Re: NOW i know why Apaches are so highly regarded!!!!! First run, FLAWLESS!!!
 

Congrats Jay. I have not done anything yet with the trailer but I will let you know. Glad your having fun with that bad azz boat.

David :drink:

Re: NOW i know why Apaches are so highly regarded!!!!! First run, FLAWLESS!!!
 

Thanks, here are some video files of it last night.
J

http://www.putfile.com/jayl13

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sounding good :drink:

Re: NOW i know why Apaches are so highly regarded!!!!! First run, FLAWLESS!!!
 

Listen to the blower whine movie, Just AWESOME when you take and put that idler pulley inside the blower belt. Thats what IM TALKIN ABOUT!

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You have come a long way Brother! Now injoy your summer :drink:

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There is nothing like the sound of the blowers whining. You gotta love that sound. :evilb:

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HEY BOB, Geez, been like 2 years since I have talked to you! How you been?
yeah blower whine, there is NOTHING out there that sounds better in my opinion! Well maybe turbines but thats not exactly an everyday sound to most of us in a boat. Amazing when you are out in 2-3 footers and you feel NOTHING, slight bump and just WIND IN YOUR EARS. Face and neck all pushed back from wind, drooling on yourself running out of the corner of your mouth!!!
Freakin AWESOME! And that was about 3 miles offshore
This boat is the BEST!

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Looking Good Jay!!!! best of wishes, MM & Lucy ;)

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Jay did you open her up all the way yet? Get a top sped?

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Thanks MM and Lucy!
No not yet, one thing though I have a Garmin 276C GPS unit and its very VERY slow to react to speeds, takes about 20 seconds to catch up with your boat while its moving. At 4800 or 4900 and a quick glance at the GPS it registered 68 But in all actuality we were probably moving around 8-10 MPH faster than that. Around 70 is where your face starts to peel back some, well we had that and then some at that point and that was in the ICW in flat water, She trims and falls into form so nicely. Also 5 people, tools out the ying yang, full tanks on board so she was weighted down quite a bit. Im sure I could get more out of here with 4 blade props and less weight and less fuel no question but honestly im happy with it. I did not buy this boat to be the running with Reggie Fountain for the fastest V bottom in the world.
Im VERY pleased with its performance and its handling characteristics.
J