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..by Jim Russell, AeroMarine Research® & AR products
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1. Hi-Performance Tips and Articles on tunnel hulls, power cats, vee hulls and modified vees.
   
   
2. Review of TBDP© software by Hot Boat Magazine and Family & Performance Magazine and ScreamandFly Magazine
    
3. Jimboat writes Feature article for Jan '08 Feature - 'Walk on the Wild Side' - "Chine Walking - Why it Happens and How to Fix It."
   
4. Jimboat writes Feature article for April '07 Feature - 'Hump Zone' - "Why does Your Boat Porpoise?"
   
   
5. Jimboat writes Feature article for Sept. '05 Feature - 'The Bottom Line' "Why does a Pad make a vee Hull faster?"
   
6. Jimboat writes Feature article for February '05 Feature - '10 Smokin' Speed Secrets Revealed'
   
   
7. Author Jim Russell's feature article  for   January '05 Feature - Winterize your Performance Outboard"
   
   
8. Jimboat writes Feature article for August '04 Feature - '10 Safety Tips for High Performance Boats'
   
   
9. Jimboat writes Feature article for Sept. '04 Feature - 'What a Drag - Trim Angle & Engine Height Reduce Drag & Increase Speed'
   
   
10. Jimboat writes new Feature article for Winter '04 Feature - 'Rocket Science'
    
    
11. Jimboat writes Feature article for April '04 Feature - 'Flight Path'
    
    
12. Author Jim Russell writes on Propeller Design for  
    
    
13. Author Jim Russell writes on Tunnel Hull design for   with "Add Speed without adding Horsepower"
    
    
14. Review of TBDP© software by Raceboat International Magazine
    
    
15. Review of STBD book by Scream & Fly on-line magazine 
    
    
16. Review of TBDP© software by Scream & Fly on-line magazine
    
    
17. Author Jim Russell writes Design article -  "What Makes a Tunnel Boat Work" for
    
    
18. Author Jim Russell writes on Race-hull design for   with "What Makes a Racing Tunnel Boat Work"
    
    
19. Author Jim Russell writes Hull-Tech article for   on "What Makes a Tunnel Boat Work"
    
    
20. Author Jim Russell writes on Tunnel Boat Design for with "Tunnel Vision"
    
    
21. Author Jim Russell writes on Powerboat Design for with "No Visible Means of Support"
    
    
22. STV Euro 19 Performance Test with TBDP©
    
    
23. American Offshore AO3100 Performance Test with TBDP©
    
    
24. Cougar 21MTR Performance Test with TBDP©
    
    
25. TBDP© Manual of boat design input data
    
    
26. TBPNews newsletters, by Jim Russell, P.Eng.
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    TBPNews#118 -Mar 22, 2008		FEATURE: "What a Blowout!"; St. Louis Grand Prix Powerboat Races ready; 2008 World Class 1 season starts up in Qatar; Evinrude Multi-Fuel Engines
    TBPNews#117 -Mar 08, 2008		Finnish Selio Wins UIM F1 Championship, FEATURE: "Why do Boats Create Rooster Tails?", Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race to run again, 17 Unlimited Hydroplanes for 2008, Mercury introduces Verado 350 SCi.
    TBPNews#116 -Dec 10, 2007		FEATURE: The "Hump Zone" - why does my boat porpoise?; Seleo Dominates UIM F1 GP of Abu Dhabi; New Don Aronow Movie; 2008 Unlimited Hydroplane Season
    TBPNews#115 -Nov 27, 2007		Cappellini Wins Qatar UIM F1; Seebold Captures 5th Title; Evinrude introduces most powerful outboard engine E-Tec 250HO; Supercar on Water
    TBPNews#114 -Sep 30, 2007		FEATURE:'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine (Part 2)'; Ferrari joins P1 Powerboat Racing; Fountain Mercury Sets Center Console World Speed Record; 2007 J.D. Power Marine Engine Survey
