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Loud boats
Dave Hall wrote in message . ..
On 11 Aug 2004 12:27:38 -0700, (basskisser) wrote:
Why would one who is not racing boats, need to make them as loud as
possible, only to gain a mile or two an hour?
Why does one have to race to enjoy going fast? I used to enjoy playing
an occasional game of football when I was a kid, that doesn't mean I
need to join a professional team.
Where did I say that you shouldn't enjoy going fast? What I asked was,
does one mile an hour give you that much joy, to have to have
completely open exhaust? Jeez, if so, walk, three miles an hour should
really excite you!
If walking at 3 MPH excited me, I would 've bought a sailboat. When it
comes to the subject of maximum performance, you either understand it,
or you don't. Have you ever watched the things that car racing guys do
to pick up an additional few MPH? The same thing goes for the guys on
water. The biggest difference is that the legal speed limits generally
make recreational racing illegal on the road. On the water, this is
usually not the case. Guys are free to take part in impromptu "races"
at any time. Obviously the drive to win will push these guys to use
every resource at their disposal to make their boat as fast as
possible (or that they can afford to spend). There is almost endless
prop swapping, engine tweaks, waxing the bottom, cutting out excess
weight etc. A race can be won or lost by 1 MPH.
If you think that's silly then you don't get it. Nothing wrong with
that, but don't denigrate those who do.
Why would these people
have a need to run them near people, instead of open water?
How do you get to the open water?
You don't have to go wide open to get there do you?
But you can, so why not, if it's what you enjoy?
Dave
So, if I live next door to you, and I enjoy blasting my Studio Master
loudspeakers outside, at 1 a.m., it's completely acceptable to you?
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