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Rodney Myrvaagnes
 
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On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 19:13:22 GMT, Jonathan
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Schooner Creek built an almost bulletproof boat,with the wood and foam
sandwich, and Tom Wylie designed it to be fast *and* seaworthy. Unlike
many of the others, it is not stable upside down.


How did he accomplish that? I know Wylie is a good naval architect,
but AFIK all other boats of that sort use airbags that lift the stern
to make them unstable upside down.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

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