    TBPNews#113 -Sep 13, 2007		FEATURE - 'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine'; Roger Penske Discovers Boating; Spirit of Norway' wins in Oslo.
    TBPNews#112 -May 23, 2007		Fairchild Wins Champboat Season Opener; New Mercury 300hp Supercharged Verado; Grand Prix of Portugal Ushers in "Crash Box" Era F1 Racing;Mercury/Yamaha Win "24 Hours of Rouen"; Jimboat Authors NEW HotBoat Mag Article
    TBPNews#111 -April 22, 2007		Bud Light Racing Brings In Worlds Best For ChampBoat Success In 2007; Honda confirms Formula 4-Stoke 2007 calendar; Yamaha’s new V8-powered F350 unveiled at Miami; Ferrari joins P1 Powerboat Racing
    TBPNews#110 -Feb 9, 2007		Boat Racing Legend Bill Seebold Sr., Passes Away; Mercury Racing Sets $150,000 Prize Purse For 2007 Offshore Super Series; 2007 "Motor Wizard" Update for TBDP© and PropWorks2; 2007 F1 UIM calendar for 2007 announced
    TBPNews#109 -Jan 14, 2007		Flying Dutchman Van der Velden - World F1 Champ/Legend Dies; Gillman Wins 4th F1 World Championship; Champ Boat Series Announces 2007 Schedule
    TBPNews#108 -Dec 9, 2006		Feature: 'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine (Part 2); Cappellini Wins to Tie Gillman for F1 Lead; 2007 Mercury Racing Champ Boat Series Customer Loyalty Program; 2007 OPA Racing Schedule
    TBPNews#107 -Nov 19, 2006		Feature: 'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine (Part 1); Legend Billy Schumacher new owner of U-8 racing team Powerboat champion banned for 5 yrs; Rinker Sets World Record With 7th Straight; Brits Win SBI-APBA World Super Vee Title
    TBPNews#106 -Sep 14, 2006		Feature: Who Say's Boats Can't Fly - The Switzer Story; U-5 Formula Boats Buys Two Miss Budweiser Hulls; Terry Rinker Wins Greater Chicagoland Grand Prix
    TBPNews#105 -Aug 16, 2006		Feature: 'ChampCar Performance Secrets for Powerboats'; Accident kills boat racer at DePue, E10 Ethanol in Gasoline Causing Big Problems; New "Professional Working Group" Agreed by UIM, F1 & C1 and C1
    TBPNews#104 -Aug 3, 2006		Feature: The "Hump Zone"; Lake Como, Italy - Birthplace of 1st UIM RACE; Italian F1 GranPrix - Spectacular 1st Lap Crash! Cappellini Wins; Gillman Drives OMC in USA
    TBPNews#103 -Jul 15, 2006		Valleyfield Results Delayed, Allen Wins, Villwock out; Seebold Celebrate 25 Years of Bud Lit Support; First Win For FainPlast in P1-Evolution Category
    TBPNews#102 -Jun 30, 2006		Feature Article - "10 Safety Mod's and Tips for High Performance Go-Fast Boats"; 2006 ODBA Schedule; Mercury Racing Launches “Factory Fresh” service for 850 SCi & 1075 SCi Stern drives
    TBPNews#101 -Jun 14, 2006		Feature "Can Sport Tunnels Blow Over?"; New Safety Seat From Seebold Racing; Henry Lauterbach Champion Hydroplane Driver Dies at 87.
    TBPNews#100 -May 31,2006		24 Hours of Rouen Race - Everybody wins!; Feature - "What a difference an inch makes" - Tunnel Height Design; DAC Racing tests new UIM crash boxes
    TBPNews #99 -Apr 24,2006		Mercury Shadow Technology available for quadruple engined boats; Boat designer inducted into hall of fame; Iveco Motors returns to Powerboat P1
    TBPNews #98 -Mar 31,2006		"Why is it 'Starboard' and 'Port'?"; OMC Racing V-6 Returns to Competition; Mercury's new Pro E.T. & Tunnel Race Propellers; U-6 Racing Buys Bud Boats
    TBPNews #97 -Mar 15,2006		Feature - "Why do the boats create rooster tails?"; New 'Secrets of Propeller Design' book; ) Honda (UK) Formula 4-Stroke releases 2006 calendar; Mercury launches 'Next Generation' of OptiMax
