rahui wrote: I was wondering if there was more slippage with fibre glass to give it a better ride over alloy, it appears smoother |
letsgetem wrote: Smoother hull could be a factor - as if the hull cuts into the water more, it wont bang into it as much. I hadn't though of that possibility.My Frewza 4.1m aluminium pontoon boat, is rather hard riding in a chop; so I throttle back - generally, do 15 knots in a 10knot wind, and roughly 10 knots in 15knot wind - varied by other factors (sea direction, current). I look with envy at the fibre glass boats passing me. As a rough rule of thumb, I reckon fibreglass boats of similar size to mine, do about 5 knots faster. A longer boat would no doubt ride softer. But theres downside to longer - yesterday launched from a beach (Tindalls Bay) - when I came back to the boat, it had gone sideways, and the waves (little) had pushed it up on the sand, so I had a hell of a job pulling it out to float - what my back does not need. I thought - if it was any heavier, probably wouldn't have been able to. Multi-hulls are interesting. Said to be softer. Due to - much sharper hulls (deadrise). Any knowledgeable views on how they ride? |
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