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