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euromodder · 05-17-2011, 12:59 PM

A more realistic 8 ft boattail (allowing it to fold on the rear), would angle in 1.7 ft over those 8 ft.

That'd reduce the wake area from 64 square ft to some 40 square feet (-37.5 %)

05-17-2011, 12:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
euromodder Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgium Posts: 4,683 The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2 Thanks: 178 Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts	A more realistic 8 ft boattail (allowing it to fold on the rear), would angle in 1.7 ft over those 8 ft. That'd reduce the wake area from 64 square ft to some 40 square feet (-37.5 %) __________________ Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side