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Re: Suction and such...
Posted By: Hans Friedel In Response To: Re: Suction and such... (David Dick)
Date: Wednesday, 22 September 1999, at 4:02 p.m.
> Pete:
> Whatever the benefits of the bulb nose, big ships have an advantage in
> that the bulb stays at a (relatively) constant depth underway, the ships
> draft being relatively deep compared to wave height. I think we would lose
> much of the benefit as our bows are usually pitching up and down most of
> the time.> Has anyone seen one of these on the flat water racing canoes or kayaks?
> David
Famous Dane sailor Paul Elvström tried a bulb on a motor sailor an he came to the same conclusion as you.Due to the pitching of a smaller boat the bulb makes the boat slower
Hans
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