Making a boat out of RC hull

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  1. kerosene
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    Alcastan - the main problem is that different dimensions don't sace together.

    1:2 scale model would have half the length, 1/4 the area, 1/8 the displacement. This would change different wanted behaviors drastically - from righting momentum, planning characteristics to this and that.
     
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    Yea, I've been wondering that, it looks like a great idea, but once you put it on paper, everything starts falling apart....


    Thank you all!!
     
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    This is, I believe, Nathaniel Herreshoff's design room.
     
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    And 1/16th the stability!
     
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