To plane or not to plane...

[Gludy]

I agree with all that Mike.

I know when I spoke to the Fleming people they stated that their hull was more SD than the Trader hull and I can see their point.

In fact at 25 knots the wake pattern behind the Trader would indicate its planing. So maybe semi-planing is a better description.

I know that with the stablaisers its like goijng to sea on rails.

I know of a 41 foot trader without stablisers - its on the pontoon with me in Swansea and that boat is rock solid at 10 knots in rough stuff whereas the planing boat have had to slow doen to the same speed and roll all over the place.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

There are degrees of planing hull as well IMHO. I've noticed with both of my last 2 boats, an Azimut and a Ferretti that they seem to lift out of the water less than typical British hulled planing boats from Fairline and Princess and they dont feel as if they are really planing until about 25knots. Whether this is due to the extra weight of Med spec or design or what, I dont know but it goes to show you cant just categorise boats as SD or planing

 

[Greg2]

Know what you mean as our Ocean obviously ahd the same hull as the Crown. I need to undertake another sea trial but I feel sure the planing boat was better then than or SD at low speeds in a head and beam sea.