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Old 05-17-2011, 02:20 PM   #23 (permalink)
skyking
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
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 %)
Hmm.
8 -1.7 = 6.3 high
8 - (2(1.7)) = 4.6 wide
I get 28.98, or a reduction of 55%
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