On 04/06/07, Captain Beeky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --Yes but, after just one pint this evening . . . . I think that the > engine under load is doing the same amount of work whether UM is tied to an > inflatable dolphin or the Ark Royal. > > All the engine does is turn the prop which bites into the water, moving it > backwards (or forwards). What type of motion follows depends on the shape of > the hull, mass, drag and acceleration. And possibly barnacles. > > I'll pour myself another.
And I'll have one with you and I'll understand what you're on about. Then we can have another and we won't care what we understand or not :) Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
