Windmill Class Association

Thanks Dave. Just what I figured. Darrell

:: It does make a difference.

:: I always rounded the chines as much as the class allows
:: from the bow all the way back to where the maximum beam
:: breaks to curve back to the transom. Then it is quickly
:: fared in to the sharpest I can make it. The transom,
:: too, is sharpened, as is the topsides/transom junction
:: up about three or four inches avovd the chine.

:: The difference is especially noticed when planing. Old
:: #645 was the first one that I know of that used this
:: method. Dennis Snell's boat was always the fastest on
:: reaches in a breeze.....until everybody else learned his
:: secret.

:: Dave Ellis
::
:: :: I am building a new Windmill, Lathrop method. The boat
:: :: is out of the mold and I am getting ready to glass the
:: :: bottom.
::
:: :: Should the chines be as sharp as possible or rounded to
:: :: a 5/8" max radus as allowed in the plans. I don't think
:: :: you would round them on a planing boat, I know this from
:: :: power boats. Maybe rounding near the bow so it cuts
:: :: through the water better.
::
:: :: Let me hear from some of you winning hull tuners.
:: ::
:: :: Thanks,
::
:: :: Darrell