Re: new hatch cover

hlg@pacbell.net
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 14:55:10 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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So, all you Potters with Lexan windows, put your boats in a circle and
hunker down if the Indians attack with arrows. If they have rifles, just
put on your Kevlar vest and keep sailing.

Harry

Sorry, I meant to say "Native Americans."

Bill Blohm wrote:

>I'd like to point out something about bullets that a lot of
>people tend to forget. You can fire a gun at a bullet-proof
>vest and the vest will stop it. But fire an arrow, and it will
>go thru like a knife thru butter. The bullet mushrooms and that
>spreads it's force out, the arrowhead doesn't mushroom and
>apparently better retains it's small point of impact, thus
>pushing and then slicing through (if a broadhead). Just something
>to keep in mind when thinking about "my friend fired a XX and it
>didn't go thru."