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- From: youngqud@ucs.cs.orst.edu
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- Subject: How much force needed to propel boat ?
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 09:22:35 GMT
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- I need a ball park figure for the force needed to propel a 45 foot
- power boat, 10 foot beam, at at hull speed, 7 - 8 knots I think.
- This boat weighs about 8 to 10 tons. How much forward force is exerted
- by the propellor to move the boat at 7 - 8 knots ? If anyone has a
- guess or estimate please send me email. BTW it takes I think it takes
- about 60 of the 83 horse power available to push it at 7 - 8 knots, if that'll
- help.
- Thanks.
-
- youngqud@ucs.cs.orst.edu
- Dean Youngquist
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