derekcjackson
Member
I want to preface the following messages by saying I am not an engineer or naval architect, nor do I claim to be.
When people tell me the relative merits of the current and proposed rudder design, I want to know more than the differences between the designs. I want to know how and why these differences exist. So, I ask lots of questions.
The purpose of this and the subsequent messages are to pass on information that was provided to me that hopefully clarifies how and why certain changes in the rudder's design impact its performance. Much of this information came through email conversations with several members of the class.
In this thread, the first message is an email I wrote. It was my best attempt to summarize a very long chain of emails that included several people, but was mostly between Rick Whitehurst and myself. That message was sent to Paul Foerster to get his insight and feedback.
Rick and Paul are aware that I thought the information they provided would be beneficial to share with others. They granted me permission to post this to the forum. Any misrepresentation of content or facts was not intended. In such a case, I apologize in advance, and truly hope Rick, Paul or another individual will contribute to and clarify the points that have been made here.
When people tell me the relative merits of the current and proposed rudder design, I want to know more than the differences between the designs. I want to know how and why these differences exist. So, I ask lots of questions.
The purpose of this and the subsequent messages are to pass on information that was provided to me that hopefully clarifies how and why certain changes in the rudder's design impact its performance. Much of this information came through email conversations with several members of the class.
In this thread, the first message is an email I wrote. It was my best attempt to summarize a very long chain of emails that included several people, but was mostly between Rick Whitehurst and myself. That message was sent to Paul Foerster to get his insight and feedback.
Rick and Paul are aware that I thought the information they provided would be beneficial to share with others. They granted me permission to post this to the forum. Any misrepresentation of content or facts was not intended. In such a case, I apologize in advance, and truly hope Rick, Paul or another individual will contribute to and clarify the points that have been made here.