Thursday, March 10, 2011

Re: [Electric Boats] Thrust to speed numbers

 

Ahh, that explains why my drag numbers were relatively high compared to yours, given that my boat weighs less than half, and the power figures are so much lower. That big-ol' 17 inch elephant ear prop probably has more drag than the whole hull.
Jim

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, James Lambden <james@...> wrote:
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> When I pulled my Catalina 30 through the harbor I first took the propeller off the boat to truly simulate how much thrust was being created.

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