Was there a knock off of this boat - TEMPEST XPE-27

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01-07-2014, 05:25 PM

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pardon me... it was 502 with a bravo outdrive.. not a jet.... As far as the "tempest" version of this boat goes I've only seen an i/o with a naturally aspirated engine - and the turbine version (helicopter engine)...

I agree I think a jet would be a dog on a boat this long...

01-07-2014, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by glassdave

pretty high on the "gee-whiz" scale but that had to be a slug at a 28 foot single with three hundred hp and a Berkley. That tunnel should draw small crowd looks cool

100% agree that it was underpowered even if it was very light. But, I have a $10K fix for that Porsche V8 that would get it to 500-600hp reliably. Still wouldn't be a contender on a race course, but would be a lot more fun!

Yeah, the Tunnel my friend is doing should be loads of fun!!

Cheers,

Dave

04-27-2014, 10:48 AM

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Are you guys talking about my Porsche Kineo? Maybe this will help ;-) www.myporschekineo.com

05-03-2014, 07:18 AM

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