Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
09-13-2006 | 05:33 PM
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Re: Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
Originally Posted by Biggus
I am pretty impressed with the 41 Velocity.
Last week out at Lake Cumberland I put 5-6 hrs on the 41 and it rode like it was on rails. This is a full cabin boat, complete with stand up head and shower. After a little seat time, I had it running a solid 96.0 on GPS @ 5800. (staggered 800's Konrad Ace drives) I'm sure the 100 mph mark is no problem with the right set of props and more experience behind the wheel.
The Velocity had no bad manners at all. No chine walk, no porpoising, just a sweet ride. Nice design, very impressed.
Kurt
Last week out at Lake Cumberland I put 5-6 hrs on the 41 and it rode like it was on rails. This is a full cabin boat, complete with stand up head and shower. After a little seat time, I had it running a solid 96.0 on GPS @ 5800. (staggered 800's Konrad Ace drives) I'm sure the 100 mph mark is no problem with the right set of props and more experience behind the wheel.
The Velocity had no bad manners at all. No chine walk, no porpoising, just a sweet ride. Nice design, very impressed.
Kurt
09-13-2006 | 05:58 PM
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Re: Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
Originally Posted by ScarabCV
Kurt, we had the houseboat directly to the left of the Velocity display. Had the chance to look over the 41 with the Konrads/Bandits looked like a nice setup, and sounded great. BTW, Did you guys run in the P/R? I thought a yellow velocity passed us nearing the second card stop. We were rollin 85-90 in the 35' Nordic from Franks Marine when the boat came around us. -Scott
Yes, we ran but started a bit late. The Velocity crew did a real nice job putting it together. As I said above, no bad manners at all. Glad you liked it, they've been fantastic to work with.
Kurt
09-13-2006 | 07:49 PM
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Re: Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
Originally Posted by Chris Sunkin
Take that 3,000 horsepower and put it in a pad-bottomed Velocity 41 and it would run 160.
Last edited by clearcut3; 09-13-2006 at 07:51 PM.
09-13-2006 | 08:15 PM
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Re: Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
Fountains aside...(I know guys, but they're cat killers for christ sake! 
....I gotta go with WickedWon. 41 Saber Banshee with 1150 Sterlings.....113mph on flat as hell water (SOTW 2004). The damn thing WILL run 116 in a slight chop.
Straight up powerboat to the bone.
....I gotta go with WickedWon. 41 Saber Banshee with 1150 Sterlings.....113mph on flat as hell water (SOTW 2004). The damn thing WILL run 116 in a slight chop.
Straight up powerboat to the bone.
09-13-2006 | 09:05 PM
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Re: Fastest NON STEP V Bottom Boats?
Wasn't Gentry's 3-engined 46 Scarab up there?
Update:
From Scarab's website-
1993 • World Kilo Speed Record 126.38 mph
— Richie Powers & Tom Gentry
— 43' Scarab
Update:
From Scarab's website-
1993 • World Kilo Speed Record 126.38 mph
— Richie Powers & Tom Gentry
— 43' Scarab
Last edited by Chris Sunkin; 09-13-2006 at 09:09 PM.
