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Fine entry
What is meant when a sailboat is said to have a " fine entry" into the
water? G -- Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee, and thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere. |
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Fine entry
It generally means that the hull form has a narrow form forward as opposed
to a symetrical widening and narrowing of the hull which positions max beam midships. In a form having a fine entry, max beam is aft of midship. Steve "Gordon" wrote in message ... What is meant when a sailboat is said to have a " fine entry" into the water? G -- Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee, and thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere. |
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Fine entry
I think it usually is a bit more specific than this. Typically the
entry refers to the angle or half angle (assuming symmetry along the center line) of the water plane a the bow. A fine entry or small half angle can be achieved by having a narrow water-plane that comes to a point or by having hollows near the bow. Narrow boats can have full entries (if you cap a PVC pipe and throw it in the water it has a high Length/Beam ratio but a bluff bow) and wide boats can have fine entries say a Buzzards Bay 12 1/2... -- Tom. |
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