Fountain, Outerlimits, Phantom.. Has anyone ever wind tunnel tested a V Hull ?
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Did a quick search and found lots of nothing.. a few little bits, but nothing definitive. Has anyone wind tested a V-Bottom and if so what did they discover? Only reason I'm asking is i have access to a big 3 wind tunnel, one small one big enough for a buss (don't ask how I know the bus fit) and was thinking about building a small scale SVL model and seeing if shaving areas would help reduce wind drag at speeds.
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I wrote an article for Boating Magazine on the Wind tunnel testing that Baja did at University of Michigan on a scale model. They did implement some of what they found on their Poker Face Poker Run boat, which I believe was a 35' Outlaw. I just tried to search boatingmag.com for an archive, but found nothing. Basically it helped them with deck hatch design and in refining the faring and some other deck angles.




