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I had a Sunfish that would develop a resonance that was exactly the note
from the first chord of "Jaws" when on the step.You could even vary it a bit
or end it by veering off to get the "daaaadum........daaaadum" effect. Then
a buddy sailed it into a reef and splintered the board. The new one never
made the same sound.
Damn.
Chris Sayer
P15, #2380, Akala
San Jose, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Rye Gewalt [mailto:ryeg@vais.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 3:16 PM
To: hlg@pacbell.net; Potter List
Subject: Re: Centerboard Mod on B-type Potter
Harry mentions: ...A possible minor drawback would be the slight added drag
or possible vibration of the underwater line.....
I had a Siren for a number of years and it had such a line going down to the
center board which was always under tension. While there is no doubt that
it produced some drag, the cable would start to "sing" when the boat was
really hauling. I thought it was a sign that the boat was happy and in it's
natural element and I was glad to sacrifice some drag to hear the boat
responding. The tone seemed to be related to speed too.
Rye
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