displacement hull
Americannoun
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The design is called a stubby-round nose and tail, single flex-fin with displacement hull.
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Performance-wise, its displacement hull and 900-gallon fuel capacity can still yield a range of more than 2,400 nautical miles at 7 knots.
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Hydroplanes were obviously too skittish for family cruising; and so the Smiths designed a modified displacement hull with V-shape entry that combined planing speed with seaworthiness.
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Some argue that with a displacement hull, weight is not so important, but I beg to differ.
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Built for an American owner, Flying Eagle has a 158-foot steel displacement hull and an aluminum superstructure, with naval architecture by Vripack and design by Reymond Langton.
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