Another stepped hull goes dancing
06-02-2004 | 09:42 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by T2x
If you compromise even a little bit of safety for alleged "improvements"...... you have a situation that will lead to the by gosh U.S. Guvmint.....taking away all of our rights to enjoy speed on the water safely..... and that ticks me off.
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06-02-2004 | 09:51 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by Spitfire1
I dont see guys like Steve Schuble or Poker run gun or Phil Lipshutz or others with a lot of step experience spinning out do you??? No on the contrary...the guys spinning out are either new to the sport or operating in an unsafe manner to begin with.....so what does that tell you....we can beat this dead horse for ever..
I wish this horse was, in fact, dead..... but each weekend the thrilling reports just keep on coming.
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06-02-2004 | 09:57 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by T2x
Actually guys like Jeff Harris, Art Lilly, Adib Mastry and Bob Teague....to name a few guys who can drive rings around most of the world .........have all experienced their share of spin outs and barrel rolls with stepped hulls. I also suspect that anyone who has raced these things over any period of time has gone loopy on a fairly consistent basis. (Johnny Tomlinson's only offshore flip was in a stepped Vee).
I wish this horse was, in fact, dead..... but each weekend the thrilling reports just keep on coming.
T2x
I wish this horse was, in fact, dead..... but each weekend the thrilling reports just keep on coming.
T2x
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06-02-2004 | 10:00 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by Spitfire1
I dont think a statement like that has ever been made in this recurring discussion....Are steps less forgiving?? Of course....Are there idiots out there that are going to push it to the extreme regardless??? Apparently so.......
06-02-2004 | 10:03 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by mr_velocity
Define pushing it to the extreme. OL and Foutain are pushing these boats above 150 mph, all these guys are running well south of 100 mph. Where is it extreme?
06-02-2004 | 10:05 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
hey T2x, sounds like a plan... if I can mix cocktails, run fast with friends, have a good dinner afterwards, sell my boat (at a profit naturally!) and end up with a Skater (46 please), I agree with you...
06-02-2004 | 10:06 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Or running at a speed which is to high for ones own experience level or existing conditions.....that is extreme....extremely dangerous to himself and his occupants....
