Is red the fastest and most seaworthy?
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Yes, I've heard that red causes the hull to slice through the water faster, and moderate wave action, particularly in heavy seas.
As for Red's seaworthiness; yes, that too may be increased since it should permit the USCG to see you at a greater distance - hence rescue ops would be easier.
...seriously, I may have missed something in your initial post. I'm only my first cup of coffee; but I didn't realize there was a connection between color and speed/seaworthiness. But I'll keep thinking about it.
Enjoy your new boat!
Best,
Casey&Mary
As for Red's seaworthiness; yes, that too may be increased since it should permit the USCG to see you at a greater distance - hence rescue ops would be easier.
...seriously, I may have missed something in your initial post. I'm only my first cup of coffee; but I didn't realize there was a connection between color and speed/seaworthiness. But I'll keep thinking about it.
Enjoy your new boat!
Best,
Casey&Mary
The Boatbuilders Unified Lighting Laboratory & Ship Handling Institute of Technology did an extensive study of hull colours and found that blue hulls not only cut through the waters with much greater ease, but also where found to have an odd appeal to fish. This study can be found on their website, bullshit.org
Congratulations on the new boat, there's nothing like that first tow home
Congratulations on the new boat, there's nothing like that first tow home
El and Bill
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Objects moving rapidly away from us appear red due to the Doppler effect known as red shift. Therefore, boats moving away at high speed appear red to our eyes, even though they may indeed display a different color when tied to the dock.
So REALLY fast boats look red! (If they are going away from you!)
Congrats on your boat!
So REALLY fast boats look red! (If they are going away from you!)
Congrats on your boat!
Most go fast boats are red. So you are set. Also 1 mpg is all you will get in a red boat. The blue and green and even grey boats go 3.5 mpg. The red ones handle 8 ft seas while the others tie up and have lunch. Has to do with the angle of the dangle on the red boats. Congrats by the way and enjoy the new boat have fun As Bill says the doppler effect multiplied by the square root of the quantum theory suggests that the boat needs to be renamed as Redshift. George :smiled
A red lower hull absorbs more infrared light, oxidizing the gelcoat, and thus increases the drag of the hull through the water. It can make a hug difference in hull performance, and it is well known that red lower hulls are .0000000001 percent slower then blue ones that are otherwise similar in design.
On a more serious note, if you have a red visor, and intend to keep the boat in a marina slip, you need to put a protective covering over it when not used. I had a red visor on my CD 16, and there was nothing I could do to stop it from terribly fading in constant exposure to the sun -- even though I used the best wax frequently.
Rich
On a more serious note, if you have a red visor, and intend to keep the boat in a marina slip, you need to put a protective covering over it when not used. I had a red visor on my CD 16, and there was nothing I could do to stop it from terribly fading in constant exposure to the sun -- even though I used the best wax frequently.
Rich
DuckDogTitus
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if you are waving that red around too much you may entice the bullsharks!
PaulNBriannaLynn
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I read on the internet that the grey trimmed c-dory catches more fish.... it has to do with the red, green or blue distracting the fish away from your flashers or lures.
The same article stated that red, green or blue trimmed c-dories catch the eye of game wardens more often.... leaving less time for actual fishing, while they check for barbed hooks and stuff.
Must be true!
The same article stated that red, green or blue trimmed c-dories catch the eye of game wardens more often.... leaving less time for actual fishing, while they check for barbed hooks and stuff.
Must be true!
A factor often overlooked when discussing the effects of hull color on speed and other elements of hydrodynamic performance is the Copattraction Factor, first discovered by Dr. Seymor Stuffski after he purchased a red sports car.
Irregardless of any minute speed advantage or disadvantage attributable to the momentum shift of photons that interact with hull pigments, the more easily seen red color attracts law enforcement units such as the Local Police, Sheriff's Department, Harbor Patrol, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, United States Navy, and foreign submarines on patrol.
Inasmuch as a vessel's total average speed is a function of total time taken from point of origination to point of destination divided by total time, any exercise involving a Stop and Search routine and/or a trip to the Hoosegow would comprise a definite slowing factor far greater than any color speed differential.
Do drug and human smugglers use red boats?
Does the U. S. Navy paint its submarines bright red to go faster?
I rest my case.
Joe. :teeth :thup
Irregardless of any minute speed advantage or disadvantage attributable to the momentum shift of photons that interact with hull pigments, the more easily seen red color attracts law enforcement units such as the Local Police, Sheriff's Department, Harbor Patrol, Coast Guard, Homeland Security, United States Navy, and foreign submarines on patrol.
Inasmuch as a vessel's total average speed is a function of total time taken from point of origination to point of destination divided by total time, any exercise involving a Stop and Search routine and/or a trip to the Hoosegow would comprise a definite slowing factor far greater than any color speed differential.
Do drug and human smugglers use red boats?
Does the U. S. Navy paint its submarines bright red to go faster?
I rest my case.
Joe. :teeth :thup
ken35216":2a718lbp said:
Ken, you are absolutely correct! I'll guarantee that there is not one person on this site that hasn't been passed by a big RED Fire Truck or a big RED Medic Unit.
(Of course, Mark's (and his fellow LE Officer's) Black and Whites blow us all away....but then how many have Black and White Boats?)
GO RED!
:thup
starcrafttom
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Mine is black. its also bigger and longer then any other C-dory.. just saying.