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Boat Wing ?

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Pilot-34

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Most of me is in IL but my hearts in Alaska
My friend and I were looking at a 21 foot Cal , And that led to the conversation of boat propulsion via Grafted airplane wing instead of sail.

it occurs to me that I might hear some unusual insights on the idea here.

Keep in mind A sail boat needs to operate at the lower reaches of airflow Few willingly launch into winds over 25 mph.
It also needs to be able to sail as nearly into the wind as possible.
Any thoughts on configuration use of flaps leading edge cuffs . Best donor plane aluminum versus fabric etc.?
 
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