<mod note: insult removed: the more people complain about a member's posts, the tighter we are with moderation of same > so.... i'm asking...
Gunship, i'm not that old :) But i have spent over 2 years afloat, one weekend at a time ;) i assume you saw the video of the boat going down...
Question for mod: with apex's jab, can i assume that we are back on topic? :D
<mod note: removed off topic paragraph> Note to mod: A man insults me and makes false accusations against me and you delete my reply, yet...
Obsession If a fin makes a boat work better than without one, then the disadvantages are probably negligible, penalty of drag notwithstanding....
Mark775- You say this: LoveofSea Say this: "Seeing the force ten definition picture, I now realize that I was wrong about what a 50 knot wind...
Easy, the ability to move the fuel tanks fore and aft at will is not a design flaw, it is an enhancement that was designed into the hull as was...
To answer your first question, the strake is a design feature integral to the hull, not the lower unit... The bow could easily be burried in...
Jeff I'm curious that no one challenged me when i said that if a dolefin or other such winged device attached to the anti-cav plate improves...
Here is a bread-crumb trail of one of my favorite trips. Two nights at San Nicolas and the last night at the Cortes Bank before the 100 mile run...
Confidential to sheepy You say this: "It is your kind of boneheaded arrogance that gets people killed, attempting to rescue people like you!"...
Here is another example of a bad boat design: http://www.flixxy.com/yamaha-raptor-sport-atv.htm :) :)
How do i say this politely.... That you continue to insult me because you can't just let a disagreement stand means little to me, sorry if you...
Sorry ancient, still not going to happen. I knew that i was going to spend days at a time way offshore and i also knew that i would be making the...
Gentlemen We simply disagree about what hull characteristics make for an unsafe boat. That works for me :) contrary to the assertion of...
You don't need a design All you need to do to start is to draw a pictiure of THE boat that is your heart's desire! Then get a roll of scotch...
Anctient kayaker the single most important function of a boat hull is to keep water out of the inside of the hull (water out/air in!) my...
What th :confused: Zappi. can understand a modified hull being capable of doing that, but a production boat should not do this while while...
in another thread i asked par to C&P all of my offensive posts-- He came up with a big fat ZERO for proof of his claims in this thread i...
I agree with you about that race messabout, there was nothing really sporting about that race--there can be no contest of boating skill in such a...
