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Old 04-26-2014, 08:37 AM
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Old 04-26-2014, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Level III Chaos
Just went through your other pics.......nice flat bottom! Did you build the engine in the boat?
The Engine in the boat was built by QMP (Quarter Mile Performance) in Chatsworth, originally we set it up for Alcohol and it made 1,319 HP, but Alcohol is a major pain the A$$. Way too much work when I am the one man pit crew. So we changed pistons to lower the compression from 11:1 down to 8:1 and I now run it on AV-Gas and it makes 968 HP. Still plenty, it runs about 132 mph, that is plenty fast for a 17' flat bottom.
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Old 04-26-2014, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by mountainmadness
Been around since the beginning. Used "Traviss" screen name back then. It will never be like it was back then, holy smokes we had some fun.

Where's packinair? I'll still wackem with the bat!
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Old 04-26-2014, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by BenPerfected
When did OSO start?
1999 in California .
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Old 04-26-2014, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Griff
10 years + would make you an OG in my book
OG still kickin' it!
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Old 04-26-2014, 12:38 PM
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Been around pretty much from the inception of the site. Under the screen name "Boat Nut" but I lost the password, etc, so rejoined as "PARADOX". Still here.. still wanna sell the Avanti.. still be here after.
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Old 04-26-2014, 01:00 PM
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In this respect, proud to be considered "old school." Member of the offshore racing community since 1977.
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Old 04-26-2014, 02:01 PM
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Member since 2001 .

I check in now and then but certainly not on here as much as I used to be.

So much has changed over the years .
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Old 04-26-2014, 02:45 PM
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First post was under another screen name back in 2002....sure bet alot has changed.
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It's been interesting reading this thread. It is striking how many of the old school people have left performance boating. Many have said it just isn't the same anymore.

Back in 2005, I think the writing was on the wall. I'll never forget the post on OSO "Yup. We're done" by Jim and Mary Dietz who said they were getting out of the sport. A good part of the sport is the people, and the comradery was gone. They had a beautiful boat called WickedWon, which they sold. I knew after reading this that the sport was changing.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...were-done.html

It's been interesting to hear on this thread that a lot of the "old school" members have also gotten out of the sport, although not necessarily out of boating.

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