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Forum: General Boating Discussion

10-29-2023, 01:06 PM

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A day in the life: Super Fountain testing the Starlink internet for streaming video

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Posted By Viperfitness1

We are planning our next testing session in...

We are planning our next testing session in December/January in West Palm beach to practice the Ocean Cup race scheduled for june to Bahamas and back. We are working on streaming all of our cameras...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

10-26-2023, 08:48 AM

Replies: 5

A day in the life: Super Fountain testing the Starlink internet for streaming video

Views: 895

Posted By Viperfitness1

A day in the life: Super Fountain testing the Starlink internet for streaming video

https://youtu.be/vlTfLBgm0j4

Here is a multi angle video from spending the day at Lake Texoma testing the new high performance Starlink system for streaming video. We are also testing the Ballast...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-07-2023, 09:34 AM

Replies: 8

Helicopter vs powerboat to Catalina island! Turbine powered Super Fountain

Views: 1,638

Posted By Viperfitness1

https://www.oceancup.com They will be...

https://www.oceancup.com

They will be updating the web site as some of the details are worked out but the "Deck" section has a lot of the current info

The water would probably give the best...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-06-2023, 10:58 AM

Replies: 8

Helicopter vs powerboat to Catalina island! Turbine powered Super Fountain

Views: 1,638

Posted By Viperfitness1

Well said... We are planning to be in San...

Well said... We are planning to be in San Francisco in August for a race around Farallon Island and back to Huntington beach at the end of Sept for the race around Catalina. Come by the boat...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-01-2023, 08:04 PM

Replies: 8

Helicopter vs powerboat to Catalina island! Turbine powered Super Fountain

Views: 1,638

Posted By Viperfitness1

Helicopter vs powerboat to Catalina island! Turbine powered Super Fountain

Synced together the helicopter cam and the forward cam from the Copelands/Raymarine Super Fountain. Wasn't the biggest water of the day but got some good air time near the end of the video. I wish...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-01-2023, 07:48 PM

Replies: 20

Lake Texoma Tx

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Posted By Viperfitness1

Texoma is still one of my favorite lakes. I...

Texoma is still one of my favorite lakes. I don't have much input for Texas side but the Oklahoma side is definitely coming back. Marina Del Rey area has a lot improvements.

I will shamelessly...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-01-2023, 07:47 PM

Replies: 20

Lake Texoma Tx

Views: 3,185

Posted By Viperfitness1

Texoma is still one of my favorite lakes. I don't...

Texoma is still one of my favorite lakes. I don't have much input for Texas side but the Oklahoma side is definitely coming back. Marina Del Rey area has a lot improvements.

I will shamelessly...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

10-06-2022, 09:39 AM

Replies: 9

On board video of Super Fountain during the Ocean Cup race with commentary

Views: 1,381

Posted By Viperfitness1

Thank you Tank! I cant wait to come back and...

Thank you Tank! I cant wait to come back and give it another round. I have my eye on a former west coast boat that might be able to handle the big water a lot better. The fountain is just not...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

10-05-2022, 11:17 AM

Replies: 9

On board video of Super Fountain during the Ocean Cup race with commentary

Views: 1,381

Posted By Viperfitness1

https://youtu.be/BGmzfAiwklM ...

https://youtu.be/BGmzfAiwklM

https://www.facebook.com/THESUPERFOUNTAIN

Forum: General Boating Discussion

10-05-2022, 10:36 AM

Replies: 9

On board video of Super Fountain during the Ocean Cup race with commentary

Views: 1,381

Posted By Viperfitness1

On board video of Super Fountain during the Ocean Cup race with commentary

Short video of the twin turbine powered Super Fountain navigating around Catalina Island for the Ocean Cup race last weekend. Well known racer Jeff McCann was the driver and conditions were a bit...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

09-06-2022, 04:13 PM

Replies: 18

The Copelands/Raymarine Super Fountain runs its own Dam to Dam

Views: 3,097

Posted By Viperfitness1

The Copelands/Raymarine Super Fountain runs its own Dam to Dam

Spent last week working on the setup for the Ocean Cup race at the end of Sept. Ran 144 miles Dam to Dam on Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas in 1 hour and 20 Minutes. Not to bad for our first long run....

Forum: General Boating Discussion

08-08-2022, 09:27 AM

Replies: 9

The Super Fountain takes off from dock during initial testing

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Posted By Viperfitness1

yes sir! Marina Del Ray is the new name I believe

yes sir! Marina Del Ray is the new name I believe

Forum: General Boating Discussion

08-07-2022, 06:14 PM

Replies: 9

The Super Fountain takes off from dock during initial testing

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Posted By Viperfitness1

The Super Fountain takes off from dock during initial testing

One of my favorite videos of the weekend. Start up of the staggered twin Turbomeca Turmo C6 engines in my 40" Skater built Fountain and leaving the dock with my wife as the driver and co-pilot. ...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-26-2022, 10:35 AM

Replies: 4

WATCH video review: Drivesync by Marine Design Corp

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Posted By Viperfitness1

WATCH video review: Drivesync by Marine Design Corp

Cold nights in the shop are great to showcase marine products. Here's a video I made about the Drivesync system from Marine Design Corp. Please hit like on the video if you like it and subscribe if...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-21-2022, 02:21 PM

Replies: 7

Sweet turbine music and shooting flames!!!!

Views: 1,241

Posted By Viperfitness1

yeah I dont plan on doing that , It was the...

yeah I dont plan on doing that , It was the first time i ran them past dark and noticed the flame while setting the N1 minimum to get them to match each other. I was a little surprised with the...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-20-2022, 12:49 PM

Replies: 7

Sweet turbine music and shooting flames!!!!

Views: 1,241

Posted By Viperfitness1

It does happen from surging the throttle above...

It does happen from surging the throttle above what the engine can spool but instantly cools because rush of cool air is coming behind it. so not so bad as they say.... this is how it can become...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

01-19-2022, 04:08 PM

Replies: 7

Sweet turbine music and shooting flames!!!!

Views: 1,241

Posted By Viperfitness1

Sweet turbine music and shooting flames!!!!

We are ending the testing phase and soon will be installing the Turbomeca turbine engines in the 40' Skater built Fountain. please hit like and subscribe to watch as we prepare the boat for the...

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-03-2021, 10:21 AM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

Wow! I really appreciate your reply and its a...

Wow! I really appreciate your reply and its a ton of great information. Can we be friends?

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:19 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

Thats really cool id love to have mine dyno'd...

Thats really cool id love to have mine dyno'd just to see what those numbers are in comparison. How big are the fuel tanks on your boat? according to those test sheets they like to drink fuel too....

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:14 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

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How they will sit in the boat...

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:11 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

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Aluminum drum single caliper but misaligned as you can see...

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:08 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.offshoreonly.com-...

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Second double caliper setup with vaned vented rotors

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:06 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

First design I tried ...

First design I tried
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Forum: Drives and Lower Units

12-02-2021, 02:05 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

Very nice! After melting down a few calipers...

Very nice! After melting down a few calipers with dilled and slotted rotors, I finally talked to an engineer at willwood that advised the vented vane rotors and only use a single caliper to aid...

Forum: Drives and Lower Units

11-30-2021, 01:49 PM

Replies: 24

What temperature should Mercury M6 or M8 be after running for 30 minutes?

Views: 5,327

Posted By Viperfitness1

I partnered up with Raymarine to put a full auto...

I partnered up with Raymarine to put a full auto pilot system in the boat that uses their flir cameras and augmented reality to race next year in Ocean Cup series. They are the major sponsor for...

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