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To: MindBender26

The largest ship I have captained is a 32 footer cabin cruiser. With it's twin turbo diesels and twin stainless steel shafts and props, I could give her full speed full port and it still was slow to turn. Radical abrupt turns can happen in speed and sport boats, but not on cruise ships of this size.

So no, it didn't happen in the manner offered.


63 posted on 07/19/2006 8:25:05 PM PDT by takenoprisoner (Could mecca be Satan's' throne?)
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To: takenoprisoner

> So no, it didn't happen in the manner offered.

Perhaps, but something sent 92 people to the hospital.


64 posted on 07/19/2006 8:26:51 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Having my own CAR-15 in RVN meant never having to say I was sorry....)
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To: takenoprisoner

Could it be something called a stabilizer?


85 posted on 07/19/2006 8:39:36 PM PDT by GOPJ ("...we're in the third world war, which side do you think should win?" -- Newt Gingrich)
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To: takenoprisoner

"So no, it didn't happen in the manner offered. "

So no, you happen to be completely wrong.

Powered bow and stern thrusters.
Stabilizer Vanes.
Gyroscope.


Do you have any of these on that 32' boat?


113 posted on 07/19/2006 9:17:56 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I will go down with this ship, and I won't put my hands up in surrender.)
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To: takenoprisoner
I used to steer a Combat Support Boat Mark II.

It was 27' long with twin turbo-diesel jet drives. I could do 360 spins in place.

I could also get it to balance on its nose.

It did 40 knots at top speed. Holy cow were those things fun!

Looks like these:


147 posted on 07/19/2006 10:34:34 PM PDT by SFC Chromey (We are at war with Islamofascism, now ACT LIKE IT, PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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