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Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
By:wwfloyd
Date: 7/9/2009, 10:31 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz (Charlie)

It's largely a thinking exercise. Everyone here is a craftsman, tinkerer, designer and engineer, to some degree. I'm thinking of something Yost-like, or other, as opposed to messing about with traditional design. Obviously, the appeal of applying this notion to SOF is the flexibility.

: Traditional SOFs, probably, have a couple of thousand of years on their
: development, already. They can be light, fast and cheap to build all at
: the same time. Why try to guild the lily?

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S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? crazy idea?
wwfloyd -- 7/8/2009, 9:32 pm
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
Charlie -- 7/9/2009, 12:53 pm
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
wwfloyd -- 7/9/2009, 10:31 pm
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
Tim Foley -- 7/10/2009, 10:46 am
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
wwfloyd -- 7/10/2009, 9:11 pm
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2009, 8:45 am
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
wwfloyd -- 7/9/2009, 10:19 pm
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2009, 11:14 am
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
Mike Scarborough -- 7/9/2009, 7:29 am
Re: S&G: the boat AS a rudder -- unique idea? craz
wwfloyd -- 7/9/2009, 10:10 pm
BMW's GINA project comes to mind.. *LINK*
Simeon -- 7/9/2009, 12:02 am
Re: BMW's GINA project comes to mind..
wwfloyd -- 7/9/2009, 10:06 pm