(idea) by muted Wed May 02 2001 at 17:18:33
The Ayre method is a means of determining the approximate safe horsepower of a naval vessel, by way of estimations based on the length and width of the ship, sometimes represented by a scale model.

Such estimations are usually conducted for insurance purposes.

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