Matt Broze wrote: (about planing hulls) > You will notice on > the drag graph that at no point does it get easier to go faster, only the > rate of the increase with speed is reduces (the drag curve starts to shallow > in slope not turn down). Surprising! I have to admit I have been in powerboats a couple of times and, in my memory, I was able to throttle down the engine once the boat was planing. That only shows that memory and observation can be deceptive: I have no doubt that Matt has the correct data. About the spreadsheats: I would really like to have a look at them, but since my computer is microsoft-free, I'll have to go to an internet-cafe to do that. I will! Niels. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 13 2002 - 02:45:09 PST
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