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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

    And ocean currents .........
    Post by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 11, 2014 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

    Thanks everyone for your input, much appreciated.
    Post by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 10, 2014 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

    Excellent question, I was interested in the latter. Say twenty people in a boat, four oars, over possibly a day and a half. "The Francis...
    Post by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 7, 2014 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

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    Post by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 7, 2014 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

    This is a sample copper sheet formed on dies he donated to the Smithsonian in 1885....
    Post by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 7, 2014 in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics
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    Rowing speed of Joseph Francis Corrugated Metallic Life Boat

    Good Morning, I'm new to this forum and ended up here while preforming an internet search attempting to determine the rowing speed of an 1850's...
    Thread by: JF_Lifeboat, Dec 7, 2014, 12 replies, in forum: Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics