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**Displacement hulls are designed to move through the water with a minimum of propulsion**.

They move through the water by displacing it, engineered to slice through with minimal propulsion.

They will have a large underwater profile and will ride comfortably although slowly. Trawlers and large sailing vessels are displacement vessels.

Boats with displacement hulls are limited to slower speeds.

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