Tub grinder man.

Maybe. I think the fact that you could throw it hard into a turn is a good quality too.

No! Tub grinder sold it to a guy in Florida and its being rerigged.

Seems to me the Aussies can always take "batsh*t crazy" to the next level. :coolcowboy:

i'm pretty sure you are incorrect. in fact, you are wrong. the winner would be steve stepp with the record winning cgs ferocious velocity in the 134mph boat done back in the mid 90's like ray just pointed out. yup, he's the man when it comes to making a straight bottom go fast. gotta give credit where credit is due.

The CGS Velocity was fast , she was built to be a race boat .

Past records are cool and that Velocity sounds amazing but...........


Who currently has the fastest Straight V that is together and running????? :boat:

If Coolerman's Black Thunder is a straight bottom , he runs 140's if I remember right

Coolermans boat is amazing! But its a twin step

I was thinking the same thing.

Maybe this scarab?

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o54461-en.html

Or this apache?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...le-apache.html

Or check300s single checkmate with 1500hp?

Excess Energy is almost finished with a 41' Velocity that should run north of 120 mph . His project is powered by Ford PSI motors , should be in the water by the end of June

I believe this is the build you are talking about.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/v...-upgrades.html

Absolutely amazing! It's a shame these type of build threads are hidden all over OSO.

He needs to hurry up and finish that bad boy.

I know. I only just found yours. Another one that went dark was wicked wons 41 saber getting an 8.3L whipple upgrade.

You are absolutely right about these threads getting lost in the mix, and it is really a shame. I was just turned on to your thread and now the Velocity one as well. The wealth of knowledge on this site never ceases to amaze me, you have in some cases people helping complete strangers with things that they would never be able to do themselves or even know where to begin. There are very well respected engine builders among others who come on here and offer free advice to anyone who is willing to listen and that in itself is invaluable to someone like myself who has enough knowledge to be dangerous but doesn't know all of the ins and outs of everything.

Just got word the CGS is almost done. It got a fresh paint job. Got rigged with #5's and the N/A 900's are gonna be put in it really soon. It wont be the fastest V anymore but I bet the old girl still runs in the teens with its new set-up.

wow that's nucking futs

Would like to see how "Smokin' Joe" would do with staggered 1650's and some 8's

Yep, ours is a twin step. Bobs 41 Velocity should put up some good numbers, and so should Jason's 43 with arnesons. I think the only thing that would hold back these two kick ass boats for an all out speed number is that they are side by side and not staggered..... But, the side by side is much nicer for recreational use. It's always a trade-off!

Side by side doesn't seem to slow down a velocity due to the pad bottom. We discussed this earlier in the week. EEs boat could go way over 120. Will the 5s even hold up?

Well with all this top speed non step V talk, it looks like I need to buy some PSI's!!!

For those that cannot see my sarcasm font, I am being sarcastic!

The sarcasm font is generally "Comic Sans MS" for future reference. :whistle:

I really don't see the sarcasm..... I know we have talked about it numerous times..... ;-)

Holy crap at that Apache.....wow what a badazz boat

Did you have this in the saginaw river last summer?

Not so sure about that, Steve Stepp has the record for being the first to run 100 MPH a bunch of years ago in a 30' Velocity hull, I say has in that being first still holds today. If Steve has some record of note for the 134 in CGS then I may have missed that, perhaps you could post up a link to the official record. I believe the question was looking for something documented. On any given weekend afternoon someone on a small lake or river down south runs 120 plus in a 20 something Allison or Hydrostream. Record run? Well for the boat owner I am sure it means a lot, to the APBA or other sanctioning bodies, not much.

I don't have any problem believing it ran 134mph.

I'd rather know which boats are still assembled and running the number.

Not last summer, the summer before, I think I was up there around the 4th of July.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3gg19I52wE

This one is crazy....139mph!!

Although not strictly on topic as this particular boat I think has steps.........not that they would add anything IMO from photos that I have seen as it runs with about 6 inches of hull in the water

No steps on that boat. It's a 21ft Force (built in Australia). Boat alone these things run well over 140mph.
I was watching this thread with interest and wondered if there was an untold minimum boat length on it, so I didn't say anything until now.
I also know Mike Warpath in the US has that thing that's around 21-22ft with twin blown motors in it! Not sure on its max speed but it would be stupid fast I'm sure!