This morning, while burning some old gas in the Ranger, I took the
following sequence of pictures at various speeds.
The first is at idle - putting along.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/Idlestern.JPG
The second is with power applied - 1k rpm. Notice the increase in wave
height.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/onekstern.JPG
This is 1.5K. The shape of the wake is changing.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...tfivestern.JPG
This is 1.5K bow wave - this is where the bow wave starts to appear.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...fivebowave.JPG
2K stern - the shape of the wake is starting really change here.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/twokstern.JPG
2.5K - the shape of the wake is fully formed, but we're not quite
there yet.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...tfivestern.JPG
3K - this is the transitional stage where the boat comes fully up on
the planing surface. It doesn't happen in short bursts on this boat -
it literally goes from 3K to 4K all at once and your on plane. The
planing wake shape is now fully formed.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/threeKstern.JPG
Notice the lack of bow wave.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/threekbowave.JPG
3.9K
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...ineplaning.JPG
Up on plane at 3.9k - wake fully formed.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...planestern.JPG
WOT.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/WOT.JPG
Wake WOT.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/WOTplane.JPG
Cruise and Cruise wake:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/cruise.jpg
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...iseplaning.JPG
Hull shape bow and stern:
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf123/hullshapebow.JPG
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tomf1...shapestern.JPG
I'm not sure what all this proves, but it shows that most of this boat
is out of the water, on top - gliding if you will. :)
Phew....glad all that's over with.
Now, bring on the politics!!!!
Er.......forget I said that.
Take care.
Tom
"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717