When some one does you a good turn, I thank them
"If I had an avatar, John, it would have to show me making a bad start."
So you had a learning curve too, no different than the rest of us, each in our time and our economies of scale, thanking each other for the assistance we got and gave, most of us never saying that somebody ought not be here but, instead, selling fried chicken. The world goes around and comes around. When someone offers me a kind favor, I always thank them. Nice Eh! :p
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That's not a bad question...
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Originally Posted by Dr. Thunder
:confused: What exactly is the diference between a "rocker" and a
S". Can someone draw me a picture of how the bottoms would be different?
....I may have used the wrong terminology. John's explanations were good. I don't recall ever seeing any Jupiter's or Hal Kelly boats at races. The Dubinski's disappeared about the time sliding expansion chambers jumped up the horsepower and speeds. In those days I just paid attention to racing and working on my stuff. Wished I would have checked out other aspects a little closer. Below are some illustrations about what I was talking about. I thought a Dubinski had a rocker like the top drawing, but it may have been a true S like the middle. I just remember the rear portion angle up like a rocker to cause the boat to run with sponsons in the air. I think the cockpit was fairly forward also. What I call the "S" bottom on Tim's boat, like the third drawing, went through the S shape, but finished back flat and straight. Kind of reminds me a little of cupping a prop, though not actually curling over. And Ted, that was a great story. I like hearing personal tales about what went on behind the scenes with people I had only read about that made a mark in boat racing history.