new style paint

[Steven Maxwell]

 Dave that's same as I have been told, when I bass fished they always said not to polish the hull as it will be slower, their reason was that the rougher surface would create air bubbles to make a buffer to the water = less drag.
 Steve Maxwell


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dave Burton 
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Sent: 12/4/2005 12:50:55 AM 
Subject: RE: new style paint


Or perhaps actually reduce drag!
Seems I remember a few years ago that some of the America's Cup boats found that by using a textured surface material on the hulls that drag was actually reduced compared to a very slick surface. My memory is fading fast but as I remember the textured surface caused the water molecules to release easier than from a slick surface.

Dave Burton
-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Nat Penton
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 8:21 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: new style paint


Jim
It may reduce the drag !! Keep us posted.     Nat
----- Original Message ----- 
From: jivey61 at bellsouth.net 
To: discussion at nsrca.org 
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 7:16 PM
Subject: new style paint


All
It is too quiet. Suppose a person has a 9.5 lb. primed wide body plane and he stiples the fuse. with ceiling paint(popcorn texture),  then he  overcoats the stiples with PPG for a coloring. The idea would be to make a draggy fuse with slower down lines. An increase in power would be necessary because of the extra drag, we have plenty of power now,so that shouldn't be a problem. The wings, stab, and verticle would be left clean.  I think it would work. Also you would not have to rub and polish the finish.   Whaddaya think?

I'll give you one guess what I have been doing today.

Jim Ivey



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