Question about Safety
 

Could you put some type of device in the tunnel of a cat that when it got so much air under it a flap deployed to slow the air going under the boat down and maybe prevent a rollover kinda like a roof flap on nascar. Maybe also when it deployed it would cut fuel to stop the engines. I figure you could set it up to deploy at a certain angle like 45 degrees.

I would like your opinion if you think this would work or not. and if you think the reduced airflow would stop anything after you are already at that point.

I see what you are saying but would you not want the air to pass through the hull at an angle like that? I have no idea if a flap coming down would do much. A hatch that opened and let the air flow through the hull I guess would aid in the blow over situation. Not that I really know have any experience here but just a thought.

A flap like that would just push the boat higher by forcing the air under the flap.

How boat some type of "wheelie bars" that come off the transom, back and out to the sides?

common sense is a pretty good deterant

That's Good!:grinser010:

I think those are called trim tabs on boats...

No , i'm talking about something that would be deployed once the boat's attitude reaches the point of no return, something that would kick in way after tabs. Smart A$$. we're trying to think outside the box here.:D

You would need A. An airbrake type setup like on NASCARS. When the boat got out of shape (kiting) they would deploy and bring it back down. BUT if the boat was really out of shape they might bring it back to the water sideways or upside down (like some NASCARS that have deployed them.) or B. A wing type set up that would maintain the attitude of the boat and prevent it from kiting in the first place. This would need to be computer controlled like on a plane since it would need to operate independent of driver input. (If the driver was aware of what was about to happen he could back off or trim in to avoid it in the first place)

This is not exactly what your talking about but if I'm not mistaken, Buzzi had on the 4 engine Cesa cat an opening in the tunnel to control something??? It was to either let air out so the boat would ride more level or some type of anti-dive device??? I was never around that boat except for a breif time in AC and just didn't pay it much attention. Maybe someone has a picture, I'll look for what I have? I just recall something different in the tunnel toward the front that I thought he could control?

Joe Gere