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Old 08-07-2013 | 06:46 PM
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Hay guys Pete at skater helped me out with a tunnel tab works awesome like a new boat did it last year just now posting Pete is a great guy to work with
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Old 08-07-2013 | 07:11 PM
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You can Tidy up those trim hoses a bit I'm sure those are just on till you get the new ones done, Right?
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Old 08-07-2013 | 07:20 PM
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How did you guess you win you get to hold the go pro on the back of the boat so we can see what it does lol
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Old 08-07-2013 | 07:27 PM
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I'll Do It Once at Cougar I sat on the back of a 30' Cat with arneson drives (the tunnel extended back about 1/2 way to the props) going 100+ mph down the intercoastal taking pics of the drives and props at speed. Back when Arnesons first came out.
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Old 08-07-2013 | 09:02 PM
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Nice work Jim, what's it made out of carbon?
No hinge just flex like a race style tab?
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Old 08-07-2013 | 09:12 PM
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Don't have a ton of cat knowledge. Does the tunnel tab work by the air in the tunnel or actually touch the water?
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Old 08-07-2013 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 12meter joe
Don't have a ton of cat knowledge. Does the tunnel tab work by the air in the tunnel or actually touch the water?
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Old 08-07-2013 | 09:27 PM
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It's mounted level w/ top of the tunnel so at idle & low speeds its in the water but at high speeds when the tunnel is packing air & the hull is riding on a cushion of air the tab is more so restricting the Air from escaping the tunnel resulting in stern lift.
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Old 08-07-2013 | 09:28 PM
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Thanks guys.
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Old 08-08-2013 | 04:51 AM
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hit me yesterday when I first saw the thread, and I lol'd again just now.
It's the meds, I tells ya.

JIMKID: "Got rid of my porpoise."

Mrs. JIMKID: "What about the two dolphins?"



I should probly start an apology thread.
Package on its way to ya, Jimmy- for evaluation purposes.
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