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Unread 05-26-2013, 05:53 AM
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What was the approx speed during that video ? Looks fast but hard to estimate....
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That was around mid 60's. IIRC, right at 65 or 66mph.
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Unread 05-26-2013, 05:09 PM
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60 i was so happy to get 35 out of my steplift
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Ya'll got balls. I'd be scared of stuffing the bow at those speeds in any kind of seas.
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Ya'll got balls. I'd be scared of stuffing the bow at those speeds in any kind of seas.
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I recently helped pull a man out of the drink for excessive speed malfunction ie. 18' /90 mph rig doing fly-bys took flight off a boat wake. Thankfully nobody was injured. I think he got complacent and forgot where he was for a moment, it only takes a second.
Conditions on lakes, rivers and near shore allow speed on ocassion but it is still inherently dangerous. A simple boat wake becomes a hazard with more speed. IDK about 70 or 75mph in a V-20, huge pucker factor. That much speed requires a lot of boat out of water. Would it fly straight when you do get it aired out? We may never know..
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