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U of MN’s Wake Research team completes their on-water work for Phase II

Posted on March 4, 2023  -  Updated: March 9, 2023

The St. Anthony Falls Lab team prepared this update as of mid-November 2022 following completion of their on-water work for Phase II studying the propeller wash produced by common recreational motor boats found on Minnesota lakes, including wakesurf boats.

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Tags: phase II wake boat testing, Phase III wake testing funding, propeller wash, wake boats, wakesurf

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