I received the following graphic from a member on the Macgregor 19 Sailboat group on Yahoo. I think it really help explains what getting up on a plane is for people like me (read idiots)! Coming from sailboat world, this is a new concept to me.
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This picture is very clear for visual people like myself.
This should be felt as follows:
- You will know that you are planing when the nose rises up and blocks the view forward
- Then the nose goes down and speed increases.
- The boat is now riding down it's own bow wave and it takes much less power.
It might be challenged w 30HP, but I'll try again!
Cheers!
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