-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Gort <rich@gorts.com>
To: Potter Listserv <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Friday, September 24, 1999 14:28
Subject: Re: Req'd motor hp
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>Let's not forget that "hull speed" is not the boat's maximum speed, just
>the speed at which it takes proportionally more power to increase its
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's always been my understanding that it took *disproportionally* more
power
-- dwf
>speed. For the Potter's flat bottom design, this is probably quite a bit
>less (proportionally) than a more typical displacement hull design.
>Believe me, when you get into a 7 or 8 knot current, whether it is due to
>river current or tides (or both combined, as we have around here) you want
>all the power you can muster.
>
>Rich Gort
>(Still waiting for that perfect motor to be made available)
>WWP19 #202 SAYOKO (Oct, 83)
>Lake Stevens, WA
>Sailing Northern Puget Sound and North Cascades Mountain Lakes
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