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A water vehicle (10) has a stabilizer and accelerator device in the form of an elongated strip (20). The strip is designed to be sleek so that the water vehicle is not stiff and difficult or awkward to operate. Yet, the strip sufficiently protrudes outwardly and downwardly from the bottom of the wat

A water vehicle (10) has a stabilizer and accelerator device in the form of an elongated strip (20). The strip is designed to be sleek so that the water vehicle is not stiff and difficult or awkward to operate. Yet, the strip sufficiently protrudes outwardly and downwardly from the bottom of the water vehicle to influence the flow of water across the water vehicle resulting in increased speed, control and stabilization of the water vehicle. The strip has a cross section that is triangular in shape, but with curved side walls. The strip grips the water during turns for greater control and maneuverability and accelerating out of the turns.

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A water vehicle (10) has a stabilizer and accelerator device in the form of an elongated strip (20). The strip is designed to be sleek so that the water vehicle is not stiff and difficult or awkward to operate. Yet, the strip sufficiently protrudes outwardly and downwardly from the bottom of the wat

A water vehicle (10) has a stabilizer and accelerator device in the form of an elongated strip (20). The strip is designed to be sleek so that the water vehicle is not stiff and difficult or awkward to operate. Yet, the strip sufficiently protrudes outwardly and downwardly from the bottom of the water vehicle to influence the flow of water across the water vehicle resulting in increased speed, control and stabilization of the water vehicle. The strip has a cross section that is triangular in shape, but with curved side walls. The strip grips the water during turns for greater control and maneuverability and accelerating out of the turns. the box-like portion and the electrical contact portion, the interconnecting portion including: an upper wall surface portion extending from the one free side edge portion to the box-like portion, a side wall surface portion bent outwardly from the upper wall surface portion, and a bottom wall surface portion extending from the bottom plate portion of the electrical contact portion to the box-like portion, wherein the upper wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is bent toward the bottom wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion and extends in a peripheral direction of the interconnecting portion, wherein an area of intersection of the upper wall surface portion and the electrical contact portion is defined by a curved surface, and wherein said area of intersection has a hollow lateral cross section. 3. The male terminal of claim 2, wherein the interconnecting portion further includes a pair of side walls extended upward from opposite side portions of the bottom wall surface portion, and wherein the upper wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is extended from one of the side walls, and the side wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is bent outwardly from the upper wall surface portion to overlap at least a portion of the other one of the side walls. 4. The male terminal of claim 2, wherein the electrical contact portion comprises four sides. 5. The male terminal of claim 2, wherein the upper wall surface portion has one of an upwardly-slanting curved surface and an upwardly-slanting surface, which is gradually slanted toward the box-like portion from the one free side edge portion, and the bottom wall surface portion has a flat surface disposed in coplanar relation to the bottom plate portion of the electrical contact portion. 6. The male terminal of claim 5, wherein the interconnecting portion further includes a pair of side walls extended upward from opposite side portions of the bottom wall surface portion, and wherein the upper wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is extended from one of the side walls, and the side wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is bent outwardly from the upper wall surface portion to overlap at least a portion of the other one of the side walls. 7. The male terminal of claim 2, wherein the upper wall surface portion has an upwardly-slanting curved surface in a longitudinal cross section, and the bottom wall surface portion has a flat surface disposed in coplanar relation to the bottom plate portion of the electrical contact portion. 8. The male terminal of claim 7, wherein the interconnecting portion further includes a pair of side walls extended upward from opposite side portions of the bottom wall surface portion, and wherein the upper wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is extended from one of the side walls, and the side wall surface portion of the interconnecting portion is bent outwardly from the upper wall surface portion to overlap at least a portion of the other one of the side walls.