FASTEST Pleasure Skater??
 

What is currently the world's fastest pleasure boat Skater?? Is it the "Jett" twin turbo boat from New Jersey?? Any pics or more info. on this boat? What is its top speed?

I know it used to be the "Nauti-Marine" 36' that is also now here in NJ. This boat (ex-NM) is presently for sale in the OSO classifieds with lesser power than it once had in its hayday...still awesome however! Does anyone know what issue of Powerboat magazine this boat was featured in? (Circa 1998?) I used to have it and would like to get another copy of the magazine...or the Skater article at the very least.
Please let me know. THANKS for the help.

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If you are talking about the Jet Set boat from NJ it has twin GE T58 turbine power. I believe speed is well over 190mph. And it runs every weekend!

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the fastest official pleasure boat is still dave's old 36, there may be faster boats but they haven't run an official kilo to prove it....

dave went 180.233 one way and 176.162 average....

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JET SET is the fastest i know of. Kilo or not has been radar'd in xs of 190 on numerous occasions and is a daily use boat.

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then extreme xhibit is up there, he has a couple of 190+ gps runs now...

i was just saying officially timed records, daves 36 is still the fastest... you get into radar and gps runs and you open up a whole can of worms...

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yeah, i was thinking fastest pleasure cat... forgot we were in the skater section.... :D

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I believe it is the "Jet Set" boat I am thinking about...especially if it is based in/around Bricktown, NJ on the Metedeconk River. IS it? Where can I find more pics and other info. on this boat? How long is it? Any weblinks? Is this the same boat that is usually at the New York City Poker Runs?

Does anyone know what issue of Powerboat the "NAUTI-MARINE" Skater 36 is featured in? (The late '90s or early 2000's?)

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Yes that is the same JET SET. Got fresh paint last year and looks amazing. I believe its a 40 but not 100% certain.

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I just found a pic of it (old paint I guess...red, white and blue) on the www.njppc.com website under the members gallery. States there that it is a 40 footer. I knew I saw it someplace before!

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I'll see if I can find out the issue your looking for. I have the current owner of the x- nauti marine boat's other cat in my shop now for work. He's also a personal friend and, i think, a member of OSO. I'm surprised he hasn't responded. I'll talk to him tomorrow and find out o have him post the info.

And yes it is in NJ not far from Jetset.

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:cool:

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Jet set is a beauty, she comes out of Toms river ( the town ). I believe a mid 90's 40' skater, reported speed at 200 plus. Surface drives, an outboard in the rear box to jocky around the docks.

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AWESOME!!!!

Hopefully I will get to see it in person (in action preferably) someday soon...next year maybe.

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Hey DRR, I spoke to the owner of nauti marine boat he doesn't know what mag it was in. He said it was featured in one of the Poker Run America but not sure which one.

Sorry I couldn't be more help

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i have a few pics somewhere from Keywest 2004

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Catagory5,

That's OK...THANKS for trying. I appreciate your help!! Maybe someone will find and post that info. later.

The thing that burns me is that I used to have the issue...until someone else in the house s**tcanned it! (Someone of the female persuasion...does this happen to anyone else?) Oh well...

If anyone has more pics of either boat...keep 'em coming...gotta love 'em!!

AWESOME Machines!!

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Tell your Mom to stay out of your room!!!!!!!!

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Goodt one!! LOL

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Here it is in all its glory before it goes to St Tropez to get rigged with 1350 HP again.

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i find the 6 inches hard to believe.. that would mean with the fins shown in this pic, that only 2 or 3 inches of the prop is in the water...

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Haven't you ever heard of running in the mud? Or in 6" of water it would literally be surface effect.

Honestly, the boat has to have a displacement draft of at least 6" or GREATER, and to deliberately attempt to run in water that shallow is insane.

Now you can run in the mud, steer, throttle and drive. You just cannot stop.

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i've been in the mud and sand before, and you start sucking it up pretty quick in a couple feet of water much less inches... :eek: :D

i don't think any sane person would run a boat like that in shallow water .... especially with props that cost as much as the ones we run today... i don't want to buy herrings or rollas anymore than i have too... :D

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Hey thats my old man in the background. SeanH, were you the one taking that pic?

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i don't know where that pic came from.... :D :drink:

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I was in the NY poker run only once, and Jet Set broke before it started. By no means am I taking anything away from that boat, but everybody breaks sometimes, even Jet Set

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Up this way, Alex Bay, Ny we've got MYWay, a race/pleasure turbine powered 46. Last I heard over 190 w/ more to go and without using the water injection..
i posted some onboards here under action vids:
http://www.188thstreet.com/

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Extreme Xhibit is not a 190 mph boat. The fastest 32 skater in the world, King Sting, runs 173mph. I helped build the motors at performance marine. King Sting went by Xtreme Xhibit 4 different times until the Nor-tech blew a motor.

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King Sting HAS twin 1300 saris racing engines. They were built by performance marine www.perfmar.com

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I didnt think XX was that fast either, but, apparently they've got it dialed in now. Theres no reason it shouldnt do 190 w/ over 5000hp..

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Darn. :(

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Whatever happened to KingSting? Wasnt it for sale?
Thats faster than Id ever want to go in a 32... I was over 170 in the new MyWay and you felt it at that speed in that big 46.. in a 32.... :eek:

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did they ever add a windscreen to king sting? i bet that thing is no fun over 150 without wind protection....

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No and it is on Lake George. He mostly uses it as a lake boat. He has 8 mufflers on it so it passes.

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What is in the yellow casing off the stern of Jet Set in post 23? A 'little' motor used to navigate docks and such would make sense, but it doesn't look like a motor to me. Anyone know for sure?
Thanks,
Dan

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outboard to get around the docks...

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Sean is correct , it is a 60hp yahama ob with a jet pump. The turbines do not shift, start and go.

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6 inches is a bit of an exageration but not by much. :eek: I live less than 5 miles from where this pic is taken. Where Superbabi's boat is is at the edge of the chanel which is about 7-9ft max. If you jumped off the front of his boat you could walk (literally) to the far end of the bridge (Toms River Bridge)with only two small channels in between. Barneget Bay is very shallow but the bottom is very soft for the most part. We used to make our gas money here as kids pulling boats out of these shallows with our boston whalers. Jet Set also chooses to run there because nobody else does. :chick:

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Good point, Tantrum. My shore house is located in Toms River on the other side of the bridge so I too am quite familiar with the waters. There have been many times when I was out toolin' around on my SeaDoo (off shore directly across from Superbabi in pic above to the island house) and JetSet has blasted past me at 100++ mph in 12" to 18" of water. Cool boat and even more impressive when you see it in action!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!
Dan

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So, just to recap.....which pleasure Skater is the fastest??? :drink:

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That turbine boat is bad ass, but for non-turbine power, I vote for Kroozin !!! :evilb: :drink: