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Old 10-13-2002, 10:12 PM
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How much longer before we see the Skaters with 2 or 3 of these hangin' off their transoms???
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Turbine w/cowl on it...

TURBINE OUTBOARD ON 2.5 OFFSHORE MIDSECTION CLICK HERE
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I read an artical on those a few years ago.. if I recall they are 350hp. 140# and about $60k??
 
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Well at 60K that is HUGE money, HOWEVER that is some really cool engineering to get that to work I would like to see that up close and personal

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OK, $60K too much? How about a TURBO instead...?
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Land and Sea I believe? I saw theirs when they first built it. As I understand they had some real troubles with it but I am not sure what they were.

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I actually met the guy how biulds these motors, he was at Daytona Race in the pits, the motors are 30 grand, don't know if that includes the gear box.
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