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GPM	12-24-2004 12:50 PM

Fast Cats, 22 thru 26

Curious who has the fastest 22 thru 26 cat, does Eliminator still hold the record?
This is just for fun, check out the competition, something to do while the boats are in storeage.

WETTE VETTE

12-24-2004 05:51 PM

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I don't believe there is an official record for these type of boats. That being said the fastest one I have ever heard of is a DCB 26' and nearly 150 MPH!!! :D

GPM	12-25-2004 10:31 AM

Re: Fast Cats, 22 thru 26

I read Eliminator ran 144mph with a light layup 25 Daytona Paul Pfaff quad
rotor 598 and the Imco 4x4 drive. I don't remember if it was Hot Boat or Power Boat. That's moving in a 25, Wette Vette, changed to 22- 26 thought you might have some pictures.

Yukon1

12-25-2004 03:14 PM

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If I remember right there was an article in PowerBoat with an HTM doing around 150+, I have a friend that is currently building HTM SS24 W/ 708CuIn quad rotor surface drive looking to get 160+

GPM	12-25-2004 03:32 PM

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The fastest HTM I remember was 143, but that was several years ago, Steve, sad
to say, isn't around anymore. Anything over 140 is fast, 160 will be a hell of a ride.
Good Luck.

Yukon1

12-26-2004 05:31 PM

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Yes, 160 will be, hope to see it happen this year. My buddy should be done this summer. I have a SR24 w/HP500EFI whipple charger it runs 100 + at sea level with just 6 lbs of boost, around 100 is fast enough for me. Looking to sell this one and go bigger.

Sean H

12-26-2004 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by GPM

The fastest HTM I remember was 143, but that was several years ago, Steve, sad
to say, isn't around anymore. Anything over 140 is fast, 160 will be a hell of a ride.
Good Luck.

i was front row last summer when an HTM went over at about 120.... :eek: :eek: no thanks, my 30 is almost too short, i am looking to go bigger.... :D

GPM	12-26-2004 06:46 PM

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Speed is great as long as nothing goes wrong, I saw some pictures from last years Lake Shootout. There were some pictures of an HTM in trouble.

GPM	12-27-2004 05:57 PM

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No racing today.

RYNO	12-27-2004 09:32 PM

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FAMILY AND PERFORMANCE BOATING

* MARCH 2001* SS-24

The radar reading 143.1 and the GPS backed it up, showing a speed of 142.9 mph

HTM requires very little time to get up to these record breaking speeds

THE BOAT WAS JUST PLAIN AWESOME

“Throws you back in your seat”, The torque was unbelievable, as was the speed sensation that you feel as you lean on the throttle. It is equally stable, rock solid in fact.

The Coors Lite IHBA World Finals, HTM owner Steve Coulombe stole the show in his 24-foot htm ss, blazing down the liquid quarter mile at a top speed of 126.MPH with an et of 9.47 seconds.

Airpacker

12-28-2004 07:21 AM

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160 in an open 24 foot almost cat? I sure hope he has no kids and a real good insurance policy because odds are hes gonna die doing it. I was at Elimnator shortly after the 144.7 ride drooling over that boat and I was told, and I quote " Teague said ya, but never again".

Sean H

12-28-2004 07:40 AM

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ask the owner of HTM how safe they are.... :( there is no way i would ride in that boat at more than 100 espeacially in any kind of chop or rough stuff...

BgBoost1

12-28-2004 09:32 AM

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Watched the HTM flip a few years ago at the LOTO shootout.......WOW was that Scarry!!!!

My 26 Eliminator will do over 100, that is plenty fast enough for me. At the LOTO it rarely see's that speed.

MESABALANCING

12-28-2004 09:56 AM

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Gillermos son that works here at the shop on the cylinder heads has a Carrera 26 with a 622 we did for him and runs 125.5 as far as we know he's the fastest down in the Miami area

jdnca1

12-28-2004 10:08 AM

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Les;

What kind of power is that 622 putting up? I had a 632" NA in my Carrera.

I took a 145mph ride in a 32 skater and could not imagine going that fast in a single.....you guys have some screws loose.... :drink: Boat test pilots!! :rolleyes:

riverrat772003

12-28-2004 12:28 PM

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I have a buddy with a 26' firehawk, pushing somewhere around 1200hp. His website says the boat does 125 plus, but I was in it when it hit 129 on gps and I was there when we got him on radar at over 130mph I believe it was 136. You can see the boat and motor at his website, www.badattitudeboats.com. let me tell you 129 on the river was the fastest I'll ever want to go

Tantrum

12-28-2004 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Airpacker

160 in an open 24 foot almost cat? I sure hope he has no kids and a real good insurance policy because odds are hes gonna die doing it.

Ummmm....
The owner of HTM "WAS" killed along with a friend and his engine biulder trying to get to 155.
I dont get the west coast mini boats trying to run these huge numbers. We just dont see water conditions over here that would allow that..

