Does Waxing a boat hull increase speed?

[Bduncan]

I can see why the suction theory makes more sense with a mono.

[Fluid]

...I have had my best runs with this Cheetah with a mirror bottom finish on the boat and a highly polished leading edge on the prop....

How much faster was the mirror bottom compared to a sanded bottom? How much faster was the polished prop versus the prop with a satin finish? How long were the GPS runs?



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[Bduncan]

Like i said. i dont have the math to support it and in this case how would one compare
polished or ruff anyway on same boat same conditions. But with this cheetah build by KFXGUY we were trying to set a gps record and i have probably 40 runs to offer my opinion. with all due respect I'm not going
to engage in some EDIT contest on whether a cat runs better polished or not or a prop runs better in this hull polished or not. take it for what it's worth. But until someone posts a GPS run on video of a cheetah running 83 on 7s 86 on 8s, I'm gling with polished hull on FC Cheetah.

[Bduncan]

Fastest Fighter Cat Cheetah PERIOD!

http://youtu.be/8rpnSrjC_-8

[Doug Smock]

Ahem...... Say it with me...... At the end of the day we are grown men playing with TOY boats.

[Bduncan]

gotcha my maritime brother

[properchopper]

Like i said. i dont have the math to support it and in this case how would one compare
polished or ruff anyway on same boat same conditions. But with this cheetah build by KFXGUY we were trying to set a gps record and i have probably 40 runs to offer my opinion. with all due respect I'm not going
to engage in some EDIT contest on whether a cat runs better polished or not or a prop runs better in this hull polished or not. take it for what it's worth. But until someone posts a GPS run on video of a cheetah running 83 on 7s 86 on 8s, I'm gling with polished hull on FC Cheetah.

NAMBA ( real actual SAW record speeds) :

P Catamaran [ 4 cell] : 102.882mph * scuffed sponson bottoms
Q Catamaran [6 cell] : 127.986mph scuffed sponson bottoms
S Catamaran [8 cell] : 132.042mph scuffed sponson bottoms (your Cat unscuffed on 8 cells: 86mph)
T Catamaran [10 cells] : 138.086mph * scuffed sponson bottoms
{I have videos of all these}

To be fair these speeds were not with Cheetahs. You can certainly claim the "apples to oranges" rule. The record catamarans were narrower and more banana-like. (*Maybe it was the Dinogy batteries)

Also to be fair my current NAMBA P-Catamaran 2-Lap National Record was with my unscuffed* Cheetah .

[Bduncan]

what's your point? my mercedes goes 195

[Bduncan]

I'll bet you 5k you can't get a cheetah to
run 86.2

[keithbradley]

I'll bet you 5k you can't get a cheetah to
run 86.2

What a silly statement. Too bad it's an empty promise.
If you had a way to guarantee I'd get my $5k, I'd gladly take that challenge and change that number to 110mph.
Congrats on your boat, but if you're under the impression that nobody has gone faster than 86mph with a cheetah because they can't, you're sorely mistaken.

[Ken Haines]

This entire thread has disintegrated into guys who have never tried something
arguing with racers that have done and seen the results in SAWs or oval racing.

This is why so many experienced racers have given up on offering suggestions here.
Because somehow others know better.....despite the facts that we know from competition.

Yes....sanded bottoms are better, faster and more stable in both turns and straightaways.

[photohoward1]

When Racing, it does not matter how fast your boat is in a straight line.

Larry

Good thing Larry because I have never seen you drive a straight line.

[dasboata]

My tests back in the early 90 , I tilted a hull 45* I took a drop of water on the bow and timed it how long it took to the transom, I used wax, I used Teflon spray silicone spray and bare surface and a scuffed surface and scuff surface was the fastest I scuff and sharpen all my hulls ! with 220-400 grits,, lots you can do to improve a cats handling and top speed !!

[dasboata]

What a silly statement. Too bad it's an empty promise.
If you had a way to guarantee I'd get my $5k, I'd gladly take that challenge and change that number to 110mph.
Congrats on your boat, but if you're under the impression that nobody has gone faster than 86mph with a cheetah because they can't, you're sorely mistaken.

I can hold the money ?????

[jj2003]

I can hold the money ?????

I can watch you hand it over!