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Demonstrates a technique for obtaining maximum VCG data using the weather criterion when the cargo wind plane varies with draft.
    proj varysail
    `Demonstrates a technique for obtaining maximum VCG data using the
    `weather criterion when the cargo wind plane varies with draft.
    `
    enter pm
    create hull
    ends 0, 100
    top 10
    bot 0
    out 18
    /
    
    modify hull
    margin 0      `Marking the deckedge for limit(1)
    /
    
    macro layer`Creating sail components
    create cargo%1
    class sail
    ends 0, 100
    bot %2
    top %3
    out .01
    //
    /
    .layer 1 10 12
    .layer 2 12 14
    .layer 3 14 16
    .layer 4 16 18
    .layer 5 18 20
    display
    write
    quit pm
    
    lim (1) angle from equ to abs 14 or HF > 0
    lim (2) abs ratio from abs 0 to abs 14 > 0.492
    lim (3) angle from equ to ra0 > 15
    wind (press) = 0.061
    hmmt wind /cs
    
    macro dr
    variables d v
    if "%2"="" then .start else type (cargo%2) = unset       `Unsetting existing sails for windage calcs
    set d = %1
    set v = {d} plus .5
    heel = 0
    trim = 0
    draft = {d}
    vcg = {v}
    solve weight, lcg
    solve maxvcg
    if {verbose}=1 then .report1 else .report0   `verbose=0 produces short report - \\Draft   Maxvcg,  verbose=1, generates a full report, eg. hmmt report, status, ra/lim.
    /
    
    
    macro report1
    hmmt report
    status
    ra /lim
    /
    
    macro report0
    \ { d:2}  { FVCG:2}
    /
    
    macro start
    if {verbose}=0 then exit
    \\ Draft     Max VCG
    /
    
    
    variable verbose
    set verbose=1
    report
    ` Draft -Layer
    .dr 6.5
    .dr 6 5
    .dr 5 4
    .dr 4 3
    .dr 3 2
    .dr 2 1
    
    print preview
    report off
    
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