From the text of the link in post #1 of this thread: "The wet planing area ('running surface') of a planing hull should be straight, not rockered...
There's a pragmatic side of roll damping in kayaks. Roll damping slows a capsize. A slower capsize allows the paddler more time to get his blade...
Guys, With flow only on the bottom surface, it seems that applying the concepts of circulation and the Kutta condition is ludicrous. To crate...
The NACA archives might have data from towing tank experiments that would answer the OP questions. They did a lot of tests while looking into...
What about a rounded triangle to give you a drooped leading edge. The track would be on one of the rounded corners. That corner would point...
cargo canoe drag estimate by johnhazel posted Aug 2, 2017 at 8:10 AM Here is a quick drag estimate for a 500Kg 5.5 m square stern cargo canoe....
You call it a three point hydro but I don't see a step or tunnel in the hull. I looks like a standard planing hull.
Maybe talk to these authors: http://www.glmri.org/downloads/parsons06.pdf...
If you want another speed boost, get a wing paddle and work on developing the wing paddle stroke. For example:...
It's a publicity stunt propagated by a windmill company and the Flettner Rotor snake oil salesmen. The windmill company wants to look innovative...
This is an example of "cherry picking" data. They show a 1/3 fuel savings with 16.7 Knt ship speed and 24knt at 135 degrees true wind. This...
Leo, what issues were causing the slow graphics performance in 9.32 and what did you use to get around it?
HISTORICAL NOTE: In the early 1920's the force from a rotating cylinder was used to power a sailing ship. The idea, proposed by Anton Flettner of...
If you have plywood for making double sided molds, why not just use that plywood to build the boat? It would be a lot easier to convince...
