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04-04-2012 | 06:54 PM
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Happily retired and living in Heavens waiting room.
Happily retired and living in Heavens waiting room.
04-05-2012 | 08:04 AM
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From: Blaine, TN
Well, Scratch the bottom of that Memory Bank and give us some more Kibbles. Cause if we don't get it in print now when you and some others go offshore racing in the sky all will be lost......just sayin 
04-05-2012 | 01:06 PM
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These people meant and mean a lot to me and they have given to all of us in so many ways. Maybe we should take a moment and thank our various versions of God for all we have. I know these issues have had a profound effect on many.....
Happy Easter to all especially those most deeply and personally affected by the above trials and sorrows.
T2x
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04-05-2012 | 01:11 PM
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This year has been a tremendous downer in that regard. It started late last year with the 3 tragic fatalities at Key West. Then Jim Hauser passed away, a long time player in the marine business who was a God son Of Carl Kiekhaefer, and a good and valued friend. Then came the 3 fatalities at the Vintage event in Mount Dora in March, followed by Debbie Fleischman's death only last week. While all of this has been going on, some of the greatest guys in the history of boat racing are fighting battles with serious illnesses. Phil Lewis, Gene Lanham, Steve Sirois, Jon Culver, Bobby Sheer, Mark Kronenberg, and, most recently, Jim Poplin are all bravely facing significant health challenges or have , thankfully, made it through the storm.
These people meant and mean a lot to me and they have given to all of us in so many ways. Maybe we should take a moment and thank our various versions of God for all we have. I know these issues have had a profound effect on many.....
Happy Easter to all especially those most deeply and personally affected by the above trials and sorrows.
T2x
These people meant and mean a lot to me and they have given to all of us in so many ways. Maybe we should take a moment and thank our various versions of God for all we have. I know these issues have had a profound effect on many.....
Happy Easter to all especially those most deeply and personally affected by the above trials and sorrows.
T2x
04-05-2012 | 04:40 PM
#460
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From: Bucyrus, OH.
I always thought the area forward of the single step was shorter so the the tail wing and rudder provided more directional control than having full length pods controlling the plane at higher speeds on the water. The area behind the step is only used at slow speeds, or at rest. Hey, maybe I'm wrong?