    TBPNews #96 -Mar 1, 2006		Feature - "What a Blowout!"; Jim Thomson, Miss SuperText Inducted to Hall of Fame; Try your hand at powerboat racing; New Mercury Racing web site goes live
    TBPNews #95 -Feb 13,2006		Speed Queen - Jean Hoffman's 100-mph Lauterbach hydroplane; Wurster bids farewell to Llumar; Top Ten Boats Stolen in US; Can Hydro Racing Defeat it's Worst Enemy?
    TBPNews #94 - Jan 30, 2006		Feature - "Surface Finish for Speed"; Memorable Cappellini Comeback; OMC Racing V-6 Returns to Competition; Mercury’s Enertia propeller produced from X7 alloy
    TBPNews #93 - Jan 15, 2006		Cappellini Captures 50th Career Win in Sharjah; Cracking down on copycats; Mercury Racing returns as Sponsor of ChampBoat Series
    TBPNews #92 - Dec 23, 2005		Maltese Islands Go For Power!; Bizaerre class 1 Situation; A 2006 busy WORLD F1 CALENDER; ITC Outboard Dumping Report
    TBPNews #91 - Dec 5, 2005		Feature - 'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine' (Part 2); World Unlimited Electric Water Speed Record Smashed by Tunnel design; Patriot Motorcycle Corp Adds Art Carlson as Director of Boat Design
    TBPNews #90 - Nov 14, 2005		Feature - 'Winterizing Your Performance Outboard Engine' (Part 1); Challenger Offshore Race Team Sets Speed Record; Gina Campbell Wants Bluebird fully restored
    TBPNews #89 - Oct 28, 2005		Feature - "The Classic Minimax 'SeaFlea'"; Merc unveils new prop; Cappellini Wins Appeal-Will Race in Qatar.
    TBPNews #88 - Oct 8, 2005		Feature - "Step by Step" - step design in powerboats; Direct Injection-Next Generation Outboard Performance; Boating Spins Off Speedboat
    TBPNews #87 - Sept 23, 2005		Crash eliminates piston-powered boat of the past; Villwock wins season finale; Extreme Marine TV; Ken Warby Test Run Video; Cantando Wins Wild Race in Singapore
    TBPNews #86 - Sept 10, 2005		Jimboat technical consultant on National Geographic powerboat show!; Performance boating Relief to Gulf Coast; Danny Foster Joins Motorsports Hall of Fame; Rinker Wrecks, Seebold wins at St. Louis
    TBPNews #85 - Aug 23, 2005		Feature - "New Secret tunnel boat for US Navy?"; Jimboat technical consultant on National Geographic powerboat TV special; 80 boats for British GP in Cowes Isle of Wight; Theoret first non-American to win Seafair since '61.
    TBPNews #84 - Aug 8, 2005		Feature - "Dirty Little Secrets of Hull Design"; Man Loses Life In Drag-Boat Racing Accident; Villwock Out of Retirement; U-16 Miss Elam Hydroplane Flips, Breaks In Half On Detroit River.
    TBPNews #83 - July 7, 2005		Feature - "Allison family marks 50 years of speed on the water"; New "Grow Boating" $urcharge kicks in; Brunswick Acquires Triton Boats
    TBPNews #82 - June 20, 2005		Feature - 'The Bottom Line'-"Why does a Pad make a vee Hull faster?"; Dubai announces sponsorship of UAE'S F1 powerboat racing team, Cougar Custom Boats Sold.
    TBPNews #81 - May 30, 2005		Feature - "Pre-season Checklist for performance powerboats"; Formula Future powerboat racing academy to set up in Malaysia; Cappellini Sets New World Speed Record!
    TBPNews #80 - May 11, 2005		Feature - "ROCKET SCIENCE!" (Part 3); Record breaker for circumnavigation of British Isles; Theoret to drive Llumar Hydroplane
    TBPNews #79 - April 24, 2005		Feature - "ROCKET SCIENCE!" (Part 2);Donald Campbell’s daughter fights slow-motion lake; Ride in Howard Arneson's 46' 180mph tunnel!
    TBPNews #78 - April 10, 2005		Feature - "ROCKET SCIENCE!" (Part 1 of 3); 2005 ODBA Race Schedule; Champboat Series Adds “Dream Team”; Fayetteville, AK to host Solar Splash contest.
    TBPNews #77 - Mar 28, 2005		Powerboat P1 World Championship Calendar; 4-stroke supply was one key to ITC decision; Boat Racing on TV
