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Old 04-29-2013, 10:35 PM   #9
Boatgm
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Originally Posted by dhiggins View Post
- how much speed will I lose do to extra drag (41', single, full displacement, 7.5kts @ 1800RPM)
Once I was working on a cruising sailboat. A lot of work was done on this drag question. As the boats speed increased the drag became noticeable but at lower speeds the effect was much less. there were two suggested fixes. An eye brow in front of the hole and a bar screen over the hole.
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