09 39ft rocket reviews?????
05-04-2012 | 09:08 PM
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Congratulations Eric and Pam! You can't beat having a 145mph v bottom when you get the right wheels that runs on 87 octane and handles like its on rails. We are ecstatic for you guys. We can't wait to see it run. I talked to Eddie at length today. I know you are proud of it. We can't wait to see it!
S H O O T O U T!!
S H O O T O U T!!
05-05-2012 | 05:26 AM
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Congrats to all involved in that great package. A short time ago, I went to the Hustler factory for a tour and a look at their 29 Rockit. I got an upclose look at Mean Streaks 39. All I can say is WOW. Joe builds a hell of a boat with great attention to every detail. Eddies engines look as good as they run also. When you guys see this boat, you will all be impressed. For myself, I am still trying to work out getting a 29 Rockit ordered. Sooner or later, it will happen.
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05-05-2012 | 08:11 PM
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Well, I'm at Islip airport about to head back to Nashville. We just finished running the boat about 2 hours ago. What a week. After screwed up flights, a speedo that wouldn't work, etc. etc. I open my tuning case to find that my data cable is missing. Everytime I fly with my tuning stuff, TSA takes everything out to inspect it. They apparantly forgot to put my cable back in. Needless to say, I couldn't make ANY changes to the tuning of the engines. I did have my widebands, so I could at least monitor AFR's. Luckily, the engines are really close. Idle, in and out of gear and tip in are dead on. There is a rich spot from 3000-3500, which is very odd. I also had one going a touch lean on the top end, so I didn't want to really rings it's neck without monitoring everything (which I couldn't do). We played with 3 different sets of props to see what the boat liked. We figured out the diameter,but we didn't have any props with a large enough pitch. We ended with 17 X 35" 5 blade Herrings, which the boat really likes. However, we could turn them to the moon. I made Rolf pull back at 6000 rpm when the one engine started going a little lean and we were at 133 mph. The boat will run 140 mph when it's dialed in with the right props. It needs at least a 17 x 38, possibly a 17 x 39 or 40.
I can't say enough about the boat. That hull is freaking amazing. The boat didn't do anything evenly remotely out of the ordinary at that speed. It was straight as an arrow, no chine walking, no porpoising, no nothing, Just straight and fast. I've been on a ton of Vee's over 100 and I can say that none have been that steady at that speed. Hustler has hit a home run with this one.
Thanks again to Eric and Joe for giving me the opportunity to power this boat. It's gonna be a winner.
Eddie
I can't say enough about the boat. That hull is freaking amazing. The boat didn't do anything evenly remotely out of the ordinary at that speed. It was straight as an arrow, no chine walking, no porpoising, no nothing, Just straight and fast. I've been on a ton of Vee's over 100 and I can say that none have been that steady at that speed. Hustler has hit a home run with this one.
Thanks again to Eric and Joe for giving me the opportunity to power this boat. It's gonna be a winner.
Eddie
05-05-2012 | 10:05 PM
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They are set at 1100 hp right now. That is their lowest setting. We actually made that with 89 octane on the dyno. We went to 91 octane and made 1200 hp. That was all the pulleys i had at the time. We were in a rush to get the engines to Hustler so the boat would make it to the Miami Show, so I really didn't have time to wait for more pulleys. I think we could squeeze 1250 or so with 91 octane. They will make over 1300 on 93 octane. Since they are only 4L Whipples, we will run out of blower before we run out of motor. I would guess that they would make around 1400 or so before they run out of supercharger. If I wanted to make that kind of power, I would choose a larger Whipple. These weren't built for that. However, we may step them up a little for the Shootout.
These were built for longevity. They are actually refreshed engines. The owner had a 388 Slingshot. He put over 300 hours on them before we pulled them. They made just shy of 1000 hp. We made a few changes and freshened them up. It's still the same bore size, block, crank, rods, etc. He will run them on 93 octane, so they should be VERY conservative and reliable in this boat, considering they made the power on 89 octane.
Eddie
These were built for longevity. They are actually refreshed engines. The owner had a 388 Slingshot. He put over 300 hours on them before we pulled them. They made just shy of 1000 hp. We made a few changes and freshened them up. It's still the same bore size, block, crank, rods, etc. He will run them on 93 octane, so they should be VERY conservative and reliable in this boat, considering they made the power on 89 octane.
Eddie
05-12-2012 | 07:29 PM
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There is no comparison. The Rockit absolutely, positively ride and handles better than the Skater everywhere, especially at over 130. The Skater likes the water a little rougher than most. I have run the Skater over 4' cruiser wakes at over 120 mph and it just eats them up. However, that's about the only time it shines. I haven't tried it in the Rockit yet, but I have no doubt that it will be as good or better. Every where else, the Rockit offers a superior ride.Eddie
05-14-2012 | 11:40 PM
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Don't think that slow is the right word brother, that piece is awesome! Thanks again for the ride, we had so much fun hanging out with y'all. Water was a lot smoother out front at 115 mph, what a good ride!