    TBPNews #76 - Mar 10, 2005		Feature - "Lightening and Balancing Pistons, Rods and Wrist Pins"; Mark Rotharmel Inducted into Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame; MTI wins Kiekhafer innovation award
    TBPNews #75 - Feb 21, 2005		Mercury Marine opens plant in China; Volvo Penta IPS revealed; New High Performance Boating Operating School
    TBPNews #74 - Feb 8, 2005		Gary Garbrecht dies; Ken Warby WWSR Jet Boat Video; FEATURE ARTICLE - “What a drag!” - Trim angle & engine height can reduce drag & increase speed.
    TBPNews #73 - Jan 28, 2005		Mercury Racing offers $150,000 purse; Yamaha recalls 30,000 outboards; Bob’s Machine Shop into Asia
    TBPNews #72 - Jan 6, 2005		Motor inventor, pioneer, dies at 98; 'Madison’ has date with silver screen April 22
    TBPNews #71 - Dec 30, 2004		APBA Hall of Champions 2004; Mercury wins dumping case; R/C Powerboat Attacks Bystander
    TBPNews #69 - Dec 12, 2004		Canada threatens 100-percent boat surtax; Discover Boating to award Scout patches
    TBPNews #68 - Nov 25, 2004		Gillman wins 2004 World Championship F1 Grand Prix of Korea; Champ Boat Series Honors Champions
    TBPNews #67 - Oct 22, 2004		Feature - "Australian undertakes Rotary Outboard Project"; Seebold Takes Season Title in 2004 Finale
    TBPNews #66 - Aug 22, 2004		Donzi adopts growth strategy; Survey Results - Fuel Price influences boating activity; The Grand Prix of Singapore
    TBPNews #65 - May 13,2004		Man killed in western Kentucky hydroplane race; Record-setting RIB Shatters at Sea
    TBPNews #64 - Aug 22, 2004		Merc Racing rides ‘Highway’ to efficiencies; U.S. Commerce Department imposes duty on Japanese ‘dumping'
    TBPNews #63 - May 13,2004		Rinker Boat Co. is sold; New boating restrictions passed in Washington
    TBPNews #62 - Apr 30, 2004		Mercury Racing Dropping 3 Engines; Guido Cappellini wins Lake Como F1 Race
    TBPNews #61 - Jun 07, 2004		Bombardier takes E-TEC up to 250 hp;Gillman Claims First Victory at UIM F1 Grand Prix of Portugal
    TBPNews #60 - May 13, 2004		Catamaran Driver Dies During Testing; High-speed ferry draws a big crowd on its arrival in Lake Ontario
    TBPNews #59 - Apr 30, 2004		Mercury Racing re-ups for Champ Series; Jimboat featured in HotBoat & World of Powerboats mags
    TBPNews #58 - Apr 13, 2004		Gillman wins UIM F1 Powerboat Championship of Saudi Arabia
    TBPNews #57 - Mar 26, 2004		Feature - "Step by Step" - step design in powerboats; Mercury unveils new X-Site test facility
    TBPNews #56 - Mar 10, 2004		Feature  - "Aerodynamic Lift - where does it come from?"; Powerboat Racing Movie - 'Madison'; Miss Budweiser World Speed Record;
    TBPNews #55 - Feb 28, 2004		Mercury launches Project X; Best Engine Voting of 2003
    TBPNews #54 - Feb 11, 2004		Hydrogen Demo Boat; Miami to NY 2004 Race - It's a Go!
    TBPNews #53 - Jan 15, 2004		Suzuki creates cycles/marine division; Mercury Racing offers team rebates
    TBPNews #52 - Dec 22, 2003		Why is it 'Starboard' and 'Port'?; Boating fatalities and injuries up in 2002
    TBPNews #51 - Dec 6, 2003		It's official! Bombardier sells recreational division; Mandatory education backed in Washington
    TBPNews #50 - Nov 22, 2003		Yamaha launches boat show promo; Rinker Claims First Champ Title.
    TBPNews #49 - Nov 3, 2003		AMH to build 103-foot catamaran;  Bombardier ships first E-Tec engines
    TBPNews #48 - Oct 18, 2003		Feature - Why do the boats create rooster tails? Mercury Project X 4-strokes
    TBPNews #47 - Oct 6, 2003		Feature - How does a tunnel hull work? (Part 4); Yamaha recalls 4-stroke models
