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Re: severely scratched hull, speed?

Posted By: M. Hamilton
Date: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 11:39 p.m.

In Response To: severely scratched hull, speed? (MT)

If anything it's speeding you up! Don't worry. The worst thing folks do when trying to go faster is wax their hulls. With skiing tuners rill ski bases for wet snow (actually put file grooves in the base to break suction.) Imagine two pieces of glass with water between. Yes, suction, so a few scratches I'm sure are not affecting your speed. I'm not a hydrodynamics expert, so perhaps some severe abnormality may cause a problem, but I doubt it. This phenominon has caused competitive sailors to rough up their hulls or even install ribblets/bubbles etc., to combat the suction effect. I'm anxious to hear what the true racers say, if they even visit this site.

Messages In This Thread

severely scratched hull, speed?
MT -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 10:23 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
M. Hamilton -- Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 11:39 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Tim Smith -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 12:36 a.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed (affectation)?
Tom Dowling -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 12:45 a.m.

Based on what?
Brian Nystrom -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 10:18 a.m.

Spd Reduction Due 2 Scratched Hull, Based on what?
Tom Dowling -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 10:34 a.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Nick Schade -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 10:10 a.m.

i think you guys are tilting at windmills - - -
dan -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 8:39 p.m.

Re: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - -
Steve -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 9:13 p.m.

Re: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - -
TomBrooklyn -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 9:26 a.m.

Re: fishing tools answer
Mark -- Sunday, 29 October 2000, at 8:18 a.m.

Re: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - -
Steve -- Monday, 30 October 2000, at 11:01 p.m.

Re: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - -
Nick Schade -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 9:48 a.m.

Re:Is this the real Dan Quixote?? *NM*
Ian Johnston -- Sunday, 29 October 2000, at 12:33 a.m.

nah .. he was impractical
dan -- Sunday, 29 October 2000, at 6:45 a.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Lee -- Wednesday, 25 October 2000, at 11:55 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Jack L -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 3:03 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
dave mcadoo -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 3:06 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Jack L -- Wednesday, 1 November 2000, at 7:34 a.m.

Re: no,no,no
Lee -- Thursday, 2 November 2000, at 12:14 a.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Commonstriped -- Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 3:10 p.m.

Re: severely scratched hull, speed?
Nick Schade -- Friday, 27 October 2000, at 9:56 a.m.

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