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Thanks Bob, that makes perfect sense
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This should be easy ... what is a tumblehome transom?
Bob
Bob
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Hmmm, sounds like the back of my house.
Greg
Greg
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Possibly closer than you think Greg.
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The Spook wrote:Ladies and Gents
What is the name of the hydro race team which built and raced the only unlimited "outrigger hydroplane" ever built, what year was it raced and what was its race number?
Spook
Revisiting an old topic here, but check out this link - http://www.shot360.co.nz/photography/HYDROPLANES/Testing%20Lake%20Karapiro%2005-02-10/Annihilator%20Race%20Boat/index.html
Looks like outriggers might be coming into fashion again
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Dragging this thread back to the top!
A small classic hydroplane resides in the Queensland Museum, what is its name and what is it powered by?
A small classic hydroplane resides in the Queensland Museum, what is its name and what is it powered by?
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Tumblehome especially with regard to the transom is where the beam of the boat is narrower at the sheer (deck line) than the maximum beam of the boat. Nearly all boats especially our type have tumblehome.
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Dave the little hydro is named. Wasp. I think it has a pergeot in it. Believe it or not Aggressor was designed off this hull. Black night was also a sister to her.
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bootlegger wrote:Dave the little hydro is named. Wasp. I think it has a pergeot in it...
Spot on
bootlegger wrote:...Believe it or not Aggressor was designed off this hull. Black night was also a sister to her.
Now this is some cool trivia!
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