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Old 03-15-2011, 01:48 PM   #52
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RE: New Member

Quote:
nomadwilly wrote:

As you point out weight can be good

BUT

not for better range or lower fuel burn.

I reread your post and see your point that weight (assumably along w strength and otherwise good design) can allow a boat to go across the water far enough and at any time to make it possible to have great range. And at certain speeds a bulbous bow can reduce fuel burn and one can't have one without added weight. So I do stand corrected. But if you added weight to the boat without adding very carefully chosen shape changes mpg would decrease.


I was reading that a bulbous bow does not help with boats under a certain length.

I wonder why??

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