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Old 16-05-2006, 09:42 AM   #81
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Aren't the regular style lowers available with LWP's now anyway?
No idea dude
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Old 16-05-2006, 10:46 AM   #82
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OK, call me dumb... whats a bullet box
Bullet boxes have what looks like the point of a bullet at the front and thats where the water pick ups are
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Old 16-05-2006, 10:53 AM   #83
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Oh I see now, I've noticed them before on other boats...

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Old 16-05-2006, 01:06 PM   #84
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but running higher means less geargase in the water which means less drag which means more speed?
Not necacellery!!!

Running higher also means less bowlift so if you cant get the hull unstuck you will have more drag and may well be going slower.
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