700hp Fountain 27
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no, he pretty much sold all his toys. bought a 28 ft donzi & has a 08 or 09 dodge pickup. he came out with me few times on the boat last year, goin to see if he wants to come with me to englishgtown when they reopen,maybe will pickup the bug of racing again.i have a 2010 camaro ss.how long you own this boat?
I have owned the boat since 10/2008 and ran it all season 2009 bone stock (56mph, 330hp 454, TRS drive). Then winter of 2009 excalibur82 and I did the Bravo converstion (BIG THANKS to Rob he is the man!!!!!!!!!!!!) and I in the summer of 2010 built a 509 with used iron heads. Got it all ready to use in this past summer 2011 and had about 12 hours of run time when the exhaust seat fell out of the used iron head on the motor. Two weeks later after the dropped valve seat I built a 515 with dart pro 1's and used it that way the rest of the summer. Its going to stay just the way it ran last summer and hope to have a 2012 summer with no problems..
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From: Northern Jersey
That was my cig... Good times! You did have a mile or two on me, but very cool race. My boat is cleaner though.
Your boat definitely sounds better in person than on youtube. Im sure i'll see on the lake. Good luck dialing in your boat.
Your boat definitely sounds better in person than on youtube. Im sure i'll see on the lake. Good luck dialing in your boat.
#214
540 Merlin motor and Merlin grumpy jenkins heads, dynoed 665 hp 700 ft lb torque. I got 88 mph out of it spinning a 30p bravo at 5400 rpm. Sold the boat to a friend of mine this spring with only dyno time on new motor and he says he got 90.3 on gps. Only difference between old motor and new besides a freshen up was a change to BG 850...down size from 1050 dominator.
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Many years ago always spent time at the cove in Brigintine after leaving the Egg Harbor river. The past few years were primarily the Chesapeake, and only once thus far has the Phantom been to Hargrove's Marina in Bellmawr (southern NJ) off of Big Timber Creek.
The Phantom has only been in the water five times in the past two years, which would explain not seeing me. If the boat doesn't sell, I plan on using it this summer. Maybe I will see you.
And the boat did not always have these graphics, it was all-white before the red graphics. And for many years prior to that I used to boat with my father in a yellow 27' Magnum. I get around, just not as often I as I would like.
PS The picture of the Phantom under my name was taken at Corson's Inlet (Ocean City NJ).
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No. It is not red, it is orange, and I would imagine the Activator I am referring to runs 95-100 mph, or more (just a guess), the Chesapeake guys would know for sure (BJ's boat).
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From: bayville nj
540 Merlin motor and Merlin grumpy jenkins heads, dynoed 665 hp 700 ft lb torque. I got 88 mph out of it spinning a 30p bravo at 5400 rpm. Sold the boat to a friend of mine this spring with only dyno time on new motor and he says he got 90.3 on gps. Only difference between old motor and new besides a freshen up was a change to BG 850...down size from 1050 dominator.



