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Originally Posted by Fanatic
Wax On - Wax Off ? Helps with cleaning for sure. The only thing I ever found always helped with speed was plain old Horsepower! Maybe " Horsepower In A Can ". Venture capital anyone ? Worked for the Nitrous guys ! Well they used the bottle angle , but it worked ! Need to work out the easy on easy off angle and we are in.
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Originally Posted by 10x
The wax will only help you to clean it easier. The shark is the fastest fish in the sea. Did you ever feel how smooth his skin is?
Like sandpaper.
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Originally Posted by Downtown42
Actually without wax the pores are exposed and will aerate the bottom better...more bubbles more speed.
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I have heard sanding will make it slightly faster but my boat isn't really a hot rod anyway so in the interest of cleaning I think I will wax it. Thanks for all your opinions!
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Just makes it easier to clean, I mean how much of a Fountain is in the water at WOT anyway???? Like 12" and any wax on that 12" is being basically pressure washed so it won't stay on more than a few minutes anyway.
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check this out..
i have always heard will be slower if youwax it.
check this out..
i have always heard will be slower if youwax it.
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A wet sanded surface is the fastest. Take two pieces of glass plate , a perfect surface , wet them , place them face to face , then try to pull them apart. Surface tension holds them together. Why do you think manufacturers spend mega dollars to redesign hulls to add steps ? To break that surface tension between the hull and the water. Way back when , guys racing small hydroplanes would "trick" out the bottom and lower unit by using flat black paint then wet sand it to gain a little edge on the other guy. Some also created little "Steps" in the running surface to get a little more speed. Did it work ? You tell me. Why do Step bottom vees run faster than Non-Step vees ----- Less Surface Tension. Take it one step further ----- Why do Cats run even faster ? Even Less Surface Tension by virtue of the fact that the air packed into the tunnel creates " Lift " that further reduces the Surface Tension , also helps to carry the weight of the boat , allowing the horsepower to concentrate on moving the boat foreward.
So why don't manufacturers give us a nice wet sanded bottom on our new boat ? Likely the added process would add real money to the price of the boat , labor costs being what they are , and most of us would ask when were they going to buff out the bottom cause it looks like chit !!!!!!!!!!
So why don't manufacturers give us a nice wet sanded bottom on our new boat ? Likely the added process would add real money to the price of the boat , labor costs being what they are , and most of us would ask when were they going to buff out the bottom cause it looks like chit !!!!!!!!!!
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