Another stepped hull goes dancing
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by audacity
AND i would love to see that over powered twin outboard in some inexperienced boaters hands!...!
Inexperience this
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
my favorite line comes in right about now...."show me,,,,don't tell me!"
how are you going to compare turning a step boat to a conventional...your going to start your turn at 90 plus in a stepped hull...a conventional doesn't even go that fast! EVEN at 3000 less lbs and stand offs. when u figure that one out...let us know!!!!
how are you going to compare turning a step boat to a conventional...your going to start your turn at 90 plus in a stepped hull...a conventional doesn't even go that fast! EVEN at 3000 less lbs and stand offs. when u figure that one out...let us know!!!!
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
What I don't understand is why people continue to turn them so hard. I can see in a racing situation it being necesarry, but in pleasure boating??? I don't remember any hairpin turns on any poker run I've been on.
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by Hydrocruiser
Hey when it comes to steps. Either you have the "cajones" or you don't
T2x........ remembering how hypnotizing Der Fuhrer was to the masses.
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Now boys, before this gets out of hand, let me see if I can summarize:
T2x et al:
Numerous others:
Now, can someone pass me the popcorn?
T2x et al:
- stepped hulls are the work of the Devil (or Bill Clinton, whichever is worse). He knows because he designed a pretty successful boat a long time ago and they tried steps on it once with no change. Steps are nothing more than marketing hype - wear a tinfoil hat to block the transmissions from the black helicopters with the "Fountain" labeling on the side.
- Skaters are the greatest boats in the world and could (presumably, in accordance with point #1) only be improved if they didn't have steps
- If you own any "performance" boat other than a Skater you really should've bought a Sea Ray as you're obviously just a wanna-be cruiser owner.
- No boat manufacturer other than Skater actually designs boats (perhaps they cut shapes out of folded paper?)
Numerous others:
- Stepped hull boats typically reach higher top end speeds than non-stepped hulls, given equivalent power
- It is possible that driver error (driving beyond the capabilities of the boat and/or operator) could be a contributing factor in any particular accident
- Conventional V-hulls have been known to crash, too
Now, can someone pass me the popcorn?
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by audacity
my favorite line comes in right about now...."show me,,,,don't tell me!"
how are you going to compare turning a step boat to a conventional...your going to start your turn at 90 plus in a stepped hull...a conventional doesn't even go that fast! EVEN at 3000 less lbs and stand offs. when u figure that one out...let us know!!!!
how are you going to compare turning a step boat to a conventional...your going to start your turn at 90 plus in a stepped hull...a conventional doesn't even go that fast! EVEN at 3000 less lbs and stand offs. when u figure that one out...let us know!!!!
Believe it or not while you're out there racing....real people are getting killed driving the stuff you glibbly endorse....... and barrel roll in races.
It's almost as if you get some form of sponsorship from these builders.
T2x
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"What I don't understand is why people continue to turn them so hard. I can see in a racing situation it being necesarry, but in pleasure boating??? I don't remember any hairpin turns on any poker run I've been on."....EXACTLY,,,,your a jack ass if your out there pushing that hard with others in the boat!...o wait, you too can be a jack ass if you have a conventional hull...well,,,, a safe jack ass that is!
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by dockrocker
Now boys, before this gets out of hand, let me see if I can summarize:
T2x et al:
T2x et al:
T2x..........