    TBPNews #46 - Sep 23, 2003		Feature - How does a tunnel hull work? (Part 3); Boat losses from hurricane $150 million
    TBPNews #45 - Sep 8, 2003		Feature - How does a tunnel hull work? (Part 2); Dealers welcome Bombardier sale
    TBPNews #44 - Aug 23, 2003		Feature - How does a tunnel hull work? (Part 1); Law limiting PWC use defeated in New York
    TBPNews #42 - Aug 8, 2003		Mercury to build engines in China; Villwock Unlimited Hydroplane Victory at Seattle Aug 2, 2003
    TBPNews #41 - Jun 25, 2003		Bombardier delivers non-gasoline burning outboard; Brunswick buys Land 'N' Sea
    TBPNews #40 - Jun 6, 2003		New Yamaha F150; Fred Kiekhaefer wins Publisher's Award
    TBPNews #39 - Apr. 27,2003		Feature - "The Short Course on Tunnel Boats", Part 2;  2003 UIM F1 World Championship entries
    TBPNews #38 - Apr. 2, 2003		Bombardier future up in air; Mercury Marine lay off; Mercury wins magazine ‘shootout’
    TBPNews #37 - Mar. 15,2003		Feature - "The Short Course on Tunnel Boats", Part 1
    TBPNews #36 - Mar. 1, 2003		2003 Hydro-Prop Schedule;  2003 ODBA Rules book FREE; Donzi targets next generation race fans
    TBPNews #35 - Feb. 14,2003		24 Hours of Rouen Race; Bombardier unveils E-Tec
    TBPNews #34 - Feb 3, 2003		APBA 100th Anniversary Annual Mtg; Boating interests kill N.J. speed limit
    TBPNews #33 - Jan. 18,2002		Evinrude launches 7-year service promotion; Cappellini wins 7th World Title
    TBPNews #32 - Dec. 29, 2002		"Winterizing Your Engine - Inboards"
    TBPNews #31 - Dec. 14, 2002		"Winterizing Your Engine - Outboards"
    TBPNews #30 - Nov. 30, 2002		"Merc sets 4 new speed records"
    TBPNews #29 - Nov. 2, 2002		"10 Safety Mod’s and Tips for High Performance Go-Fast Boats"
    TBPNews #28 - Oct. 17, 2002		"10 Tips for Increased Performance"
    TBPNews #27 - Aug. 14, 2002		"CART Performance Secrets for Powerboats"
    TBPNews #25 - Jul. 16, 2002		Rocket Science! (Part 3, Water Planing Surfaces)
    TBPNews #24 - Jun. 08, 2002		Rocket Science! (Part 2, Efficient Planing Surfaces)
    TBPNews #23 - May 21, 2002		Boating is good for you & Canopies or Center Pods?
    TBPNews #21 - Apr. 06, 2002		New HydroStream Manufacturing Plant; 2002 APBA Offshore Schedule
    TBPNews #20 - Mar. 27, 2002		Rocket Science! (Part 1, Aerodynamics)
    TBPNews #19 - Mar. 09, 2002		FREE Boat Design drawing programs; TBPNews Update - Powerboating news
    TBPNews #18 - Feb. 24, 2002		TBPNews Update - Powerboating news
    TBPNews #17 - Feb. 21, 2002		New Product Release! (HTML)
    TBPNews #16 -Feb. 13, 2002		What factors influence Tunnel hull performance? (Part 3)
    TBPNews #15 -Jan. 30, 2002		What factors influence Tunnel hull performance? (Part 2)
    TBPNews #13 -Jan. 06, 2002		What factors influence Tunnel hull performance? (Part 1)
    TBPNews #12 -Dec. 30, 2001		New TBDP Version 7 Released
    TBPNews #10 -Dec. 17, 2001		Carl Kiekhaefer; also the STV Euro-19 Performance Report
    TBPNews #9 - Nov. 29, 2001		Aerofoil flow simulation model FREE on-line
    TBPNews #8 - Nov. 22, 2001		"Flying Boat"
    TBPNews #7 - Nov. 10, 2001		Aerodynamic Lift – where does it come from?
    TBPNews #6 - Oct. 27, 2001		What makes the tunnel hull work? (Part 3 - Dynamic Force Balances)
    TBPNews #5 - Oct. 16, 2001		What makes the tunnel hull work? (Part 2 - Drag and Thrust)
    TBPNews #4 - Oct. 11, 2001		Budweiser Bill Muncey Cup Unlimited Hydroplane race
    TBPNews #3 - Oct. 4, 2001		What makes the tunnel hull work? (Part 1 - Lift and Weight)
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