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Re: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - -

Posted By: Nick Schade
Date: Thursday, 26 October 2000, at 9:48 a.m.

In Response To: i think you guys are tilting at windmills - - - (dan)

I agree that the motor is the most important part of how fast you go, but scratches do make you work harder. Luckily you rarely get enough scratches to really cause that much drag. Most of the drag on a boat is due to surface friction. The worst case assumes the whole bottom of your boat is uniformly badly scratched. Usually there are just a few spots which accumulate most of the scratches. I should note that studies show that you would not notice a 10% increase in drag without some sort of measuring device especially if it happened over time.

: surely the motor in your boat (that's YOU) is the most important factor in
: how fast you go. and unless you're in an olympic race which measures gold
: medals by a matter of seconds or fractions thereof, telling me that
: scratches will slow me down by 5 percent is rediculous ... at least to me.
: what the heck is the hurry in the first place? we're talking kayaking
: here, eh? i'm more interested in my strokes, my rescue skills, my hand
: roll (not sushi), surfing, understanding tides and currents, navigation
: and what i might happen upon while at sea. a dolphin, a shark, a seal or
: three or birds of one sort or another. i'll leave you guys to worry about
: scratches --- i'm goin' paddlin'. :-)

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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