The Shootout’s Slowest Boat
08-29-2018 | 03:39 PM
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The Shootout’s Slowest Boat
Only time will tell if electric boats have a place at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout in Central Missouri, but after last weekend, Torqeedo and Boating magazine made a case for it.
https://speedonthewater.com/in-the-n...s-slowest-boat
https://speedonthewater.com/in-the-n...s-slowest-boat
08-30-2018 | 11:57 AM
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Now owning a 17' C.C. with a 90hp outboard I'm impressed with this effort. I'd suggest doing some work on that big square console that hits the air like a barn door and move the driver to a lower helm seat like a flats boat, possibly could pick up a mph or two. ed
08-30-2018 | 01:19 PM
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08-30-2018 | 09:33 PM
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Also, I know they have to have safety and all but damn.... a helmet for a 25mph boat?
08-31-2018 | 10:56 AM
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Plus, it made for an entertaining photo.
08-31-2018 | 05:18 PM
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If you're not wearing the correct life jacket and hit the water, the water can rip the helmet off, with your head in it! Need a flap in back of neck and on crotch.
08-31-2018 | 06:35 PM
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