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Jonathan Ganz
 
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Default parachutes and drogues

In article et,
Maxprop wrote:

"just me" wrote in message
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How many here, have one or both of these and have used them?


I fashioned a drogue from an old pilot chute from my skydiving days for use
when trolling for salmon with the sailboat. For some reason I can't keep
the engine running at the proper speed to troll at 3mph, but with the pilot
chute about 40' behind the boat I can advance the throttle a bit and get a
consistent 2.5 to 3mph, which is about right for Dipsy Divers.

In heavy weather and tall seas I've trailed warps.


I wonder if there's some data on the relative effectiveness of warps
vs. drogues.


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