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Old 04-27-2013 | 08:51 PM
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Default 1990 160 MPH V-Bottom!

Anyone ever hear of this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/41-CU...item2a2c05635a
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Old 04-27-2013 | 08:55 PM
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No...but i like the concept. Aluminum Step Hull...that thing must be light as a feather. I wonder how it rides?
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Old 04-27-2013 | 10:24 PM
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160mph how in the hell , better who would trust there life in it at 160.
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Old 04-27-2013 | 10:36 PM
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160????? in 90?? And around 20 years of progress reggies record is 177 in a potatoe chip with big motors??
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Old 04-27-2013 | 10:57 PM
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Phragle, i take it your not a fan of fountains?
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Old 04-27-2013 | 10:59 PM
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Sprink, it sounds as tho its based off a cougar werent they alum, i seen a boal onn here awhile ago called rivetted that was alum.
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Old 04-27-2013 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyboatman
Phragle, i take it your not a fan of fountains?

nothing against fountains.
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Old 04-28-2013 | 12:28 AM
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Wasn't GPS still military back then.....!
He said "GPS". BS
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Old 04-28-2013 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by sprink58
No...but i like the concept. Aluminum Step Hull...that thing must be light as a feather. I wonder how it rides?
Originally Posted by phragle
160????? in 90?? And around 20 years of progress reggies record is 177 in a potatoe chip with big motors??
On the pics you can see the weight is 5500 kg = 12125lbs
not really light !

On the other side it has 2 Pratt and Whitney turbines so it would have go fast but 160 might be a bit on the high side
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Old 04-28-2013 | 06:10 AM
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160 sounds a little high???????Any proof races etc???Didn't think so!!LOL
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