Thread: Bulbous bow.
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Old 10-30-2006, 03:46 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by Loren Schweizer
Gosh, maybe he meant to say 'shifty'

Francois, in the realm of expedition/trawler vessels under 100 feet or so, the bulb has a greater job in reducing pitching in a head sea rather than any gains in hull efficiency.
Then, there are those troglodytes who insist that the absence of a bulb, especially on a larger boat, denotes a severe lack of manliness.

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