Gurney Flap.......look it up

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LSD
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LSD LSD
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6 Jan 2010 1:21pm
Will a Gurney flap work on a race sup?
After chating with Nick Moloney the other day about high performance yacht hulls it may be worth looking at.
They can be used to make a hull longer....with out making it longer. The stern wave develops further from the stern, alowing highet hull speed.
Google it...they have been around for 30 years


DavidJohn
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6 Jan 2010 2:33pm
It may work.. but it looks funny.. and looks fragile.. and looks unnecessary..

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Scotty Mac
Scotty Mac
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SA, 2060 posts
6 Jan 2010 9:41pm
would count as part of 12'6". Could add 6 inches to a glide?
LSD
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LSD LSD
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6 Jan 2010 10:27pm
A gurney flap is an easy thing to stick on an appropriate board to evaluate, it would have to be a wide squash tail.
Havent done it yet....sort of goes against the grain hanging something of the tail like a brake.
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