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Longer => greater surface area in contact with the water. Friction and stiction due to area is a greater killer of speed than weight, which will only put you a

Longer => greater surface area in contact with the water. Friction and stiction due to area is a greater killer of speed than weight, which will only put you a bit lower in the water. It is obviously a lot more complicated than that. Enough weight will sink you and more length will slow your descent to the depths a bit. Greater weight will increase inertia so acceleration will take a hit. Depending on how the weight is distributed you risk turn over due to your meta centre being in the wrong place in relation to your centre of gravity.

closewith 4y ago
> Longer => greater surface area in contact with the water. >Friction and stiction due to area is a greater killer of speed than weight, which will only put you a bit lower in the water. The opposite is true. The longer a hull, the faster a displacement vessel can travel. Here's an MIT explanation: https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/what-is-the-relationship-between-the-length-of-a-boat-and-its-maximum-speed/ https://engineering.mit.edu/engage/ask-an-engineer/what-is-t...