Making some progress on the ol' Flat deck
10-26-2023 | 07:43 AM
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Congrats !!!! It is great to see the old school V-bottom ripping...very refreshing !!! I am sick and tired of seeing all the over priced Cat boats and CC's. Appreciate you sharing all of this with us all.
Cheers,
Cheers,
10-26-2023 | 08:23 AM
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No question - the CC and Cat fad is getting really boring. Buy a way too expensive boat, slap some standard issue mercury racing outboards on it and your all set... Boring.
10-26-2023 | 10:29 AM
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If my math is right ....
800#.hr - the 10% added for E85 =720#hr
720/.60 BSFC =1200HP
Go tunnelcram!
10-26-2023 | 11:22 AM
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This in incredible to see you achieve this after following all these years, I was just thinking about this thread and hoped you had a cool day to make the century mark before yalls weather turned. Your ability to stick with this project over the years has been inspiring to say the least. Man, I think we are close in age (44 here) I have to believe raising a family and knocking this project out had to of been quite the undertaking! Congrats!
10-26-2023 | 07:13 PM
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This in incredible to see you achieve this after following all these years, I was just thinking about this thread and hoped you had a cool day to make the century mark before yalls weather turned. Your ability to stick with this project over the years has been inspiring to say the least. Man, I think we are close in age (44 here) I have to believe raising a family and knocking this project out had to of been quite the undertaking! Congrats!
THOUSANDS of hours work over the years but the memories are priceless.(at least that`s what I keep telling myself to justify the work and money spent
)The kids were so small in 2011 when I bought it!!
Then
10-26-2023 | 08:59 PM
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18x29 R18 Herrings are the top speed props.
18x32 R15 Mercury are the cruiser props , and even thou theoretically they should go a 100mph at 5600 they don`t. 95mph at 6100.
I`m guessing the rake gets the bow more out of the water .
Wonder how much rake she would like ? '
18x31 R20 seems like the perfect prop to me .
18x32 R15 Mercury are the cruiser props , and even thou theoretically they should go a 100mph at 5600 they don`t. 95mph at 6100.
I`m guessing the rake gets the bow more out of the water .
Wonder how much rake she would like ? '
18x31 R20 seems like the perfect prop to me .
Let me know when you are in the area
