Reggie Fountain on RF Powerboats: “This is no time to put millions into tooling."
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+1 on the 'slow' 27's. Throw an incorrect prop on the 27 and its easy to lose 5+ MPH and maybe the owner could care less about that top speed or is not aware that they are running too large of a prop.
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Little defensive? Notice I said "Stock Mariah" in my post. Any idiot can make anything go fast. A Pontiac sunfire can be made to go faster then a Porsche 911 if you are stupid and have $ to burn. Does not mean it is a sports car or meant for that purpose.
All 27 Fountains in stock form should will run faster then 64 if it is propped correctly, not a tired engine, etc. (With the exception of that one that came with the Volvo setup that was just for sale). Even your "custom" powered Mariah can't beat a Properly set-up stock 27 . Maybe those 27s weren't up for racing a bowrider. Im sure there have been Jetski riders who thought they could beat me when I am cruising at 50% throttle. I run mine WFO when I choose to. Enjoy your Chapparel/Mariah whatever it is.
All 27 Fountains in stock form should will run faster then 64 if it is propped correctly, not a tired engine, etc. (With the exception of that one that came with the Volvo setup that was just for sale). Even your "custom" powered Mariah can't beat a Properly set-up stock 27 . Maybe those 27s weren't up for racing a bowrider. Im sure there have been Jetski riders who thought they could beat me when I am cruising at 50% throttle. I run mine WFO when I choose to. Enjoy your Chapparel/Mariah whatever it is.
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There will always be "Sleeper" boats
You all know of that "Sleeper" boat that you try to avoid.
The Cobalt with the Procharger, the Sea Ray with the Whipple, the Crownline with the Stroker motor etc..........
It's called Hot Rodding on the water.
So what do you all "wannabe"
There needs to be a new section called the "Sandbox Crew"
The Cobalt with the Procharger, the Sea Ray with the Whipple, the Crownline with the Stroker motor etc..........
It's called Hot Rodding on the water.
So what do you all "wannabe"
There needs to be a new section called the "Sandbox Crew"
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A freind of mine has a 27/24 Fountain 496 ho that runs 60's so when we want to run fast we run the cat lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNb-hG4ZH6o I told Erin to give me a tap on the sholder if he was scared ha ha
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A freind of mine has a 27/24 Fountain 496 ho that runs 60's so when we want to run fast we run the cat lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNb-hG4ZH6o I told Erin to give me a tap on the sholder if he was scared ha ha
*****!!!!!
Not u, the rider
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