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Yes, you don't know anything about hull design.I am not a marine designer either,however,I have been a licensed (100 ton )Captain since 1979 and driven everything from SeaCraft's to million dollar Merritt's from Maine to Key West,the Bahamas,Mexico and Carribean for a living.And I'm here to tell ya' that when you put the pointy end of any boat into a sea the strake creates lift and air under the hull so that when you drop back off the sea you don't pound.Again,that's why they are there.
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I'm pretty sure we are not talking about the same thing. You might want to re-read the thread; it’s not about the nature of lifting strakes. BTW, driving a big boat doesn't give anyone knowledge of the intricacies of fluid flow dynamics. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]