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Old 11-24-2019 | 08:13 AM
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Go to the 1:10 mark and turn your volume up, sounds sweet.


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Old 11-24-2019 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by kwb


They started out as Merc 900SC and were later rebuilt by Pfaff. Made about 1000hp each. The best that boat ran was 103 on gps light load perfect conditions. Illusion was a wave crushing beast... miss her - kb
Do you remember what props you were running?
I have the same boat with same power and I can’t quite make it to 100.
I have never ran it with less than half tanks on fuel but I can’t see picking up 5-6 mph by losing and few pounds in fuel.
I’m also fresh water.
I am currently running 16x32 five blades.
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Old 11-25-2019 | 12:30 PM
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Kelly, I know my boat (Top gun, not a Tiger) is significantly faster on light fuel. I think it's more of a COG thing than a weight issue. It also planes a lot quicker on light fuel.
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Old 11-25-2019 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by payuppsucker

Do you remember what props you were running?
I have the same boat with same power and I can’t quite make it to 100.
I have never ran it with less than half tanks on fuel but I can’t see picking up 5-6 mph by losing and few pounds in fuel.
I’m also fresh water.
I am currently running 16x32 five blades.
I’m with frickstyle, definitely a COG thing. A smaller one will push it over 100...


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Old 11-25-2019 | 01:11 PM
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Ok, that makes sense because the way it pulls on the trailer with tanks full vs tanks half full is daylight/dark. With tanks half full at speeds over 70 (on the trailer) the tail wants to wag the dog because of insufficient tongue weight. Fill the tanks up and it's a completely different animal.
I don't know why I never thought to apply the same principle to the boat running in the water. Thanks for pointing that out Justin. You may have just found my missing mph.
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Old 11-25-2019 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by apex svt


I’m with frickstyle, definitely a COG thing. A smaller one will push it over 100...


I'm only running about 7-8 pounds of boost but I'm trying to make theses things live a while without catastrophic failure. Having said that I know I could swing bigger wheels with additional boost so that is an option.
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Old 11-25-2019 | 01:17 PM
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I'm feelin' pretty sharp for a Monday!
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Old 11-25-2019 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by frickstyle
I'm feelin' pretty sharp for a Monday!
Yes, which proves you did not go to Key West. I'm still trying to get rid of the cobwebs. The 4 day stopover in Vero Beach on the way home didn't help matters at all.
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