My freshwater Shark always seemed a little faster than my saltwater Shark. They were different boats, but both Hinterhoellers only 35 numbers apart. Salt water felt just a little draggier, as a purely subjective opinion.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Tue, 16 Apr 2019 at 19:16, Len Mitchell via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > A friend of mine with the same boat (37+) is sailing the Panama area. He > posted a pretty respectable SOG and I wondered what the math is fresh vs > salt water. Has anyone done that math already? The boat should have less > wetted surface but shorter water line length and salt water is denser so > more drag. If the water temp, point of sail, displacement, wave length and > wind speed was the same the fresh water boat should be a tiny bit faster. > > It’s just brain candy, I just took my cover off and have a 3 weeks to > splash. I hope the ice breaker has success this time. Len > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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