48 MTI (windship)
 

Mite be the nicest MTI ive seen yet.... SIMPLY GOREGOUS...
1350s/M8s.. is there a top speed yet?

anyone have any pics of this 48 they can post?

Saw at sanibel harbor yacht club in december for powerboat magazine test http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...9/IMG_1493.jpghttp://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...9/IMG_1491.jpghttp://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...9/IMG_1489.jpg

That is a whole lotta boat right there.:lolhit:

WOW.... thanku so much for the pics!!! That 48 is just amazing...... Hope he takes it too DS in april.....

Thanku!! great pics!!!:drink:

Sick Sick Sick SIck SIck Sick Sick ect ect ect .......:eek:

44 with a 4' bustle or a new hull?

New hull I think. Isn't the 44 a 42 with a 2' bustle?

48

If it's a true 48 and the bustle is 4'(which should be done for shaft drives) that gives 52' LOA. Nice!

WOW...that is something else...

Where are the air scoops?

no scoops, you dont have to ram the air in the 1350s - there are vents in the back to let air in, but not to ram it in

Air intakes for the 1350's:drink:

The 48 is a 44 stretched 4 ft, and 1 ft added to the tunnel. So it is closer to a true 44 with a 4 ft bussel.
Merc requires a specific intake system to make 1350hp, they make 1300 running a normal enine compartment.
Windship will be in the MTI booth, along with a couple of very SPECIAL new MTI's. All with 1350's.:coolcowboy:

Will 44 "hammertime" be at DS this year??:drink:

"The in-boat endurance testing with Cigarette revealed we can make 1350 horsepower without the packaging complexity of direct air induction, previously thought as a requirement."

http://www.mercuryracing.com/blog/fi...1350s-shipped/

I saw the air intakes in the pics posted of windship. Does merc still prefer to use the direct/ram air intake if possible? Not trying to start anything, just curious. :)

:cool:

How many RPM's are these 1350's running and what gears ratio in the drive and what pitch prop to get this boat in the 175 mph range?

Spoke with John, the owner of Windship. He will be at the Tennessee River Rally Poker Run July 16th, 2011.

I can't wait to see this machine running on the Tennessee River! Oh heck, I think everyone should come to this event and see this!:drink:

Anyone know if John's taking "Windship" to Desert Storm??
would be a show stopper at the street party thurs nite...:drink:

Yep

Cool...thnx...

Can't wait too see it.....:drink:

Should be a bunch of cool hardware there...:drink:

NO 48 Windship at desert storm this year,, per John.... Bummer..!!!

there will be some other awesome 48s there, see ya boys thurs

:drink::ernaehrung004:

Windship is arriving in Chattanooga Thursday night for our poker run on Saturday... I can't wait to see this boat in person!