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Old 01-01-2012 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by blue thunder
Usually when running phil it would be on a fun run so 32p good cruise props going 52-5300 rpm with 1.5 drives. It does run good but better with 30s. Phil always says you can make a battleship run with enough power.
blue whats your top speed that you do all the time ???
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Old 01-01-2012 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by blue thunder
Usually when running phil it would be on a fun run so 32p good cruise props going 52-5300 rpm with 1.5 drives. It does run good but better with 30s. Phil always says you can make a battleship run with enough power.
Sounds very good. That boat must really accelerate well with the 30's.
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Old 01-01-2012 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by bajabob
blue whats your top speed that you do all the time ???
When the boat is setup right its 90mph unless it is dead flat and way hot. It takes about a 2' chop and cool air to get the best tops speeds. No steps you know. Last year I was slower than usual with about 87 any time. That should be fixed for next season. Going back to my bobs nose cones and side water pickeup lowers. Plus engines are both all forged now so I may spin to a higher rpm. I'm also kicking around finding a couple sets of 1.65 gears and trying them out. My buddy (jetmech) with a scarab viper has big hp improvement plans for this winter so I need to up my game
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Old 01-01-2012 | 03:41 PM
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Old 01-01-2012 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Smarty
Sounds very good. That boat must really accelerate well with the 30's.
I spent the evening installing new vertical and propshafts in the lowers..... twisted they were. Hope we see you next year at lloyds or something smarty. Love to meet ya and maybe have a go at that phantom
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Old 01-01-2012 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Smarty
Sounds like a plan. The days of Maloneys (a bar) are but a memory. Ventura's still is there.

Spent some summer days as a teenager on the Washington Ave beach watching Mr. Kerbeck (he had a red Excalibur Executioner in those days, 1983 or so) and those guys run up and down the ocean arcing on Sunday afternoons. That beach was always packed with talent (hot girls on the beach).

Margate memories (not Memories Lounge in Margate, for those who know), I liked Maynards back then.
I used to go to Maynard's with a fake id when I was 15, lol. My grand parents were the original owners of Maloney's before the Naame's purchased it. Same here, grew up watching Scarabs and Cigarettes off the shore and that's what drew me to performance boats. Same time frame too, in the 80's.
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Old 01-03-2012 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Smarty
Sounds very good. That boat must really accelerate well with the 30's.
That old resin bucket is a rocketship from a 50mph roll on! The first time we ran he suprised the crap out of me when he stood on it.

He pulls two boat lengths quickly, and usually the race is over before I can reach top speed and reel him in. Of course I am afraid of lunching my drive every time i stand on it. Plus mine being a single takes a lot longer to wind out, especially with the 32" Bravo on it. Spin that one 5800rpm...

In my defense I have also not raced Dave without having at least 4 adults on board. The extra weight makes a big difference on a light boat like this.

With 4 people on board and most of a tank of fuel i can run 92mph just about any day of the week. Empty and with just two on board....use your imagination....
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Old 01-03-2012 | 07:20 AM
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That old resin bucket is a rocketship from a 50mph roll on! The first time we ran he suprised the crap out of me when he stood on it.

He pulls two boat lengths quickly, and usually the race is over before I can reach top speed and reel him in. Of course I am afraid of lunching my drive every time i stand on it. Plus mine being a single takes a lot longer to wind out, especially with the 32" Bravo on it. Spin that one 5800rpm...

In my defense I have also not raced Dave without having at least 4 adults on board. The extra weight makes a big difference on a light boat like this.

With 4 people on board and most of a tank of fuel i can run 92mph just about any day of the week. Empty and with just two on board....use your imagination....
In our first race I had 5 ppl on board, you were light with just you and your gf. The 2 of you soaking wet don't even equal one me so really you only had one person on board Make no mistake about it though, philm can run that beotch. Amazed me last year in some fairly good snot that he did not give way at all.
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Old 01-04-2012 | 07:24 AM
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was on the barnegat bay most of summer & didnt run into any single engine boats that were ready to have some fun.. will be keeping a eye out for that fountain this year...looking forward to it
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Old 01-04-2012 | 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 27 avanti
was on the barnegat bay most of summer & didnt run into any single engine boats that were ready to have some fun.. will be keeping a eye out for that fountain this year...looking forward to it
Wondered if you would show up on this thread? I already mentioned your boat might be good run for him.

See you on the water in the spring.
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