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Old 07-17-2018, 01:02 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I just wonder why boats are always cut off flat in the back rather than achieving a teardrop shape? Shouldn't the pointy end face aft? Liquid fluid dynamics must not directly mimic gas fluid dynamics.
Displacement hulls do have rounded backs.

For a planing hull the design objective is to get as much of the hull out of the water as possible to reduce drag.
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