Another stepped hull goes dancing
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
I just have to say this again....
Unless you are in a race, or trying to prevent a collision, why must anyone crank their wheel so hard at such a high rate of speed?
If you want that kind of a rush, then sit your a$$ in a Champ Boat and pull a few G's... That is one of the hardest turning vehicles in the World!
Other than that, just don't do it if you don't have to.....
Unless you are in a race, or trying to prevent a collision, why must anyone crank their wheel so hard at such a high rate of speed?
If you want that kind of a rush, then sit your a$$ in a Champ Boat and pull a few G's... That is one of the hardest turning vehicles in the World!
Other than that, just don't do it if you don't have to.....
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by rouxsterre
buy a skater if you can afford one
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
"Unless you are in a race, or trying to prevent a collision, why must anyone crank their wheel so hard at such a high rate of speed?"
i have no idea either.
sorry cig...
i have no idea either.
sorry cig...
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
I think that the point is that some of these spins may not be caused by "cranking the wheel" or "turning hard". I think the danger is in the idea that what was OK or acceptable in a straight bottom will get you in trouble on a step bottom.
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by audacity
"Unless you are in a race, or trying to prevent a collision, why must anyone crank their wheel so hard at such a high rate of speed?"
i have no idea either.
sorry cig...
i have no idea either.
sorry cig...
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
still....no one has come up with a conventional 38' boat, weighing 9000# plus with 525 or 500's in it, that is going 90mph so we can compare!
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by WickedWon
The instances i've witnessed did not involve turns as much as wakes, especially in fairly smooth water where the drivers are paying more attention to tachs and speedos than the water. A good example, I was chasing down a 38' Fountain in fairly flat water ( he was running 80+ and spending too much time looking back at me)) when he crossed a cruiser wake at an angle, the boat got out of shape on touch down an pivoted ( bow steered ) into a nasty hook. Boat stayed upright but scared the **** out of the guys. Did he chop the throttle, crank the wheel, trim the wrong direction ? I don't know but he wasn't turning hard when things went ugly.
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
I'm wondering if Cigarette is using a more aggressive step than say a Formula?
I had a chance to crawl under a Slingshot a couple weeks ago and my impression was the steps looked pretty mild.
I had a chance to crawl under a Slingshot a couple weeks ago and my impression was the steps looked pretty mild.
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by audacity
still....no one has come up with a conventional 38' boat, weighing 9000# plus with 525 or 500's in it, that is going 90mph so we can compare!