Malcolm, Good luck with your project! What grit paper are you using? If
memory is right a sailboat racer told me a smooth dull hull goes through the
water with less resistance tham a smooth shiny one. Is that correct? Bob in
connecticut
> Rick and List
>
> The hull of Lightning Strike! is all marine plywood. We do have two carbon
> fibre spars that hold the outrigged sponsons. The plywood has been epoxy
> resin coated. You may need a lot of water on the salt as we expect the
> weight of batteries to put her 12 inches into the water at rest but on the
> plane in less than 4 inches. But of course the design is a one off and
> testing in a few months will tell us the full story.
>
> Malcolm
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