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Imagine the power these things generate 
In Response To: Now THIS is how to round Cape Horn... ()
() Compare the speeds to a 30,000 lb power boat. You'd need about 500 hp to get up to 25 knots. The forces on the rigs must be immense, no wonder Dongfeng broke their mast.
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- Wednesday is Photo Day!
- Glad I don't have to do this again
- Now THIS is how to round Cape Horn...
- what a shot!! What a ride!!
- Imagine the power these things generate
- Nice! I love the graphic design on these new sleds.
- Bet we ate a lot better, though
- what a shot!! What a ride!!
- Good idea, I like that material. Why do they call it brightwork?
- I'm using similar on brass slides, still a bit sticky which I didn't expect.
- Speaking of "Tall Ships"...
- Return to the sea
- I have a momentary panic attack over what I may have forgotten
- Glad I don't have to do this again
