Hey I am wondering what power you have and what props you are running? Right now we are around 900 hp and about 950 tq and we need larger than 18x31. Wondering what everyone else has to compair to get the right set. Hering 18x31 looking to go maybe 18x33 hering but that might be to much what do you guys think?
Hunter

We just sold our 2004 42X. Neil and Bud set it up with 1050 Sterlings. We were spinning 33's. I would recomend going up if you are at 31. The 42x is the easiest boat to put on plane. Ours was the first of the line and with big power. Neil got it up in less than 10 seconds will 33's. The higher the pitch, the more bowrise you will get. If you are looking for all top end. Go with the bigger props. Your boat should be able to spin them with no problem. Just remember about slip coming on plane if you are in fresh water. On our new 46XP we are spinning 35's and they could even go bigger. Run with it!!!

Was yours at Lake Cumberland? If so my friend just bought that boat. They said the owners just bought a 46. I think that we might keep them like this for this year because it accelerates like crazy. Next year we will have some different motors and spin some big wheels. How fast is your rough rider with the 1075's. I am assuming that those are the motors you have.
Hunter

Yes, I think we are talking about the same boat. If it's the blue 42x with the name Insanity on the back from FW. That boat does accelerate like crazy. I recommend spinning some big wheels and getting some more top end out of that boat. It was a great riding machine. We did go with the 1075's in the rough rider. I was just running it last week. We had it at about 108 but we couldn't run it all the way up b/c of all the wood in the water. It's sister boat ran 125 about a month ago and we went with the same setup. So we will see where the ceiling is. Neil had our now old 42x at 117 on it's main voyage b/f we had to put the muflers in it. GREAT BOAT!!!

Craig

Yep it is the same boat. He is pulling off the mufflers and puting on the borla mufflers to make it louder. These are great boats that is for sure. I dont think that we have to power to turn bigger props because we pulled boost out of the motors because without intercoolers 10 psi means funny fuel and that is expensive. Next season we sould be able to trun some bigger wheels.
Hunter

We had the Borla's in the boat. We had 35 calls to the local authorities "in one hour" and they threatened to haul our a$$es off to jail. We boat up in Northern Michigan so they are very conservative up there. We lost a bit of power when we pulled the Borla's out and put in the new mufflers. Good luck, maybe we will see you at the Smoke on the Water run this year. That boat got a lot of PR last year at the run. Let him know we also have copies of the magazine that it was in in December Boating 04.

Craig

Craig what harbor were you at in TCB? We keep our boat on Lake St. Clair and we will for sure be at smoke on the water. I have done some cool runs in northern michigan. This year in fact we are seeing if we can do a North Channel Run with some go fast boats. Where are you keeping your boat now?
Hunter

People need to settle down on the noise up north. They think that they are really something sometimes.
Hunter

Its happening everywhere. If you get checked out on our lake and are over 89 decibels they escort you off the lake to the launch and hand you a nice $250.00 ticket

We boat out of Leland Harbor just north of TC. The authorities have been hell, that's why we had to tune down Insanity. This 1075's idle a lot quieter than the Sterlings did. Can't wait to meet ya at the Smoke on the Water Run. We are really involved with Bob and the event. If you have last years DVD tell your friend to watch it. That blue boat got a lot of film and news time. It was on the front page of the paper. Does the noise bother you up north? I wouldn't think it would having a big HP boat. I like the 1075's b/c the idle quietly out of the harbor. Can't wait to run with you guys this summer. It's always a blast!

Craig