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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac
Here's a thought. I can't say anything about her top speed then vs now but I will say the wake size sure seems smaller now vs then. If I'm correct in this recollection then I'll further speculate that the top speed now is the same (? perhaps higher ?) as back then. Here's my thinking ... keeping all other things the same, whatever increase in drag she gained due to the added wetted area was offset by a reduction in drag due less energy lost in making a wake. Where did these competing interests balance out ? Got me, perhaps some secret sources can tell us.   |
Yes, the Mount's wake does seem lower in height than it did when I was a kid. Back in the late 1950's as a boy at Lake Shore Park, one of the highlights of the day on the waterfront was riding the wakes of both the Mount Washington and the Sophie C., in our inner tubes, as the wakes crashed against the concrete wall by the Big Pier. The Mount's wake was wider, but the Sophie C.'s wake was higher. Back in those days, prior to being the mail boat, the Sophie C. almost had the same route as the Mount. The Mount had a four hour trip that included the ports of the Weirs, Center Harbor, Wolfeboro, Alton Bay, and back to the Weirs. The Mount made this run twice a day. The Mount passed Lake Shore Park at 12:45 PM and 5:45 PM. You could set your watch by it passing the Big Pier.