Propjockey
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OK...everybody put your thinkin' caps on. After looking at the pics of sponson steps in the outboard forum, I got to thinking.....what would happen if you forced air (ram air) into the void created by the step?
Run a tube--say 3/8"--through the center of the sponson with a scoop on the top side. Exit the forced air at the apex of a V-shaped step.
Would this force a pad of air between the water surface and the sponson, creating a hovercraft effect? ???
Pros? Cons? Have I totally lost it?
Run a tube--say 3/8"--through the center of the sponson with a scoop on the top side. Exit the forced air at the apex of a V-shaped step.
Would this force a pad of air between the water surface and the sponson, creating a hovercraft effect? ???
Pros? Cons? Have I totally lost it?