[Rhodes22-list] Limit of Positive Stability

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

Did anyone hear reference to the term 'turtle' related to a car.  My dad used that 'MidWest" term.
Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: john Belanger <jhnblngr at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Aug 10, 2007 2:21 AM
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Limit of Positive Stability
>
>its called turtle.
>
>David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:  There was a discussion a short while ago about examples of R22s being
>knocked over by unusually strong winds and self-righting. A sailing coach I
>was taking with the other day asked what the LPS (limit of positive
>stability) is for our boat. Wikipedia defines that as the angle beyond
>which a boat will completely invert (keel up). Does anyone know what that
>is for our boat?
>
>Dave
>__________________________________________________
>Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
>
>
>       
>---------------------------------
>Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. 
>__________________________________________________
>Use Rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org, Help? www.rhodes22.org/list