The perfect wake? (when on plane)

[BruceK]

to make it more interesting…..”things in a wake“ competition
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What, no rooster tail to your wake? 2/10

Things in your wake 2

 

[Paulg25]

I thought this thread was going to be about in flight post funeral gatherings

So did I!! ?

 

[Rappey]

What, no rooster tail to your wake?

What type of drive do you have ?

 

[BruceK]

She has legs. DPD-E

Before you ask I always have them trimmed in slightly. The effect is probably more down to being toe-in in alignment as seen in the static pic in an earlier post

 

[JS29]

 

[Ian h]

bit of a rooster tail

 

[Rum_Pirate]

What, no rooster tail to your wake? 2/10

Things in your wake 2

You chaps have a long way to go. . .

 

[Alicatt]

I told him it was a no wake area...
Displacement speed aye captain...

 

[jointventureII]

Pershing 108 at about 33 knots (max is around 41) - tail goes off very slightly to one side as the central prop and port prop spin in the same direction

 

[Tanqueray]

This is a proper wake;

 

[Mr Googler]

Pershing 108 at about 33 knots (max is around 41) - tail goes off very slightly to one side as the central prop and port prop spin in the same direction

now we are talking!

 

[Mr Googler]

This is a proper wake;View attachment 121797

Nice photoshop ??

 

[Bajansailor]

@marcochi76 - the 'perfect' wake is virtually non existent.
The bigger the wake, the more inefficient the hull is basically.
I remember when we launched the powercat in my avatar, and zoomed (at 15 knots) past a yacht underway - they shook their fists at us in anticipation of a large wake - but it never came. The two long and skinny hulls (L/B ratio of 15 at the waterline) are very efficient.

Here are a few wake photos for this cat :

Cruising at about 12 knots I think.



A bit faster - maybe 15 knots?

 

[Tanqueray]

Nice photoshop ??

The video if you prefer?

 

[BruceK]

This is a proper wake;View attachment 121797

Now this is what I was talking about earlier. Bow high and stern sinking into the hole! Terrible hull design. Looks like it will sink at any minute.

 

[BruceK]

You chaps have a long way to go. . .

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Yeah? Wait till I put my legs in beach mode

 

[Portofino]

It shows the energy needed / dissipation, which accurately speaking if I understood the OP s msg mean the bigger the wake the least efficient from a Greta Thunburg point of view .

So here is over a 1000 Hp moving a deep 23 degree deadrise around 20 tonnes at near 30 knots .Beam 4.2 M .

No it’s the 2 nd wake further back not the actual hull .The hull parts the first , the second is the water from the initial parting rushing back and forming a mini rooster tail .It’s this mini rooster tail that spreads wide and far in the boats wake .

 

[hinch]

I like the wake my little boat puts out

 

[Jamie Dundee]

I like the wake my little boat puts out

Is that the Bristol Channel? Looks like liquid mud.

 

[hinch]

Is that the Bristol Channel? Looks like liquid mud.

Humber Estuary ? definitely liquid mud

I like to think of it as boating in Yazoo