixth-level sea conditions, otherwise it will be meaningless."

"Hard resistance to level 6 sea conditions?"

Chen Yuan shrugged: "When you go out to sea to find fish, the higher the endurance, the better, and the higher the hull strength, the better. If the hull structure is to be able to reserve 7,000 liters of fuel, it will have to be 3 million more. If it is just a simple change of hull, the strength of the hull is about the same as that of the FRP hull, and the fuel tank capacity will be reduced by half." The hull that can withstand the sixth-level sea conditions, with 1,800 horsepower, is not much of a problem to deal with the seven-level sea conditions.

When Chen Yuan was in the shipyard in the morning, they also asked about the aluminum alloy hull, but because there was no ready-made aluminum alloy hull, they didn't talk too deeply.

The aluminum hull is really good, but the price is too high.