WETTE VETTE

12-28-2004 03:41 PM

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Wette Vette, changed to 22- 26 thought you might have some pictures

Compared to the numbers being discussed in this thread, my ride is SLOW!!!! :eek:

Yukon1

12-28-2004 03:53 PM

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It' nice to see people with some common sense aboat the safty in speed numbers. Some people just like to push the limits, I am not one of those. Doing 100 and to live to boat another day is where I'm at. Hope to sell my HTM this year and up grade to a bigger boat.

GPM	12-28-2004 03:58 PM

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where's the rest of the boat? If memory serves me right thats a N/A motor, I still say your running pretty good. A lot safer than some of us.

Sean H

12-28-2004 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Tantrum

amen.... running 100 in a 30' is interesting enough at LOTO, i can't imagine anything smaller than that and the same speeds or higher...

WETTE VETTE

12-28-2004 04:09 PM

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GPM,
Here is the motor. Pretty plain! Basically an HP 500! :p

WETTE VETTE

12-28-2004 04:31 PM

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No, I'm pretty sure it looks like this!! However it is the same dampener! :D

GPM	12-28-2004 04:37 PM

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Looks nice! clean, simple, exhaust ports look enlarged, a few bucks sitting there.

CFD5	12-28-2004 05:16 PM

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I thought the owner of HTM was killed in one of his new 30' HTM's?

PowerboatsNW

12-28-2004 07:26 PM

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26 daytona pretty slow compared to a lot of you guys.

KCHOTBOAT

12-28-2004 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean H

ask the owner of HTM how safe they are.... :( there is no way i would ride in that boat at more than 100 espeacially in any kind of chop or rough stuff...

Mine is safe at 90 as long as I am not at LOTO. HP to HP HTM may still be the fastest mine runs 89.9 with 500hp. It ran 93 with 550 hp on the last motor. It is a small lake boat and nothing more.

KCHOTBOAT

12-28-2004 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CFD5

I thought the owner of HTM was killed in one of his new 30' HTM's?

He was.

Sean H

12-28-2004 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KCHOTBOAT

He was.

i thought it was in the 24' mentioned above.....

Sean H

12-28-2004 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GPM

I'm kind of partial to the DCB's I've made quite a few fast passes, they handle well,
you need full hydraulic stearing, stay away from tilt, I broke mine twice.Speed is
horsepower, horsepower can be bought,one thing no one mentions is the abuse
your body takes durring one of these speed runs. Picture standing outside in the middle of hurricane winds 140, 150, mph, no one does it, they would be crazy. It's
the same thing in a boat traveling those speeds, add the slamming and jarring from the waves. At 150 mph you're traveling around 200 feet per second, your face hurts
your cheeks are wrapped around your ears, your eyes are tearing up even with goggles on, you better be looking at least a half mile ahead because you can't turn
and it will take that far to slow down. Bottom line be as careful as possible and know what you're in for. Just food for thought.

if you routinely run over 100 i would definitely have 1/4 canopies.....

Tantrum

12-28-2004 09:20 PM

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I went back to Hot Boat and did a search.
I followed the post for a few days as it all unfolded, very sad.
There were four people killed in a 30 foot HTM.
Here is a link to whats left of the unedited posts as it unfolded. Im posting this so others will think of the consequences of running these huge numbers.

http://www.hotboat.com/forums/showth...hlight=mrpumps

GPM	12-28-2004 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean H

if you routinely run over 100 i would definitely have 1/4 canopies.....

I agree 100 percent, talked to DCB about an upgrade after the first season, just couldn't
afford it.

RYNO	12-28-2004 11:13 PM

Re: Fast Cats, 25 & 26

I have personally rode in many boats of all sizes and currently have a 35' cafe,so I'm not partial to any brand. I do know magazines routinely lie about boat speeds,and so do most boat owners. I'm also from the SHOW ME state,so I would say from all the facts I've seen running 9.47 at 127 in the quarter mile is pretty serious. It has my vote for the fastest and quickest boat in the 22-26 cat range. It would be hard to fool the IHBA timers. My guess is it took almost 1400 HP to get those kind of numbers.

GPM	12-29-2004 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by RYNO

There's no argument Steve Coulombe was an insperation to all power boaters. Before Steve, most of us were happy with our 100 mph boats.

GPM	12-30-2004 01:49 PM

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Not a very good picture.

kennywould

12-31-2004 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Tantrum

I've been reading through the threads and thats always been my concern, running 140+ and all the issues you deal with. Who's testing these boats over the 140+ range, or is it B.S. that the boat manufacturer's are putting out, last I heard DCB hadn't tested a boat in the 26' class over 126! Where does the 26 ft DCB become a death trap, let alone any of the other boats? What speed do you have to exceed to find out! I think you guy's are on the edge and it's probably the liability involved that boat makers aren't testing these boats and selling them as safe to run in excess of 140+.

GPM	12-31-2004 04:04 PM

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Whatever happened with Rockit Man, 26 Daytona ?

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