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Old 11-23-2014 | 10:30 AM
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1994 TG with 572CI true 700HP, TRS Huber 900's. 28P 4 blade bravo 1 props. In right conditions, IE wave height, current, fuel load, ect, all things being in line, we have seen 82 on GPS. Its a little nerve racking at 5500 RPM, LOL, engines are screaming pretty good, but it has definitely happened .....and more than once at that!
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Old 11-23-2014 | 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by kreed
1994 TG with 572CI true 700HP, TRS Huber 900's. 28P 4 blade bravo 1 props. In right conditions, IE wave height, current, fuel load, ect, all things being in line, we have seen 82 on GPS. Its a little nerve racking at 5500 RPM, LOL, engines are screaming pretty good, but it has definitely happened .....and more than once at that!
I agree it can happen, but many guys act like its ALL THE time and easily..... needs to be PERFECT conditions.
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Old 11-23-2014 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Full Force
I agree it can happen, but many guys act like its ALL THE time and easily..... needs to be PERFECT conditions.
100% agreed

more often than not, its 78-79 any day

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Old 11-23-2014 | 11:21 AM
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Just so we are clear, My post wasn't aimed at Cigs , its all brands.

I can see a older Top Gun doing 80mph with 700's and bravos.
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Old 11-23-2014 | 12:16 PM
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The guy who I got my cafe from still has a trophy from poker runs America Georgian bay radar run around 1996 for fastest boat at either 87 or 89mph. I'll get him to send me a pic of it to post. Now it's radar and not GPS but that was hauling azz for a old boat. As said, 91 Cafe, 750 Hawks and #3's. Bought from Phil in 1994 or 5. Guy actually traded in 2 nice Harley's on it and I believe Phil still has one from the deal.
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Old 11-23-2014 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by erik1976
The guy who I got my cafe from still has a trophy from poker runs America Georgian bay radar run around 1996 for fastest boat at either 87 or 89mph. I'll get him to send me a pic of it to post. Now it's radar and not GPS but that was hauling azz for a old boat. As said, 91 Cafe, 750 Hawks and #3's. Bought from Phil in 1994 or 5. Guy actually traded in 2 nice Harley's on it and I believe Phil still has one from the deal.
That's moving. I believe rebarboxs cafe with 750hp brad smith engines and #3's runs 80-82. But that's freshwater .
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Old 11-23-2014 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
Just so we are clear, My post wasn't aimed at Cigs , its all brands.

I can see a older Top Gun doing 80mph with 700's and bravos.
Then Bravo goes boom lol
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Old 11-23-2014 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 315duramax
next time ill break out my tape measure... maybe they were 3 or 4 footers. it was a guestimate.. moral of the story is cafes are great riding boats.
wait til you ride in a top gun with big power. you will throw your cafe in the garbage
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Old 11-23-2014 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER
What did the original 90MPH Top Guns have for engines?
aluminum 580ci donovans
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Old 11-23-2014 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 88bullet
wait til you ride in a top gun with big power. you will throw your cafe in the garbage
Wait till you ride in a Twin Step Gun with lesser power and still run just as fast or faster.. You will throw both of them in the garbage.....
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