On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:07:27 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:50:21 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCj4L160Slg


Gotta love those Brits. Sitting on the fantail, sipping a beer.

Eisboch

That rooster tail looks weird. I spent many hours on the fantail of a
similar size/weight destroyer doing 27 knots. (John King DDG-3)
We had no rooster tail. We had more HP according to the specs - 70k
versus 50k, and probably better acceleration, as I recall our
strengths.
Their screws must be radically different to create that spray.
Guessing about that, of course.

--Vic


Doel Fin. Won't plane without it.

I guess when the bow lifts the sonar dome must extend to stay
submerged. Neat. Pretty good wakeboarding too.

--Vic