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That red Ex in the vid is a badass also... 
09-21-2011, 12:02 AM
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Several people will remember this boat, it originally had 850's and 1.5 ratio drives when it was new. We purchased this boat back last November and change it over to 1075' and 1.35 ratio drives. Everything was purchased from Mercury to change it over. ECM's, blower pulleys, and camshafts, the boat ran over 132 in the spring but didn't like the 6 blade props at that speed. We ran 17-38-5blades 16 rake yesterday, I think we are getting close. The boat is really a fun piece now, thanks’ to all for the positive comment. Also it would not have been possible without the help from EB Marine in Nashville and Brian at Fountain.
R.B.
R.B.
Great lookin boat and some impressive speeds too.
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09-21-2011, 08:55 AM
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That's the boat ...Merritt Brothers owned it bought it new from Scott and then it ended up out west for about a year. I think the run report from Fountain stated 116 or 118 not quite sure when the boat was new. We changed the engines over to 1075's last winter and the gear ratio. Thanks R.B.
09-21-2011, 04:10 PM
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Nothing really ....the engines are getting several hours on them and need to be freshed up, that should be worth something. The right water conditions, props and fresh engines, I would hope to see 2 to 4 MPH maybe. It great to buy something and run it for 70 hours and not have to work on it.
