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Old 10-04-2005 | 11:10 PM
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Cash Bar how about chiming in on the speeds achieved with your old boat.
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Old 10-05-2005 | 06:26 AM
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SORRY your right but it wont be for long
It was interesting to me how much power/speed is lost with trans & SSMs.....What are you changing to ?..Konrads ?
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Old 10-05-2005 | 07:08 AM
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Old 10-05-2005 | 07:15 AM
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Recently got 72 GPS, 3 guys, full tank of gas, and a bunch of crap i dont need, bet i can get over 75 lightening the load
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Old 10-05-2005 | 07:27 AM
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Recently got 72 GPS, 3 guys, full tank of gas, and a bunch of crap i dont need, bet i can get over 75 lightening the load
What power and drives???
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Old 10-05-2005 | 07:40 AM
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Recently got 72 GPS, 3 guys, full tank of gas, and a bunch of crap i dont need, bet i can get over 75 lightening the load
Love your boat Pete.... Already can't wait for next season!
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Old 10-05-2005 | 08:50 AM
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What power and drives???
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Old 10-05-2005 | 08:44 PM
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Vacuum bagged 2000 with half-cabin and 500 EFI,s 79 MPH.
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Old 10-05-2005 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by birdog
It was interesting to me how much power/speed is lost with trans & SSMs.....What are you changing to ?..Konrads ?

I'm going to try the Konrads I'm doing some power upgrades but I'm going to try to wait for the shift able Konrads to come out late next summer I don't want to run a transmission if I don't have to
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Old 10-06-2005 | 12:59 PM
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96 Gun 3A's...full of fuel 6 people on the boat 75 on gps in snotty water...Motors are 525SC's but they were 'bumped up a bit' by Dollar.

I'd like to get the time to lighten the fuel and only have a couple on board in the right conditions to see what it'll really do.....LS JR!!!
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