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Old 05-08-2014 | 03:28 PM
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What is it? Who owns it?

The old tub grinder 39 velocity race boat. 130?

Mike tick tacks fountain. 110+?

Excess energys 41 velocity?

Gentry scarab. 126?

A big power velocity 30? Supposedly one went 115.
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Old 05-08-2014 | 04:00 PM
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That is a very good question. I look forward to all of the response, there might a straight V-bottom pleasure boat out there I have not heard of,....
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Old 05-08-2014 | 04:12 PM
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Has this boat made a top speed run yet?

http://speedonthewater.com/boat-rest...r-testing.html

I would imagine it's a contender.
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Old 05-08-2014 | 04:39 PM
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Fountain.
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:00 PM
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This is pretty good question. I would have to imagine the fastest straight bottom V would have to be over the 115-120 mph mark. Since there is a few sabers and apaches that are talked about running in the 105-115 mph range. If 115mph is the mark to beat, I may be awful close in my BT!!!
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:05 PM
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:07 PM
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Think it was a triple Merc 1000 powered Fountain and the record was about 130 but I could be very wrong....
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:24 PM
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Wasnt Ohio Steel a straight bottom?
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 302Sport
Think it was a triple Merc 1000 powered Fountain and the record was about 130 but I could be very wrong....
Is a Fountain really a straight vee? It has a pad bottom. I guess if a Velocity is allowed its ok. I did think you were talking about a "real" straight vee though.
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Old 05-08-2014 | 05:29 PM
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A better question may be, what is the fastest non step V bottom out there?
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