new style paint

[Bill Glaze]

I can tell you for a fact, that the bottom coating we used when I was drag boat racing, was graphite-based, and was just slightly rough to the touch.  It added speed to the boat, while cutting the E.T. (Elapsed time for 1/4 mile.)  It made the bottom feel about like 600 grit wet-or-dry paper.
Bill Glaze
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven Maxwell 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 10:52 PM
  Subject: RE: new style paint


   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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