Increase water & flow efficiency with Lobster "bumps" ?

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Increase water & flow efficiency with Lobster "bumps" ?

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What do you think??? rich

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sounds like they are using the same premise of dimples on a golf ball. Air/Water resistance you can only do so much with the frame already being what it is.
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Really golf ball analogy, you mean that boat will slice severely into any woods on the right side of the lake? Ha. Ha. Rich
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There is a simular product out there for use on box trucks and trailers.
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