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04-20-2004, 08:42 AM
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Those who invoke the name of Mark Lavin (invain or not) should remember the words of T2X who said: "The reason that canopies exist on boats today is because Mark Lavin, Dick Fullam, and others had to give their lives to convince the "raw boned manly men."
04-20-2004, 09:14 AM
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Brownie and T2x are correct in their analysis of the accidents at Key West.
FYI - Effective 2005 for all new cats, bottom escape hatches will be manditory in OSS. Existing boats do not have to retrofit but it is highly recommended.
George
FYI - Effective 2005 for all new cats, bottom escape hatches will be manditory in OSS. Existing boats do not have to retrofit but it is highly recommended.
George
04-20-2004, 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by Fever Mike
The tunnel hatch has always been a feature that I wondered why all catamaran style race boats do not have.
The tunnel hatch has always been a feature that I wondered why all catamaran style race boats do not have.
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04-20-2004, 04:06 PM
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Originally posted by Fever Mike
Gary, I know that! That's like trying to put a bottom escape hatch on a V. Won't work! I remember seeing a good void between some dual canopy boats where a tunnel hatch could probably work. Still I wondered why some of the single canopy boats do not have this feature.
I'm glad this will be a rule next year...should have been sooner.
Gary, I know that! That's like trying to put a bottom escape hatch on a V. Won't work! I remember seeing a good void between some dual canopy boats where a tunnel hatch could probably work. Still I wondered why some of the single canopy boats do not have this feature.
I'm glad this will be a rule next year...should have been sooner.
Yes, bottom hatch is the only way to go. The new race boat that was being built was a single canopy with a bottom hatch. Too bad it was never run
04-20-2004, 07:32 PM
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Now that we have exhaustively covered water depth and escape hatches (both on cat and v-bottoms) let's cover another subject:
Canopies.
Let's start the discussion off with a show of hands:
Which of you racers races with a lid?
Pls raise your hand, state make of boat.
Thank you!
Canopies.
Let's start the discussion off with a show of hands:
Which of you racers races with a lid?
Pls raise your hand, state make of boat.
Thank you!
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04-20-2004, 08:46 PM
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Originally posted by Peconic
Now that we have exhaustively covered water depth and escape hatches (both on cat and v-bottoms) let's cover another subject:
Canopies.
Let's start the discussion off with a show of hands:
Which of you racers races with a lid?
Pls raise your hand, state make of boat.
Thank you!
Now that we have exhaustively covered water depth and escape hatches (both on cat and v-bottoms) let's cover another subject:
Canopies.
Let's start the discussion off with a show of hands:
Which of you racers races with a lid?
Pls raise your hand, state make of boat.
Thank you!
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