So the variations of Streaker development

Thought it better to start a separate thread, it could be interesting to talk about the different brands in the development of the Streaker, rather than it being buried in the Nat18 thread, story so far being a particularly quick in iffy conditions Streaker from Boatyards at Beer, it's number 1958 so I guess fairly recent, a nice little boat giving us in our Solutions a hard time which really it shouldn't.

So, somebody said something about the positioning of a buoyancy tank, can't see why that should make any difference but it certainly appears to sit higher in the water then the other Streakers of which there are a few at the Redoubt. Streakers have been sailed here since the dawn of time. I know there are tolerances and different layouts, some give you more legroom than others, that much I gleaned from a conversation at last years dinghy show talking to somebody about the Butler Boats model v another from a different builder.

So that's about the gist of it, what more does the hive mind know?

I think a physics lesson is needed!

Bouyancy tanks/bags have absolutely no effect on how a boat sits on the water unless you allow water to come over the decks. A tank or bag simply stops water filling that volume of the boat.

Changes in buoyancy tank position are largely ergonomic, or to reduce amount of water scooped up in a capsize.

The only thing that will change the waterline is immersed shape of the hull and weight.

Due to boats like the streaker originally being designed for homebuild in ply the tolerances are massive. The same can be seen in Solos where different designs are visibly different hull shapes.

As has been said on the other thread I imagine they have gone for an extreme hull shape and it's down to weight, whereas the old ply boats knocking about may have taken on a few kgs over the years.

The Streaker falls into the same category as the Phantom in that modern materials mean that you can now build a boat thats stiff and down to weight. Previously they could probably have one or the other.

Edited by Paramedic - 08 Feb 18 at 8:41am

Will it have been measured though?

I thought you said it sat higher due to bubbles in the foam  ....snigger ....