[Rhodes22-list] Measured Hull Speed

[Steve]

Mark
That a good site.
Steve


--- Mark Kaynor <mark at kaynor.org> wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> This site has a pretty good discussion r.e. hull
> speed -
>
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Forest/2727/flicka_formula.html
> 
> Mark Kaynor
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Measured Hull Speed
> 
> 
> > Michael/Roger
> > Didn't we calculate hull speed for the R22 at
> around
> > 5.9 kt some time ago.  Who still has that formula?
>  I
> > know that when I out sailing; for me to the my
> boat
> > plaining; I uselly need to hit 6 kt to get a good
> > plain going.
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > --- Ronald Lipton <lipton at sprynet.com> wrote:
> > > Hull speed is not an absolute limit - it is just
> the
> > > point where the power
> > > vs speed curve becomes very steep.   To do a
> proper
> > > job one should
> > > plot speed vs engine RPMs and see where there is
> a
> > > significant change
> > > in the slope (I have neve seen cush a plot
> myself).
> > >
> > > Ron
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Christine Allison" <sailnut at asan.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 8:52 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Measured Hull Speed
> > >
> > >
> > > > In my opinion the boats hull speed is about
> 5.2
> > > knots or a little better.
> > > I
> > > > make it a point to run my GPS to aid in sail
> trim
> > > when the boat is
> > > cranking
> > > > along.
> > > >
> > > >  I recognize that the GPS provides speed over
> the
> > > ground however after a
> > > lot
> > > > of observations and taking the state of the
> > > current into consideration I
> > > > think a Rhodes would be hard pressed to
> maintain
> > > more then 5.2 knots and
> > > in
> > > > actuality probably 4.7 to 4.9 knots
> (sustained)
> > > would represent excellent
> > > > sailing.
> > > >
> > > > Richard Smith
> > > >
> > > >
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