----- Original Message ----- From: greg To: passagemaking-under-power@lists.samarai.com Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:28 PM Subject: boats stabilizer hi,new to this try this link for photos http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168568&id=603941793&l=70e0fa01e0

How about an explanation of what we are looking at? The stabilizer shape is fascinating and there seems to be a big vertical slide into which the strut fits, but what propels the stabilizer - if anything? Ron Rogers -----Original Message----- From: greg Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 7:54 AM hi,new to this try this link for photos http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=168568&id=603941793&l=70e0fa01e0 _______________________________________________

Hi, Looking at the photographs I'd imagine that the fins are paravanes acting as passive stabilizers. It may work well but I'd worry about twisting force on the supporting strut. The strut would be used for raising and lowering them. For docking I'd imagine that they'd be folded up against the hull. Not something I can see many recreational boats rushing to have installed but on a work boat, why not. Paifge ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6@gmail.com> To: "'greg'" <exchange23@bigpond.com>; <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [PUP] Fw: boats stabilizer > How about an explanation of what we are looking at? The stabilizer shape > is > fascinating and there seems to be a big vertical slide into which the > strut > fits, but what propels the stabilizer - if anything? > > Ron Rogers