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Eric, I appreciate that very much. Jeff, did the unthinkable, he had his dad man a Stalker. ---- Does anybody except me look at the results of the Impba Nats time trials every year?? For most part, those are all heat racing set ups. I will be glad to answer specific questions, but, you know...

Thanks a lot guys. I don't do this much. Only to clear up something. ---- Don

Hi, Joe. Thanks, and do me a favor. A guy named Bob Morrow, sent me an e-mail the other day. My computer ate it. Tell him to send it again. ---- Bob Johnson, tells me he has been talking to you. Thanks again, Don

VERY bold you say. Heck, let me tell you VERY bold. ---- When I started running boats, there was only one (1) record posted over 50 mph. That was Steve Stephens with a Rossi 60 at 50.089 mph. ---- I immediately ran a Rossi 60 over 50mph. The 40 hydro record was something like 27 mph with a K&B...

Scott, This is why I do not do "Talk Shows". For one thing, the grammarical and spelling errors are shameful, such as yours. Then, that same illiterate shows me how much he knows about boats. ---- I am not here to stay, I was asked aboard to clear up a boat type. I came back today to respond to...

Joseph, Like I told you some time back, I virtually never go on a talk show. My old friend Bob Johnson, wanted me to shed some light. Read my reply to Bob. Don

Fun for all. Now let me tell all how I designed that Daytona Glass Pickleboat. ---- First, I built a wood 65 outrigger. Second, I made a piece of wood section (pickle) and glued it between the hull and sponson. Third, I cut the front boom out. Fourth, I put a strip around the deck for a shoe-box...

Marten, Jennifer, was right. She said: "Don't forget, you are talking to a Midwestern Prima Donna". ---- YUP! My immense expertise?? ---- Well, at one time I had posted the fastest twenty seven (27) times at record trials on the 1/3 oval. Not all were records, since at one trial I would...

Marten, Continued ---- Got my dogs walked, cats fed, baby birds fed, now let's talk about the ROADRUNNER. Bobby Caudill, bummed around my shop for about two years. I had a new Daytona running for Bobby, that would peel the hide off anything. Coyotes were still dominating the race scene and...

Marten, My Boy, You have just set sponson design back to the 1960's. This narrow, less drag going faster was the standard way of thinking when I started boating. ---- "Dopey Thinking". Before I got into boating, I had spent twenty years flying airplanes. Lower wing loading flies faster...

Hi Leighton, You can do all of this for yourself. Do like I did back in the 1960's. ---- Cut out some different sponson bottoms, coat them with c.a., use contact cement to stick different ones to the boat. ---- lacquer thinner will remove the contact cement instantly. ---- Contact cement is...

John, I will wait for your answers. I want to see if you remember what I told you. Marten Davis once said: "Don Pinckert knows more about skid fins than anybody in model boating". dp

Grim, Another letter for my files - I will use it one day. I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER. Don Pinckert

Grim, When I decide to stir a pot, you will have NO DOUBT. You want help? Here is your help. ---- I was asked for feed-in for the very first Sport 40 rules. -- In fact, I am the one to put the 1/8" max width on the air trap. This was simply to eliminate some wiseacre from slapping 1" widths...

Grim, I was asked for feed in for the first draft of Sport 40 rules. Do you want my input or not? Don Pinckert

Mike, I helped write the Impba rule book from the late 60's that was later transferred for use for the first Namba rule book. ---- I know what you mean. Don Pinckert

Al, I should have changed my name to Jerry Crowther. To outlaw my boats, They enforced rules on me that 'everybody' else seemed exempt from. ------- Want to hear the stories?? ---- Yeah, I know: "Poor Donnie". dp

Don, Want to hear about two hundred stories??????? dp