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Re: leeway
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Jul 6, 22:00 -0500
From: Bill B
Date: 2006 Jul 6, 22:00 -0500
Lu wrote > 2. Drift in any boat, power or sail, due to the windage of the hull. > This can be fairly substantial on a powerboat with a high, flared bow > such as found on sportfishermen. I've done some swags on the Carver mid 30' and by the time they get three stories of canvas up, cockpit weather protection, plus freeboard, they come pretty close to the sail area of a 30'sailboat. Watching an inexperience helmsman try to slide one into slip with maybe 1-2 foot clearance, even with twin screws, is considered a spectator sport on some docks.Bill --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
