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Old 08-01-2007, 10:57   #4
ess105
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Caribbean - cruising
Boat: Lagoon 420 (Dignity)
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Originally Posted by LtBrett
Why they designed for constant speed vs constant power, I can only guess. You probably get finer control when docking.
On of the benefits of the Solomon system (as well as the L420 system I understand) which I believe is related to the constant speed aspect is that you can get additional speed with no net consumption in energy. On the downside of swells/wave you generate and on the upside you assist. I've heard it quoted that this adds .5 to a full knot.
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