Old boat magazines....
10-11-2020 | 09:31 AM
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From: Cleveland, OH / Pewaukee, WI
Crap! I don’t have the 92’ issue of Power Boat with the TG and the PP. That looks like a good one! I got two 5-drawer filing cabinets full of magazines and brochures... And I love it!!
10-11-2020 | 10:19 AM
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Was their “Offshore” performance tests issue.
Many other tests too.
Funny, the ones we’ve forgotten.
Best was on a 29’ Powerquest.
Docked beside one and its owner at West Bay a coupe yrs back.
It was flawless and a very nice, more recreational boat like we like.
An older couple had it and when I complemented them on it and then guessed it was a 65 mph boat??? (Which to me, would be impressive for that type/style boat)
He took great offense to it!
(I actually figured 55 but guessed high to try avoid offending him)
Said it was an 80 mph boat 🤓
Quizzed him on power, which further offended him....., he reported they were stick big blocks and why would I doubt his speed claims.....???
At that point my wife smiled at me, shook her head, and headed to the bar 😂
I stayed behind To explain to its owner that I meant no offense by my guess of 65 miles an hour, and that I thought that was very impressive for a boat with that type of creature comforts and luxury and that 80 would crush a lot of egos!
He immediately went right back to assuring me that it was a true 80 mile an hour boat.
Anyhow, so in the story I just stumbled on this morning same boat same power has a top speed of……, 65 miles an hour :-)
Gotta love magazine tests😉
Like My buddy that 20 yrs ago, I watched get out of a claimed 80 mph boat ride, pulled out the first hand held, pocket sized GPS I’d ever seen.
Showed me the screen that showed 70, smiled at me and said, “how do you like my lie detector?”
W/o ever showing it to the owner of the “80” mph boat, put it back in his pocket and walked away 🤓
Many other tests too.
Funny, the ones we’ve forgotten.
Best was on a 29’ Powerquest.
Docked beside one and its owner at West Bay a coupe yrs back.
It was flawless and a very nice, more recreational boat like we like.
An older couple had it and when I complemented them on it and then guessed it was a 65 mph boat??? (Which to me, would be impressive for that type/style boat)
He took great offense to it!
(I actually figured 55 but guessed high to try avoid offending him)
Said it was an 80 mph boat 🤓
Quizzed him on power, which further offended him....., he reported they were stick big blocks and why would I doubt his speed claims.....???
At that point my wife smiled at me, shook her head, and headed to the bar 😂
I stayed behind To explain to its owner that I meant no offense by my guess of 65 miles an hour, and that I thought that was very impressive for a boat with that type of creature comforts and luxury and that 80 would crush a lot of egos!
He immediately went right back to assuring me that it was a true 80 mile an hour boat.
Anyhow, so in the story I just stumbled on this morning same boat same power has a top speed of……, 65 miles an hour :-)
Gotta love magazine tests😉
Like My buddy that 20 yrs ago, I watched get out of a claimed 80 mph boat ride, pulled out the first hand held, pocket sized GPS I’d ever seen.
Showed me the screen that showed 70, smiled at me and said, “how do you like my lie detector?”
W/o ever showing it to the owner of the “80” mph boat, put it back in his pocket and walked away 🤓
Last edited by Twin O/B Sonic; 10-11-2020 at 10:27 AM.
10-11-2020 | 04:08 PM
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From: PortRoyal Bermuda
Here’s some trivia for you.
Debartolos Nova Had twin jets!
Dont remember Four Winns story?
I was a huge fan of Nordskog and his accomplishments but..., I have a friend that worked for Hydrostream when he/PB tested one and he labeled it as dangerous and their heads exploded!
He didn’t how to fly a light OB vee bottom!
Debartolos Nova Had twin jets!
Dont remember Four Winns story?
I was a huge fan of Nordskog and his accomplishments but..., I have a friend that worked for Hydrostream when he/PB tested one and he labeled it as dangerous and their heads exploded!
He didn’t how to fly a light OB vee bottom!
I still laugh when I think about Dick DeBartolo's writing . The Four Winn's incident involved them testing one of the (then) new 'U' boats , you know , the ones that were clones of the C16 and C18 Donzis. I think it was the U19 and I think it was Nordskog , not Teague . They were having a blast until they put it into a hard over turn and instead of banking inwards into the turn it violently heeled outwards onto the other side of the hull. Although I don't think it was the first boat that they tested that did that to be honest it just wasn't something that should have ever happened . Their wording of the incident was priceless and it haunted Four Winns for a very long time after with the U boat series . .
