RE: [Paddlewise] Graphite for Bottoms

Actually, these guys don't hang out at the pub, they were here for the
Whitbread around the world race, and had designed one of the leading boats.
They were only around for a week or two.

cya

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of John Winters
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 1998 6:21 AM
> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Graphite for Bottoms
> 
> 
> Mary wrote;
> 
> 
> >The Irish pub where hang out in Ft. Lauderdale is a center 
> for the sailing
> >and yachting crowd. I ran into a fellow who designs racing 
> hulls and he
> >stated that they use Teflon in the gelcote. Then they sand 
> it with either
> >200 or 400 grit to roughen it up. It was his opinion that an 
> 18' kayak
> >should gain 1/4 knot with a similar sanding.
> 
> 
> Ahhh Yes, the old naval architect in the pub bit.
> 
> Having been one of those I can say with complete confidence 
> that the worst
> place in the world to get information on fluid dynamics is a pub where
> naval architects hang out.
> 
> Cheers,
> John Winters
> Redwing Designs
> Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
> http://home.ican.net/~735769/
> 
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