Just some idle musing. I had a buddy ask me this the other day and I didn't have any answer. "Why don't many or any modern boats (race or pleasure) have the big dual ram (and shock reservoir rams) like back in the day"? My question is "Have rams gotten stronger or more forgiving of shock loads"? What's up with this?
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03-02-2014 11:05 PMNot a good reason
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03-03-2014 11:31 AMYeah, why no race boats with the big HD setups?
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03-04-2014 09:08 AMAre you talking about rams on the drives or the tabs?
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03-04-2014 11:50 AMThe tabs, Paul.
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03-04-2014 06:28 PMI was thinking drives also....Don't get me started on $100K boats with sh*tty tabs....blows my mind.
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03-04-2014 08:15 PMYeah, how 'bout some of dem "Bennett" trim tabs???
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03-04-2014 08:38 PMThe dual rams that were first used by Kiekhaefer used only the finest oil Mr Kiekhaefer could find. Yes, real whale oil was used by the Kiekhefer teams in both the tabs and the trim pumps for the drives.
Over time it was discovered that you didn't really need such a big tab to get the boat to perform during races. The tabs were mounted in such a way that smaller tabs could give the team the desired effect on the hull that was needed.
The next change was the length of the tab. They could keep a single ram and extend the length of the tab and get what they needed.Light travels faster than sound....that is why some people appear bright until we hear them speak!!
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03-05-2014 11:43 AMThanks Charlie
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03-06-2014 09:13 AMWas the oil the big change for strength of the single ram, or just the smaller tab? I can't recall of a single ram failure on a tab except for when the entire assembly was also destroyed.
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