More BS about going fast....

[smokeonthewater]

I keep wondering what twin 1150's would do (knowing I could later swap in bigger powerheads) but honestly I think I'd rather just have a much more modern engine even if I didn't get as much top speed

[spareparts]

Ridge, you said the boat ran 48 with teh 2.4 200, what prop were you running on it at the time?

BTW, if stumble across a twin of my brown stripe 200, i might have to get a bracket and run the pair, it would be fun. Marc posted some video of his Seavee running across the harbor running round 70, those choppers he's running make a nice rooster tail

[RidgeRunner]

17P Quicksilver to about 6100 RPM 48MPH IIRC. (Don't tell Ozzie) I posted it way back when.. 5800 with the 19p Quicksilver at about 46mph. The motor was sound when he got it. LOL!

[spareparts]

my V showed up with a small ear 21 on teh 2.4 200, I've never put the boat in teh water, I'm curious to what it will run, if it doesn't run fast enough, I'll throw another motor on it

[Genie Aye]

I just ordered a NOS 150 shot for the E-TEC---

Figure the way the hp vs speed is working---should be able to switch from my 19p to a 23p chopper and hit in the neighborhood of 70+

[RidgeRunner]

I think a Superboat would run 70+ with my current engine. Looking for a cheap interesting go-fast hull for the 250 I have in the barn. I been down the Nitrous road Genie. Word association = Pistons. The first time you mash the button and nothing happens because your tank is empty, Waa Waa Waaaaaaaa. Exhilarating blast for sure, let us know how that works out. Pics too if you please. Hell you will probably be too busy cleaning fish to do the install, we understand.

Spare, just go ahead and build the twin powered 20 you know you want to.

BTW- Nearly a complete derail but-- Anybody got their eye on the Louis Vitton/America's Cup boats. The new style hydrofoil cats with the semi-solid wing. Holy crap I bet that is a rush to have a 14,000 lb boat rise up on the surfboard size foils and utterly take off. They are doing 40knts in a 23knt wind ?? Talk about using leverage to harness the wind.

[spareparts]

Marc was talking about selling his super boat the other day. He took it out for a spin, hit 86 with the home brewed 300 3.0l. Said he's gonna keep it now

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by Genie Aye

I just ordered a NOS 150 shot for the E-TEC---

Figure the way the hp vs speed is working---should be able to switch from my 19p to a 23p chopper and hit in the neighborhood of 70+

Kidding ?

[RidgeRunner]

Last time out, yesterday actually. 7 people, 50.6 MPH No way to get the nose up with 4 people sitting in the bow. With all these people she was a pig. Don't everybody go to the same side at once now. LOL. On the bright side, with all this weight the V does its thing above average, crossing wakes and such. Cruising was 37 MPH at 4200. Fished four over the weekend, or salt water catfest as I like to call it. Rainy weather has the Suwanee flooded. Scalloping wasn't gonna happen, water was stained and murky. Swimming was a success and we ate a lot.. good stuff.. Limearita what?