you know what kills me???
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JB, I hear ya ..... I had the Cafe Racer running 75 but wanted to do 80+. For those who know, it would take gobs of dough to get a Cafe to run 80, so I sold her and bought a newer Top Gun with stock power that'll run 80-82 maybe 83-84 on a good day
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And then theres those of us who enjoy spending time and what money we have making boats that arent supposed to go fast, do so. Anybody can buy speed.
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I did that . Had a 1989 28 Scarab.Stock ran 62mph.I tried to make it fast and only got it up to 84 . could of bought 2 more Scarabs for what I spent . I should of gave up earlier on .I had fun doing it and learned how to build motors and Bravos Now I started out with a boat with a stock set up that does low 80's.
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My big question is how do you know if its a fast hull or not going into it. Do you just go off of what other people have to say or is there some sort of method that can be used. Especially when it comes to used boats. Personally I can not afford to go out and buy a new/newer boat that will ultimately have a faster hull than a 10 year old one. So what can I do to find out which one is faster?? I have had people tell me that the hull on my boat is fast, others have said its slow.
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Re: you know what kills me???
Originally posted by jb
you know what kills me???
you know what kills me???
Knives
getting hit by a train
parachuting without one
bow N arrows
axes
getting hit by a car/truck
drowning
heavy industrial machinery
bombs
nuclear radiation
smoking
drinking to much
not eating
being stranded in the desert with no water
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Originally posted by Liberator21
What would be a good hull (with a cuddy), in the 24' - 26' range that could get me into the mid 70's without mortgaging my house for the engine??
What would be a good hull (with a cuddy), in the 24' - 26' range that could get me into the mid 70's without mortgaging my house for the engine??
Oh, BTW its for sale as well...
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Originally posted by RollWithIt
My big question is how do you know if its a fast hull or not going into it. Do you just go off of what other people have to say or is there some sort of method that can be used. Especially when it comes to used boats. Personally I can not afford to go out and buy a new/newer boat that will ultimately have a faster hull than a 10 year old one. So what can I do to find out which one is faster?? I have had people tell me that the hull on my boat is fast, others have said its slow.
My big question is how do you know if its a fast hull or not going into it. Do you just go off of what other people have to say or is there some sort of method that can be used. Especially when it comes to used boats. Personally I can not afford to go out and buy a new/newer boat that will ultimately have a faster hull than a 10 year old one. So what can I do to find out which one is faster?? I have had people tell me that the hull on my boat is fast, others have said its slow.
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Formula is a nice boat. Mostly I see the LS series around by me (242LS etc.). I'll probably be in the market for something different in a year or two. My current boat is ok for now. I'll just keep my eyes open, and bum some rides to see what I like.