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Re: What about this?
By:Allan Cole
Date: 1/17/2008, 7:08 pm
In Response To: Re: What about this? (Toni V)

Hulls with longer water lines and v shaped hull at bow & stern hold a straight line and track better than a rocker hull than turns up at bow and stern.The rocker hulls are more maneuverable and easier to turn.

: I'm curious about this; how did you come to this conclusion? I'm personally
: thinking that cleaving the water to sides and bottom would be most
: efficient way in higher speeds. Trying to force too much water under hull
: can easily make the "rocker effect" where stern creates suction
: a bit higher speeds.

: I assume Kudzu used Freeship's Kaper. I prefer Michlet because it really
: calculates the water flow.

: Freeship can show water flowlines when pressing alt and clicking a spot
: underwater. However I couldn't estimate speed by looking at the lines.

: Kudzu, you can send the current models to me and I could run them through
: Michlet if you want. I assume the flat bottom bow should do fine in flat
: water - not in waves.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference? *Pic*
Kudzu -- 1/16/2008, 8:31 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
LeeG -- 1/18/2008, 1:49 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 3:28 am
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
LeeG -- 1/21/2008, 2:11 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Bill Hamm -- 1/20/2008, 3:28 am
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
LeeG -- 1/18/2008, 1:44 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Bryan Hansel -- 1/17/2008, 10:18 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Robert McMurray -- 1/17/2008, 11:20 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Kudzu -- 1/18/2008, 8:07 am
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
HenkA -- 1/17/2008, 8:45 pm
What about this?
Kudzu -- 1/17/2008, 8:49 am
Re: What about this?
Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2008, 7:52 pm
Re: What about this?
Kris Buttermore -- 1/17/2008, 12:16 pm
Re: What about... Flat bottom vs V speeds
Toni V -- 1/20/2008, 7:50 am
Re: What about... Flat bottom vs V speeds
Kudzu -- 1/20/2008, 4:24 pm
Re: What about this?
HenkA -- 1/17/2008, 8:52 pm
Re: What about this?
Kris Buttermore -- 1/22/2008, 2:32 pm
Re: What about this?
HenkA -- 1/24/2008, 10:30 pm
Re: What about this?
LeeG -- 1/18/2008, 1:59 pm
Re: What about this?
Toni V -- 1/17/2008, 3:09 pm
Re: What about this?
Kris Buttermore -- 1/22/2008, 2:19 pm
Re: What about this?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2008, 2:23 am
Re: What about this?
Kudzu -- 1/17/2008, 9:02 pm
Re: What about this?
Allan Cole -- 1/17/2008, 7:08 pm
Re: What about this?
Allan Cole -- 1/18/2008, 1:39 pm
FrreShip Flow line were useless. *NM*
Kudzu -- 1/17/2008, 2:55 pm
Re: What about this?
Kudzu -- 1/17/2008, 1:37 pm
Re: What about this?
Alex Ferguson -- 1/17/2008, 5:43 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Toni V -- 1/17/2008, 3:52 am
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Tom Simpson -- 1/18/2008, 7:05 pm
Re: S&G: Bow shape Does it make a difference?
Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2008, 1:42 am