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TxHawk 07-29-2009 08:11 PM


Originally Posted by isellpower (Post 2921105)
I realize that boats use Chevy, Ford, Dodge (Ilmor) engines, but boats themselves are built by tiny companies in comparison to cars. What do you suppose the price and reliability of boats would be if Honda, Toyota, Ford, etc, built boats? I suppose maint and breakage would be decreased dramatically. Just imagine the engineering budget Toyota would have for drives. F1 cars run at constant super high RPM's with big hp and small cu's and they do not break nearly as often as the high hp race boats. Just my 2 rupes.

You saved me the typing, thanks.

GLH 07-29-2009 08:25 PM


Originally Posted by Jeff P31 (Post 2921109)
If it was cheap and easy everybody would do her , or it !!!! :drink::drink:

Right on!

jeff1000man 07-29-2009 08:32 PM


Originally Posted by TxHawk (Post 2921113)
You saved me the typing, thanks.

How is the excaliber these days?

UNSANE 07-29-2009 08:44 PM

Boats break for the same reason that tornados target trailer parks..........

galex0100 07-29-2009 09:23 PM


Originally Posted by jeff1000man (Post 2921101)
I am trying to set t up for the weekend of the 11th.

Who is this? We've met before havn't we?

Garry Alexander I bought the 388 slingshot from charles, also was on the 39 rocket doing 106 across conroe with you.

BowenCT 07-29-2009 09:29 PM


Originally Posted by isellpower (Post 2921105)
I realize that boats use Chevy, Ford, Dodge (Ilmor) engines, but boats themselves are built by tiny companies in comparison to cars. What do you suppose the price and reliability of boats would be if Honda, Toyota, Ford, etc, built boats? I suppose maint and breakage would be decreased dramatically. Just imagine the engineering budget Toyota would have for drives. F1 cars run at constant super high RPM's with big hp and small cu's and they do not break nearly as often as the high hp race boats. Just my 2 rupes.

That, my friends, is it in a nut shell. The engineering in boats/drives/etc. is archaic by comparison.

TxHawk 07-29-2009 09:32 PM


Originally Posted by jeff1000man (Post 2921142)
How is the excaliber these days?

I can't complain a bit!

jeff1000man 07-29-2009 09:48 PM


Originally Posted by galex0100 (Post 2921193)
Garry Alexander I bought the 388 slingshot from charles, also was on the 39 rocket doing 106 across conroe with you.

I thought that might be you. What happened to your boat. It looked good when you were making the delivery runs. I saw it passing in front of the house.

What engines were in that thing.

galex0100 07-29-2009 10:30 PM


Originally Posted by jeff1000man (Post 2921219)
I thought that might be you. What happened to your boat. It looked good when you were making the delivery runs. I saw it passing in front of the house.

What engines were in that thing.

Drive problems but all will be fixed this week and some other upgrades The boat has 565ci and from what i'm told coming in around 720 each. I did see 92 that first day out, but the motors timing was way too high. The props were also way too big so I've changed those also. I'm ready too see what she'll do now


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