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Old 09-11-2008, 11:12 AM   #1
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Interesting article on Howard Arnerson

http://www.howardarneson.com/articles/article15.asp
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Old 09-11-2008, 11:48 AM   #2
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I like the strapline on the book cover: "Go faster - and never act your age"
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Old 09-11-2008, 11:51 AM   #3
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How strange I was going to post that article 3 hours ago, it was the 46' cats acceleration that surprised me, a 14000lbs boat doing 0-100mph in around 12 seconds from it's single propeller drive, that's as fast accelerating as a modern day BMW M3 and he has no desire to run the boat at continued speeds above 185mph he would rather just cruise around at between 100-170mph oh is that all how boring must be like watching paint dry
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