From: TBPNews [webnews@aeromarineresearch.com]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 9:44 PM
To: jimrussel@sympatico.ca
Subject: TBPNews #10 - Dec. 17/01

TBPNews #10
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1) Carl Kiekhaefer: A Giant in the marine business, and one of my heroes.

Engines and the spirit of competition were the very core of Carl Kiekhaefer's life.  That is why anything that moved on land, water or in the air - sooner or later - had a Kiekhaefer power plant in it.  Moreover, if it raced, it usually won. 
Kiekhaefer was born in Wisconsin in 1906, and raised on a farm where he gained strong mechanical skills and a tenacious work ethic. 
At the age of 19, Carl left his family's farm to embark on a career as inventor, engineer and industrialist.  Success came early.  While still in his early twenties, he was a chief engineer and owned the first of the 200-plus patents and 100 industry "firsts" he would generate in his long career.  They included the replaceable paper air filter and "wide based" wheels for racing. 
In 1939, at 33, Carl raised $25,000 to purchase a failed outboard motor manufacturing plant.  Although the primary function of his business was building farm equipment, his decision to repair and sell outboards from the previous operation proved popular. 
In 1940, he launched Mercury Marine-today the world's largest manufacturer of outboards and stern drives.  By 1941, the superior design of the motors he built had generated dealer orders for more than 45,000 Mercury outboards. 
The U.S. entry into World War II put the young company's success on hold, but by making substantial engineering and product contributions to the war effort, the Kiekhaefer Corporation earned the Army-Navy "E" Award with four stars.  After "VJ" Day, Kiekhaefer was back in the outboard business. 
High performance and racing were key elements in Kiekhaefer's product development.  He was one of the first to recognize the concept of "sports marketing," and its ability to generate exciting exposure for his products through his racing teams.  Over a half-century, literally hundreds of thousands of race victories were garnered under the banners of Mercury, MerCruiser and Kiekhaefer Aeromarine.  In some extreme cases, the dominance of Kiekhaefer racing teams prompted other manufacturers to drop out of the competition! 
In the 1950s, Kiekhaefer's Chrysler stock cars dominated NASCAR events.  His Chrysler 300s, sponsored by "Mercury Outboards," won two consecutive NASCAR Winston Cup (then Grand National) championships and one USAC national title. 
Evidence of Kiekhaefer's marketing savvy is found in the fact that he was the first team owner to employ uniformed pit crews, and to use covered vans for race vehicle transportation. 
>From his stock car engineering experience, Carl would later develop the stern-drive engine now known as MerCruiser.  As any offs                                                                                                          In fact, racing success followed the Kiekhaefer name through all seasons and on all terrains.  For example, Kiekhaefer powered snowmobiles achieved two straight open class U.S. championships in 1971 and 1972. 
Carl achieved fame from his many engineering and competitive successes, but he kept a low profile in other areas, and many of his personal and philanthropic contributions to society were conducted with little fanfare.  However, those who knew him would say that Carl made just as important a contribution, and was just as successful in those aspects of his life as he was in competition. 
Perhaps the most fitting and significant tribute Carl Kiekhaefer ever received came from his most formidable competition at Outboard Marine Corporation.  In 1976, he received the 20th Annual Ole Evinrude Award for an " ... immeasurable contribution to boating." 
Kiekhaefer died on October 5, 1983, at 77 years of age. 
2) Its here!  STV Euro-19 Report

The "Boat Test Report" for the STV Euro-19.  We have had many requests to publish a performance analysis report of the Euro, using the "Tunnel Boat Design Program" software - so we have finally done it!  The performance prediction and analysis uses the NEW TBDP, Version 6.5 software!  FREE download for all members. Get it now on our home page.  http://www.aeromarineresearch.com

3) New Edition: Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design (11th edition)

Watch for the new edition of the Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design to be published early next year.  This new edition will include an added history of modified tunnel hull (Mod VP) design; many new photographs; and an expanded chapter on the History & Design of Propellers; and a design discussion of the effects of center pods with tunnel hull designs.

These new segments are added to the original STBD book features: The development of the tunnel and V bottoms are interestingly chronicled, with detailed explanations of hull design, function, potential, and characteristics.  The book also details ten design steps for analysis of hull performance and stability showing how the calculations are accurately performed, as well as providing detailed information about their relation to hull performance.  The ten steps range from layout design and dimensions, calculating aerodynamic and hydrodynamic lift and drag, power calculations, and stability, acceleration, etc.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

/Jimboat
www.aeromarineresearch.com

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Note: The articles presented in TBPNews are edited excerpts from the Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design book, by Jim Russell, published by AeroMarine Research.  The STBD book explains the theory in full, and outlines example design calculations, step-by-step.  The Tunnel Boat Design Program for Windows 98, software, does all the force calculations, dynamic force balances at all speeds, and reports the analysis automatically, including complete graphical performance results for any tunnel or modified vee hull design.

/Jimboat
AeroMarine Research
Jimboat@aeromarineresearch.com
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