First run of the day

Looks great, congratulations Byrd!

air fuel mixture tweaks and syncing the drives for tomorrows run....

byrdman said quote.... "its still getting its sh1t together at 190"

Crew is I-95 southbound looking for a surface currently :hitfan:

I have pics on my phone but I can't figure out how to post them.. Boat ran great they should all be proud. Jt will be taking over the sticks tomorrow as I have been fast enough in a #6 boat. The boat was climbing when i backed it down . We ran three rus today at 183, 187 and 190

Very impressive :cool:

good job on the sticks Gatorone, keepin everyone "safe".I am sure someone will have to ask if you were wearing lanyard.:cool-smiley-011:

The question they need to really ask is would it really matter:Whatever::food-smiley-009:

are you salt or fresh at your place?

You guys need to put Zul in the back seat! That way he can tune by ear, the heck with the lap top!:D:D :drink:

Bill when are you gonna bring a handtruck full of cash down the dock?

70% fresh Byrd brought his own

Sydwayz will want to know :evilb: :D

Go Tom Go!!!! Congrats Darlin!!! :cool-smiley-026:

Congratulations Gents and Doreen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skater 46
Length: 45’ 7"
Beam: 12’
Height To Top of Canopies: 6’10”
Weight: 5000 Lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 400-1000 Gallons
Tunnel Width: 66”
Tunnel Height (Front): 42”
Tunnel Height (Read): 26”
Sponson Deadrise: 16°


If you want to cruise all day at 100 MPH in a boat that feels like a stretch limo, the Skater 46 Race Pleasure more than delivers with the smooth ride that comes from years of dominating the offshore racing and poker run circuits.

Engine Configurations Estimated Speeds*
(2x) 1075 H.P. Engines with #6 Drives 145 MPH+
(2x) 1100 H.P. Engines with #6 Drives 145 MPH+
(2x) 1300 H.P. Engines with #6 Drives 170 MPH+
Arneson drives available

Download Specifications

*Speeds are only estimates. Your performance may vary due to water conditions, fuel and passenger load and other factors. Custom modifications can be accomplished for an additional charge.

I brought a couple of sets of herings down on the hand truck, isn't that the same as cash

Congratulations guys. I have a pretty good idea of what it takes to accomplish what you have. It took me a year of testing and tweaking to get one in the 170's safely(or as safe as you can be in an open cockpit boat over 170) and consistently. Hopefully you can hit 200 with it. Great job on the power JC. Again, congrats and be safe. Eddie

Wow, congrats. Good job to all involved.

Giant cajones, not sure I have 'em THAT big. :hitfan:

I Have A Set Of 40's If You Need Em

For all those involved .............. I want to say thanks alot .......... You know who you are ......... This boat was built entirely from knowledge from this website........... I wanna thank BIG DADDY Bill Pyburn "Gatorone" for all his help with running the boat & use of his facilities.......... Lucididee will post mad pictures and video when we return

This was a real big project going on for 3 years and for Byrdman being a "just a plumber" from south Jersey, he came up with this whole vision. Many of the top people in the marine performance industry said it couldn't be done with this type motor, setup & boat. I just helped fine tune his combination along with Richie Zul and steered him to the best boat rigger, John Pompi (Callan turbine race boat), to complete this project, and he has seen it through to the very end. This project was a success. We are still in the testing and tuning stages of this boat, we have Johnny Tomlinson coming tommorrow to fine tune the final stages of this project.

Byrdie,

I just wanna thank you for letting me be part of this project and letting me document this. But, holy crap, you took me for a ride of a lifetime. And for that I could never thank you enough. Does going 190mph in your boat make me the fastest woman on the water?

Tommorows agenda is fine tuning air/fuel mixture ratios and syncing RPMs with drive adjustments.We are still not running the most aggressive tune up in the boat.We are confident that we can achieve higher speeds with this tune up in the next pass.We will see what will happen.

Congratulations! Get some sleep. :cool-smiley-011:

Wow,

Very nice, I can only just even start to fathom the time, efforts , thoughts and team work that went in to this project .

Wish you well in furthur development, Be Safe out there!!



Jon

That's barely 100MPH faster than my fastest current boat.

Congrats and stay safe. Very impressive!! With Skater being just down the road, I always root for Peter's boats.

Very Nice Project!
Beautiful boat...CONGRATS to all involved you should be proud of your accomplishment :ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004::ernaehrung004:

Your HOT Dee!!! I am glad you had the opportunity to go on this trip! I can't wait to see your work as always! Great Job Babe!:cool-smiley-027::drink::drink:

To Tom and JC, I have watched the two of you work on this boat since the beginning and have watched the two of you fight llike a married couple. congrats to both of you. Tom your wish finally came true.

Nice work to all involved! where is this taking place at???

Congrats! Hope to see it up on Lake Champlain sometime...

Neil

Jacksonville

What area on the st Johns are you running at??

Between I-295 and Downtown

I used to work at NAS, used thier ramp all the time.
Good luck with todays run's Be safe!!! wish I would have known would have come up for the weekend, couple friends of mine are still at NAS.

Byrdman,

Will you be bringing that boat to South Jersey ? It would look nice sitting next to Mike & Kelly's boat. Mad Max will have nothing on you !

Crazy just crazy I think I would piss myself:D

Guys you need to get a video clip of those motors running, must sound bad as*. Congrats to you all!!:drink:

congrats to all...BYRD way to go

ummmm......Holy F%$k Nice job to all involved

Nice work guys... boat and hardware's looking great.