Mercury 400R for Cat applications
02-26-2015, 06:17 AM
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Nothing "sings" quite like a 2.5 offshore just before they hit the limiters.... unless it was QUADS!
02-26-2015, 07:17 AM
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David, I think we are all looking forward to you reaching your goal(s) and very much like reading about your updates along the way, keep up the good work!
Dale,
Can you please PM me more info on the 36 race boat you mentioned, your PM box is full? I'm not sure I "need" another boat at this point, but I do have a spare/fresh set of 1100's sitting around!
Thanks,
Scot
Dale,
Can you please PM me more info on the 36 race boat you mentioned, your PM box is full? I'm not sure I "need" another boat at this point, but I do have a spare/fresh set of 1100's sitting around!
Thanks,
Scot
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02-26-2015, 11:42 AM
#74
Not sure who was all at the shoot out besides Skate,toboma,an my self !!! But David's skater ripping down the h2o mile with quad 2.5s was freaking ausome you won't see any thing like it or hear anything like it ,(well maybe twin 300 x's lol) we all have great passion for this thing we call boating ,an everyone has different taste in there river rockets !!!
02-26-2015, 01:07 PM
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I don't think I've ever heard David say he was unhappy? Nor have I heard him say he was losing on this boat. If we were all cutting our loses, we wouldn't be doing this at all, would we? His boat has always been an outboard 36' and YES there has been a few others too. Outboards aren't for everyone and obviously David is a passionate, outboard guy, through and trough. I am pretty sure he'll see this project through and I would bet when the set up is complete it will run 125 plus on only 1120 HP which is much faster than an IO will run on the same HP. (Sorry but your posted WAS derogatory in some ways, and as an OB guy , I had to put my 2 cents in)
Last edited by hogie roll; 02-26-2015 at 01:11 PM.
02-26-2015, 05:22 PM
#77
David, I think we are all looking forward to you reaching your goal(s) and very much like reading about your updates along the way, keep up the good work!
Dale,
Can you please PM me more info on the 36 race boat you mentioned, your PM box is full? I'm not sure I "need" another boat at this point, but I do have a spare/fresh set of 1100's sitting around!
Thanks,
Scot
Dale,
Can you please PM me more info on the 36 race boat you mentioned, your PM box is full? I'm not sure I "need" another boat at this point, but I do have a spare/fresh set of 1100's sitting around!
Thanks,
Scot
http://honkercutmarine.com/
Give Rod a call - here's their website with all their contact info. The first pic that comes up when you get on their website is the all white 36 for sale - #80. If you'd like to know more about the boat before calling Rod, you can contact me at 925-963-1927. - Dale
02-26-2015, 05:37 PM
#78
[QUOTE=Ryan Beckley;4270983]We have a 36' Classic, just like yours, with 550efis and 6 drives and it runs 105 down hill with a tail wind.....[/QUOTE
That's funny right there! I admit I was just stirring the pot a little with my "368/525s/131mph" post. The reality of that ridiculously fast run is that those 525s are all hand picked and dialed in as much as possible and still be legal (surely around 600hp at the crank), and they were running a set of super thin kilo props that were so tall, the boat would barely get on plane. Not to mention they were on the Salton Sea, which is below sea level and the saltiest (denses) water in the US! Add in that the full canopy Skaters are faster due to aerodynamic advantages over open cockpit boats and it all adds up to a speed that is about 15-20mph faster than what would be seen in a typical well set-up pleasure boat. Don Holtz has a classic 36 up in Washington w/ twin 525s that runs right at 110, but that's with Bravo drives on extension boxes.
That's funny right there!
I admit I was just stirring the pot a little with my "368/525s/131mph" post. The reality of that ridiculously fast run is that those 525s are all hand picked and dialed in as much as possible and still be legal (surely around 600hp at the crank), and they were running a set of super thin kilo props that were so tall, the boat would barely get on plane. Not to mention they were on the Salton Sea, which is below sea level and the saltiest (denses) water in the US! Add in that the full canopy Skaters are faster due to aerodynamic advantages over open cockpit boats and it all adds up to a speed that is about 15-20mph faster than what would be seen in a typical well set-up pleasure boat. Don Holtz has a classic 36 up in Washington w/ twin 525s that runs right at 110, but that's with Bravo drives on extension boxes.
02-26-2015, 05:43 PM
#79
Hey Ryan, maybe you know the truth on Jim's 30....... I've heard that boat get's passed by the faster 28s on every Poker Run he goes on, and that the boat is ridiculously slow for what it is. I've tried to get it out of Jim, and he just get's defensive and won't discuss how fast it truly has run. From everything I've heard, it doesn't run over 120?
02-26-2015, 05:49 PM
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[QUOTE=Skater30;4271236]
So when I hit 125+... That's good RIGHT?
LOL
We have a 36' Classic, just like yours, with 550efis and 6 drives and it runs 105 down hill with a tail wind.....[/QUOTE
That's funny right there! I admit I was just stirring the pot a little with my "368/525s/131mph" post. The reality of that ridiculously fast run is that those 525s are all hand picked and dialed in as much as possible and still be legal (surely around 600hp at the crank), and they were running a set of super thin kilo props that were so tall, the boat would barely get on plane. Not to mention they were on the Salton Sea, which is below sea level and the saltiest (denses) water in the US! Add in that the full canopy Skaters are faster due to aerodynamic advantages over open cockpit boats and it all adds up to a speed that is about 15-20mph faster than what would be seen in a typical well set-up pleasure boat. Don Holtz has a classic 36 up in Washington w/ twin 525s that runs right at 110, but that's with Bravo drives on extension boxes.
That's funny right there!
I admit I was just stirring the pot a little with my "368/525s/131mph" post. The reality of that ridiculously fast run is that those 525s are all hand picked and dialed in as much as possible and still be legal (surely around 600hp at the crank), and they were running a set of super thin kilo props that were so tall, the boat would barely get on plane. Not to mention they were on the Salton Sea, which is below sea level and the saltiest (denses) water in the US! Add in that the full canopy Skaters are faster due to aerodynamic advantages over open cockpit boats and it all adds up to a speed that is about 15-20mph faster than what would be seen in a typical well set-up pleasure boat. Don Holtz has a classic 36 up in Washington w/ twin 525s that runs right at 110, but that's with Bravo drives on extension boxes.So when I hit 125+... That's good RIGHT?
LOL
