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12-29-2011 | 06:55 PM

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Alas the lund in a race with the wife on the wheel. Note how she slows down to taunt the competitor before checking out. Oh yeah, that my girl!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNs4C...eature=related

12-29-2011 | 06:58 PM

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Phantom we use to run with a lot doing a flyby past the carver... man I love those boats. Sorry for the HJ stallion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cDV53h35HY

Yep, that is Steve's old boat. When he got it and I brought back my father's boat from Florida we ran one day and he beat me twice, but I would would have liked to have another shot at him, I must admit I had two thrust washers on (yeah I screwed-up) on each drive, so when I went to trim out the I kept dropping speed, I can admit a mistake, looked at the props with Bob Wallace at Offshore Performance in Egg Harbor Twp, think I dropping fuel pressure hence that is why I was slowing down, it was slowing down because I had two thrust wahers, (I did have a fuel leak, but that wasn't the reason I lost nor the reason for dropping speed), it was a good laugh for him, and for me too. I would have liked to have had another shot at him, because my Phantom is all sorted out.

And I would like to run the Italian Stallion Fountain, maybe he is playing possum and really runs 90+, and is holding back on that extra 5 mph in order to drum up a race or two.

Never know unless I get on the water this summer.

Picture of Steve and his son, with my relatives on my boat at Lloyd's creek two years ago, a great day on the water, two 34' Phantoms.

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12-29-2011 | 07:02 PM

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Nice! That was also big steve my wife was racing in the fishing boat. Top drawer dude steve is....

12-29-2011 | 07:02 PM

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Alas the lund in a race with the wife on the wheel. Note how she slows down to taunt the competitor before checking out. Oh yeah, that my girl!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNs4C...eature=related

I like that waving goodbye, funny.

12-29-2011 | 07:05 PM

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Now that is good stuff, to me that is a great post. I love hearing about who raced who, and what happened.

I don't care what kinda of boat it is,a 45 mph boat, or an extreme speed boat, racing is racing, and I say 45 mph boat because I did not use the Phantom last summer, but did use the 15' Boston Whaler and I did look for other 15' Boston Whalers to race when I was at the Jersey shore (Cape May)and did get into two races with other Boston Whalers. Beat a 15' Whaler with a 60hp Johnson, he did not have power trim and I do so I trimmed it out and pulled away; so my fat-ass was able to pull him up top, and the other Whaler was under-powered so it was no contest. But there is always someone faster somewhere.

This summer I hope to use the Phantom, and I will race anyone I can, in the 85-100mph range. Gotta try, that is what makes it fun.

happy holidays,

Stephen

OOOHHH! I'll be sure to try an stop by on my way home after the Sarasota race July 2nd. Will your Mom put me up for a night? LOL. Sorry for the brief hijack mr. stallion. Happy new year all. B

12-29-2011 | 07:20 PM

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OOOHHH! I'll be sure to try an stop by on my way home after the Sarasota race July 2nd. Will your Mom put me up for a night? LOL. Sorry for the brief hijack mr. stallion. Happy new year all. B

Always room at the Jones house. Get that boat built, I will not be able run with your 100+mph hot-rod.

Happy Holidays to you Brian.

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12-29-2011 | 07:33 PM

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Always room at the Jones house. Get that boat built, I will not be able run with your 100+mph hot-rod.

Happy Holidays to you Brian.

Don't sweat it Stephen, It'll be propped for the 90 bracket in Sarasota.

12-29-2011 | 07:41 PM

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Don't sweat it Stephen, It'll be propped for the 90 bracket in Sarasota.

I may want to try those props, that sounds about right.

Now back to the topic of this thread, fast single engine V bottoms, who is the top dog?

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12-30-2011 | 12:07 AM

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I''ll let you have a head start. That way its a nice clean kill for the panther. Look for the one in the vid below. I use to run with a yellow phantom quite a lot so I know how they roll. And they roll ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbCfHt242pY

Oh snap!!