We need to start a 60mph club.
 

Just a thought:beer:

NO NO NO NO NO!!! That is going to cost me serious $$$$.......I want in!!

only 60?

Well spareparts, with a little luck, this weekend we will need to upgrade it to the 70MPH club :sun:

All in and subscribed.. Be careful.. 63MPH mine starts to chinewalk a bit. I need to loose some weight and work on my aero package if I am gonna keep up with the small block.. T-top and refrigerator for a console would be the first things to go then the 40 gallon livewell. Why do I feel like my top end number is a fixin to be crushed?? :hide:

Hehehe ridgerunner, we hit 60 with lots of room to spare, fully loaded with 2 250 pound guys, and my little 160 frame, full cooler, and full 60 gallons of gas.

Now I really am going to need to start looking for a 300 supermag. Let the horsepower wars begin.

Better dig deeper than the 300 supermag if you want to keep up with the 383 in hp and torque. But then the power to weight ratio kicks in at some point as does the limitation and drag of running a fully submerged lower like an I/O. If fuel were cheap a Shaun Torrente 375 Stroker. Basically a 3.0 liter Merc with a stroker crank, downdraft style intake with tight heads port timing and exhaust chest like the 300X, lightened flywheel, custom fuel and ignition curves. Simon Motorsports does something similar. It is only dollars (cubed).

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Just a video off of my phone, with sound :hide:

Yall could go 100 mph if you put those mills on a boat designed to go fast......but I like how you are thinking.

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It's all about power to weight. Doesn't take a lot of energy to make a feather fly.

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I do love that nice lopey idle. You have to give us some high quality boat porn now!

Workin on it...LOL

Now where would the fun be in that?:booty:

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The video of it running.

Talk about pimp my ride! Wow! Gotta know if she hits 70.

I like the shag carpet........ if I ever get one of these boats, think I'll do mine in even deeper pile carpet, leopard print.......and put curb feelers on my trailer.

See what I've done- this was a nice web site about quiet little classic style runabout boats, and I've ruined it.

Talk of pushing em' over 60 mph, rigging with monster outboards.
It's just wrong.

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Spongebob is fairly pimped out if I recall Capt Pete, with a sleeper under the cowl too...

ah com on get rid of the kicker motor.:clap: what are we talking here almost 500 hp ???
awesome to the max!

yeah it is. But I'm only seeing low 50's. I'm always on the lookout for a bigger motor for a good price though

LMAO, I DID take it off later in the day...LMAO As to HP, well, I figure its right around the 450-500 with a 750 or 800 carb. I have it choked off a bit with a 600. It has the HD drive gears, shower head, and just so much more. Man, it was like monster garage for boats....:sun: Just had a super day with it.

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Just a few pics of the details coming together on her....

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I never let you guys know how fast she floats....LOL


We did NOT hit 70mph. I have it limited to 5300rpm, and all she will give me there is 67mph. Its not bad, bouncing the front end, but I am sure that has more to do with my skills in getting trimmed right. It didnt do any chine walking, I wonder if there is a differance between the I/O boats and the Outboards???

We were not light by any means, full tank again, 60gallons, and 2 250+ guys, and me, at 160. One yeti cooler full of pepsi. We were on the water about 730am, then promptly spun the prop hub:head: after a speed run. But, got a new one on, and we where in the boat till 900pm:sun:

I have to admit, it was really cool being the fastest boat, including jet skis, on the lake wendsday. Them poor boys never stood a chance....:nut:

I also got looked at funny, and kinda implied I didnt know what I was talking about at the local marina there, when I was hunting for a prop hub for the "Bravo 1 24p" for the Wellcraft 20V. Promplty took the guy for a ride after it was fixed....he was simply stunned:sun:

You ask about outboard - the boat for sale on Long Island, Lindenhurst I believe.
He's got a racing powerhead on a Merc 200hp and claims to hit 65mph.
It's less than 300 hp, but that's what he says it will do so whatever.....

Another cool thing about the rig you've set up is that it can " cruise " at 50 mph all day, just loafing along !

well, more importantly, does this guy look happy?
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He looks like a guy with a V that goes over 65 mph.

that calculates to 16% slip, not bad, but not real good. How much throttle do you have left in it at 5300? You may want to step up to a 26 p. Using the same slip, that will put you at 73. You should have better slip numbers with that prop

Well, believe this or not, I had the prop on wrong :head: Maybe affecting the slip %. I had two back washer on it, which had it spaced out about 1/2 inch. I have allot of throttle left. Like, way bunches. I have it all limited thru the ignition. If I had the nuts, I am pretty sure I can turn 6500-7000rpm with that prop.

Well, spent the day converting the trailer from roller to bunk, here are some pics....

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I think you need to try another prop, btw, be easy on those hole shots if you want that drive to live. I've converted a couple trailers with that set up, its not easy, but its worth it.

This prop is going to have to work, unless someone wants to trade down to it, for a larger one...LOLOLOL

Not doing any heavy holeshots with it, trying to stay alive:hide:

Hm, found out why, had the prop on wrong........it had TWO backing plates on it....what a learning curve:fight:

Just was wondering, as I was looking thru here, how many do we have in the 60+ and 70+ club now? :hi:

I am in---made a run from Seattle to Cape Flattery and back in less than a day--and it was not opened up===

But the best is 113.4MPH on radar going across Lake Washington---It was CRAZY fast!!

Huh? I give up, Genie has it Aye? Anything over 100 is just plain bragging. :clap:

Holly crap......I guess I am going to need to change the rev limiter from 4700rpm to the full boat 6500rpm.

Might get us to triple digits......