this post was submitted on 21 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You aren't outrunning an aircraft carrier, those behemoths can outrun most of their escorts if they want

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Planing vs displacement.

An aircraft carrier is limited by its hull speed to about 45 pretty much no matter how much power you give it.

A slow jetski will do 65. I've heen on ones that would do that with the "slow" key where supposedly the fast key would let you do 85-90.

I've also been on a tri-tune that did 75.

An aircraft carrier is about the fastest displacement vessel but when you move into planing hulls its a different ball game.