[Ryan]

Originally Posted by webmaster

During the Mount's shakedown cruise Lt. Dunleavy told me how they arrived at the 28 mph speed. Mr. Littlefield told the MP that he thought his RPMs leaving Meredith was about 2800 (I think that was the number). The MP then took the boat, similarly loaded, and ran it at 2800 RPM. The speed at that RPM was 28 mph.

The speed was a rough estimate at best since it relied on Mr. Littlefield's memory and honestly for the basis of the test. There was apparently no other reliable way to determine the actual speed.

Originally Posted by Island Lover

The Marine Patrol can, has, and will use science to determine boat speed after an accident. Its CSI for boats. How do you think they determined the speed of the boat to be 28 mph in a famous Winni fatal accident. The accident recreation science is complex and involves a lot more than measuring the length of skid marks.

Science? CSI? Complex?