Another stepped hull goes dancing
06-01-2004 | 09:12 PM
#101
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Yea., Reynold's #'s say not to take a stepped Top Gun in a sewer with rapidly flowing water or you might spin out. I think there is a factor to take floating turds into consideration too!
Last edited by Hydrocruiser; 06-01-2004 at 09:16 PM.
06-01-2004 | 09:21 PM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
shane,,,who are you speaking of?...the twisted sticks boat? and yes i do offer to help a lot of people out there! MOST of the time asking NOTHING in return!!! ...also i was NOT at st.cloud this year!!! sorry bro.
06-01-2004 | 09:30 PM
#103
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by Von Bongo
From Lakeshores? Is it purple and yellow I think? Just had a AZ speed kit put on the 575's? If so I also looked it over in the shed this spring.
06-01-2004 | 09:34 PM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Originally Posted by Too Old
I can think of at least a couple builders of very fast V bottoms that don't build steps and have no interest in doing so. Sutphen and Velocity. I'm sure there's more.
06-01-2004 | 10:06 PM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
I'm sure glad I found out that all (stepped hull or straight v too?) performance boats are just splashes of each other; I have to admit, Formula, Cigarette, Donzi, Sunsation, Pantera, Active Thunder, Black Thunder, Outer Limits, Hustler, Dragon, Powerquest etc etc really do a fine job of disguising the fact that they are in fact all the same hull!
BTW, do Michael Peters and Harry Schoell know that all stepped hull boats are "designed" in the marketing department? Just curious....
BTW, do Michael Peters and Harry Schoell know that all stepped hull boats are "designed" in the marketing department? Just curious....
06-01-2004 | 11:05 PM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Shane, Pat, I was/am just watching (10 minutes ago) a video that Shane Sherman sent me. Boca Raton with Pat in the boat, raining. Running the $hit out of Fast Lane 
Then to another race with Shane and Shane and a navigator on board. Great video....it's still on with some Florida Poker Run filler Just thought I'd chime in. The best education is experience in my book. I've learned how to run fast and flat in my Tantrum by trying out different tab/drive settings. Attitude is Everything!!
Then to another race with Shane and Shane and a navigator on board. Great video....it's still on with some Florida Poker Run filler Just thought I'd chime in. The best education is experience in my book. I've learned how to run fast and flat in my Tantrum by trying out different tab/drive settings. Attitude is Everything!!
06-02-2004 | 02:46 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
Whatever... we've gone over this stepped bottom stuff so many times that it's turning into a steaming pile of BS. We may want to start other threads which will achieve similar results very close to a pissing contest:
1. Blue is better than red! Agree?
2. My dad is stronger than yours...
3. Wine is so much better than beer...
1. Blue is better than red! Agree?
2. My dad is stronger than yours...
3. Wine is so much better than beer...
06-02-2004 | 04:29 AM
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Re: Another stepped hull goes dancing
496HO vs. 502 Mag? Ohhhhhh, 502 was much better. Stuff in general was so much better back in the days... they don't make them like that anymore... all this new stuff (engine electronics, stepped hulls) is crap. Marketing hype used to shift more sub-standard (and dangerous) products...
