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Starting to get the Falcon cat straightened out. Removing the rest of the skeg helped the cornering a lot. I was still taking it easy on the east (right) side of the course as theat's where the winds were hitting the hardest. It would handle the west end at pretty much full noise though. The cut down Prather S270 added a few mph to it as well.
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4/15/12
Winds today were varied, 10-20 moh from the ESE. Not a small boat kind of day but most of us junkies were in bad need of a fix so we ran our test n tune anyways. Yes there were "Small craft advisories" on the local news for the gulf waters. Other than the wind it was a beautiful day in the park.
First run up is Scott's HPR twin.
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Here's RCKong (Brian's) 2028 powered Sniper 45 on a run in the "big water" at Ackerman Park
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A round of Limited Spec Offshore. Many started, few finished with the wind and chop today.
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Very nice Bill. As always, thank you sir for the vids.
How did the Titan turn out? By the middle/ end of the day I was working on so many boats of others I didnt get to see it run again.Comment
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Another run on Scott's HPR. This one features some glimpses of Bill's H&M Skater cat as well.
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I don't want to talk about it. I'm about ready to put the internals back into my DF33 hull even if it gettin pretty ragged after a couple years abuse.
Was kinda a full house there today wasn't it? Seems we're starting to draw more and more spectators. Guess it's time to start thinking about investing in some safety fence and "NAMBA required beyond this point" signs.Comment
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More prop testing on my 2028 powered Falcon Cat. This time a Prather S255 with a slight back cut.
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Yes, it was a bit crowded today. Scott and I just talked about this at length an hour or so ago and we need to get a grip on the situation before it gets too out of control. I would like to see safety and crowd control concerns/issues handled before the next heat race day on April 29th.
And thanks for hosting/posting the vids.
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nice vids billMY RETIREMENT PLAN?????.....POWERBALL
74 vintage kirby clasic hydro, pursuit mono, mg, 47'' mono, popeye hydro...
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I agree. Looks like HD has 4'x100' lengths of the fence for about $25.00. Not bad at all. Posts are just under $5. each... Id imagine one every 10' would work, 50' down each side, thats 6 posts per side, so if my math is correct, for under $100. we can get the materials.Comment
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Ackerman was a bit "challenging" today. By the time we started running at 10:.00 the the winds were around 15 and gusting higher from the NE (worst possible direction.)
When the first handful of us arrived at 8 to put up the newly aquired safety netting there was not much breeze at. There was even one of the guys from SRQ flying a PBY from east side of of the lake. I grabbed the video camera and shot some of his flight. (lost him a couple of times due to the trees where we were standing and when he went right over my head).
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1st boat video is a round of LSH. Four starters with a "last man standing" finish.
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I got tired of fighting with the "Titanic" and put the motor and esc back into my DF33. With the Spring Shootout coming up at Waveblasters next month wanted to be sure I had something running right for it.
Even with the wind, chop and last place start still made a 1st finish. Yay me.
(2nd round I was a dnf trying to take the lead away from Brian) 
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