1st pleasure boat w/merc power to break 100 for a big vee??? say 38ft or bigger
01-07-2011, 07:39 AM
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LOL you just took me back to my drag racing days in the 80's
....I believe, in 82' the Excalibur Hawk ran 101.2 MPH with Merc 420's with the upgraded DUAL point distributor, a cool can, and a lighter spring in the vaccum secondaries. 
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01-07-2011, 07:44 AM
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01-07-2011, 09:36 AM
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Sorry: getting old is tough.
Allez Vite was originally rigged with C & G 850's, and did not run 100. I built it to be a pleasure boat, but entered it in an OPT race in Grand Haven because it was near where I kept it (Saugatuck).
We had so much fun, and did so well, that we raced it for several seasons, but at the same time used it more as a pleasure boat (e.g. Ft. Lauderdale to Key West, Saugatuck to Chicago).
I switched to Carolina Racing in 1990, but she still would not break 100.
It was only after we switched to Merc 1000 SC's in 1991 that she ran 104 @ Lake X.
01-07-2011, 07:31 PM
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