How many sailing catamarans have Boeing, NASA and the NASCAR guys buildt? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Not to be rude, but there are differences. As it is, I dont know anyone besides Frank Bethwaite who has done practical tests on this. I am pretty sure there is a point of diminishing returns for going to finer and finer surfaces. But where this point is, is still pretty much an unanswered question it seems.
Rolf,
Maybe you can convince the US Naval Academy Hydromechanics lab this is a worthwhile research project?
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