T2x testing catamaran stability principles

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11-28-2003, 10:22 AM

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T2x testing catamaran stability principles

or how I learned to trim at high speed... Part 1 of a 1/2 dozen or so.

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11-28-2003, 10:24 AM

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The resulting forces caused T2x to exhale strongly

I still maintain it was the boat builder's fault.

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11-28-2003, 10:40 AM

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How many people are in that boat with you??? I count three helmets?

...... That's a single occupant boat..... You may be looking at a fuel cap... but I'll be damned if I can see anything remotely resembling a third helmet.

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11-28-2003, 11:24 AM

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The boat was a Milesmaster made in England..... and reflected the time honored principles of British aviation..... including the original Comet Jetliner... which crashed repeatedly.

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