You can be as mean as you want--it's not my design! It's the product of a naval engineer up in Alaska.
Cutter as in cutter-rig, but from the size of the guy's powerplant (a 2-liter Mercedes diesel that's been marinized) it seems like a motorsailor to me. The owner and his wife live aboard, and spend their time in the frigid waters of the Alaskan coast. By the way, according to the owner, this nozzle is supposed to be tapered--not just a prop guard. But I agree with Paul--it just looks like a sheet metal cylinder to me, not a cone-shape. Still, wide-angle lenses do funny things to lines. Okay--you could install one on a C-27, and you'd get increased thrust when you're motoring; you'd also get increased drag when you're sailing. Last time I checked, the C-27 was a sailboat, not a motorsailor... Dave Shaddock -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tim ford Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 12:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Kort Nozzle Not to be unkind, but....ummm.... man, how many ways does that thing say, " S L O O O O O O O O W." whatever maneuverability it provides, I hope it compensates for the piggy-factor. nothing like doubling your wetted surface, skin friction, turbulence and....shudder...drag. Is it a recreational vessel or does it have some sort of limited maneuverability function in the commercial vane? Cutter as in "cutter rig" or cutter as in..."small, armed vessel?" --tf not trying to be mean about the thing
