<snip> "a jet ski doesn't have a prop. nora propeller shaft. The reason that it's *called* a jet ski is because it's propelled with a "jet" of water. The engine will have a water intake and the motor is connected a kind of turbine that spits the water back out." Don't worry about spoiling my glee; our family has chuckled many times thinking about that incident. There was definitely some spinning shaft at work under the ski, involving rotation at high speeds, because as soon as he revved it up, the line was reeled in: instantly, tightly, irreparably, with a wonderfully inappropriate "What the hell was that?" sound. If it was acting more like a jet, maybe the line was somehow sucked up into the intake valve or turbine mechanism. Tom Joyce ------------------------------------------ The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any further disclosure or use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 16 2001 - 14:41:18 PDT
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