--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "tsstproa" <bitme1234@...> wrote:
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> The weight of the rig is marginal over all especially for a stay rig.
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> Pacific proa the ama sinks to compensate its not held up by the same amount of buoyancy so there is a margine for play there as well.
If the Pacific proa is traveling at any speed when taken aback, would the submerging of the ama produce very high torsional loads on the beams?
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