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Re: Some perspective
By:Mike Scarborough
Date: 3/3/2001, 12:55 pm
In Response To: Some perspective (Ted)

On textured hull surfaces on racing sailboats: I think they were banned at some levels of competition because they were such a fantastically good way of pissing away money on a miniscule performace gain. And this is from a population that is not know for its frugality. The other downside was that many texture solutions involved adhearing thin textured films to the hull surface; the possibility of a piece coming loose and flapping in the water presented a much greater performance loss that any possible drag reduction.

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A Random SOF building idea
john doerter -- 3/2/2001, 11:29 pm
What was old is new again
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/4/2001, 7:02 pm
Re: What was old is new again
john doerter -- 3/5/2001, 2:11 am
Some perspective
Ted -- 3/3/2001, 1:02 am
Re: Some perspective
Mike Scarborough -- 3/3/2001, 12:55 pm
Re: A Random SOF building idea
Roger Nuffer -- 3/2/2001, 11:58 pm
Re: A Random SOF building idea
Bill Price -- 3/3/2001, 12:39 am