Super Bad Gladiator
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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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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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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.
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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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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