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Elco, as well a British Power Boat hulls had a nasty habit of breaking their backs, not really surprising as Elcos were British Power boats in drag, and they weren't as bad as Higgins boats in rough water.
I also agree that the Huckins boats were superior as they were designed by Dr. Lindsay Lord PhD N.A. Lord's book "Naval Archetecture of Planing Hulls" was a true sea change in power boat hull design. Ray Hunt clearly gave Lord's "Monohedron" hull credit for inspiration for his additional step to a 24* deadrise hull he developed in the mid '50's.
But the clear rough water winner of WW II PT boats was the German Shnell boats that could maintain 40+ knots in very rough water, but it took 7,500 HP and round bilges to do it.
Last edited by gcarter : 08-09-2009 at 10:12 PM.
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