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peter1234
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Pete do people bring mid sixties or up correct crafts to shows to be judged? how many have you done in the last 5 yrs or so .
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former skylark owner now a formula but I cant let this place go
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8122pbrainard
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Peter, Yes, we are seeing more Correct Crafts as well as other more unusual boats at shows. I think it's partially due to people getting sick of looking at Chris's!!! Currently a 1943 to 1975 is classified as a classic and eligible for judging no matter what the hull is made of. Don't forget our very own bigwavedave was awarded the ACBS most original a couple years back. |
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Tonali_III
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Pete, When did Chris start making plastic boats? The earliest I have heard of was the Land 'N' Sea. Wasn't the Silver Arrow a plastic boat? When did Chris come out with it? |
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Tonali_III
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Joe, What kind of changes (jet sizes, timing, etc) can I expect when going from a dyno run to the real deal with water manifolds? I am assuming that I won't be able to rig anything. Do I need to go 1 or 2 steps lean or rich? A few degrees retarded? Just asking so I know what to expect. Thanks. |
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1974 Southwind 20
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Tonali_III
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Thank you for taking up for me. |
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1974 Southwind 20
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Gary S
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I wonder if you'd get more participation from glass boats if they had seperate classes? |
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Tonali_III
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Good question. What about it, Pete? As a fellow ACBS member, is there anything that can be done to influence the club? |
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8122pbrainard
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Gary, Some chapters do separate the wood from the glass hulls but both are still considered classics. There are more glass hulls every year but I know there are still many out there that consider the shows to be wood and hesitate bringing their glass boats. |
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8122pbrainard
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Tony, I wish you had quoted the complete post so all could understand the context.
Please understand that all the comments made to keep the engine a RH have been made for handling reasons and not originality. It's great to hear that Woody doesn't feel a LH on that hull would be a problem. |
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Tonali_III
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Got awful quiet here all of a sudden.
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Tonali_III
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Just got off the phone with Todd my best machinist at Terry's Machine Shop in Bridgeton,MO.
Todd basically told me what Tim and Jody said. A dyno is nice, but when you move from a controlled environment to the real world, all the numbers mean nothing. Todd also said that the fancy multiple axis, CNC controlled boring machine is fine, but only as good as the operator. Todd is able to pay more attention to detail with his old fashion method. So even though the controls are tighter on the CNC unit and you can set it and walk away, if you push the wrong button, you end up with a very expensive boat anchor. So it's back to using Todd at Terry's. Todd has never steered me wrong, has worked with me when I needed to, and remembers my name. |
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SNobsessed
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Tony - Ask him if he will take pictures of the process that you can share with us.
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Ben Franklin |
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Tonali_III
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Good Idea!!! I will ask Todd when I get started. I am sure he will. |
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SNobsessed
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Tony - How is the project coming along?
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“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
Ben Franklin |
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Went back to this thread looking for roller cam info.
Where does the project stand today??? |
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