They were Goodwin motors in the 44 OL
I'm not jumping on any bandwagon to bash a company.
The owner switched to merc 1100's and re rigged at the factory and is very happy as far as I know...

I was referring to a completely different boat. 46 skater.

All the debate and blanket statements make them seem worse than issues likely are. More details would nice. No shame in Goodwin coming out and stating the issues they're working on.

I know we bash merc a lot, but they do real validation and this is when it shows.

Gatorone answered below.

I guess I need to go to you for all my info... retarded statement.. this site is full of a bunch of people who buy cookie cutter boats that have no knowledge of what it takes to make one go. Or you just buy one that all the work has been done on..Gary you should know of all people what it takes. .... site lost all people with knowledge due to these idiotic posts...

There may be a bunch of that going on, but everything I've posted is true. And I've spent a lot of time and money getting boats that I've Rigged with my own two hands to go fast.

The one set of Goodwin engines I'm talking about, were ridiculously expensive, and didn't run for ****.

If you say so

I got a beer , can someone pass the:food-smiley-007::food-smiley-007:

Can you please let us know what the issues were so that we have the correct info? Or if there were not any issues with the engines let us know so this can all be cleared up.

This is the post you deleted:

"So you have purchased a new boat and made it go fast? Never bought a race boat to go fast? Buying turbines and and a race boat are the easy way out.."

Yes, I've raced hydroplanes in the national modified class, a boat I tuned and drove. Chris Mills and I built with our own hands a bare 48 skater vee bottom that ran better than any vee bottom to come out of the factory, we built and ran the very first pleasure mystic... and it ran great. Every boat I've owned, comes out of my ownership faster than when I bought it.

You don't know me. So know what your saying before you open your mouth. Aren't you the one *****ing about people talking about things they don't know.

Bill Vogels Goodwin engines in Gotcha didn't run for ****.


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I know exactly who you are and have read your useless posts over the years.

There you go. More BS.. you don't know me. At all. We have never met. Talked on the phone.. nothing.

Speaking of useless posts, your last one is "real strong".

National Modified rock. Our dad raced a GP!

Nothing like running 150 plus in a 20' boat!!!

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I have a vintage Grand Prix that I hope to take on the vintage circuit someday. You probably know the boat given your location. 1970 Lauterback called the Advance United. I bought it from Tom Bertolini.

I don't actually. Looks sweet though. We started GPs in 88 after 10 years in drags. The vintage boats put on a great show. I grew up around open cockpit Blown Fuel Hydros. Talk about having some balls to get behind the wheel!

whoops, double post....

I bet the cars that he put those engines in are a handful to drive:eekdrop:

Might do a whole quarter mile! :)

I love these posts.... where someone asks a question then a bunch of people claim to know the story and another bunch of people dispute that... then you have one or two people who say "both those groups know nothing but I know the real story(insert cocky tone here)" and never actually offer any info

if you arent willing to talk about it then why charade all the social media sites and stories when you come out with something new and cool ?
people like to see innovation and technology why slam people for just asking for updates much less not give some follow up info be it good or bad ? Rome wasn't built overnight

Didn't the boat go 197 and run something like 200 hours on a set of motors that were still running when torn down for a rebuild?

that new Goodwin skater looks and sounds amazing...wow!

I love that that video seems to have been made in response to this thread. lol.

Wasn't the original plan for 3 of them?

The original 3rd one got merc 1100s... there is now a 3rd one getting the goodwins.

Looks like Chris Bradley shrunk and got prettier:evilb: Just kidding Chris. Boat looks AMAZING and you had the right crew in it for the shakedown run.