thats a great shot tony ,,,lookin good

Ron ,
The boat looks really nice with the new graphic's package ... :)
For future reference, that's the "family" sand bar . If you were to follow those other boats north and took the next left .. it is at times, a bit more ... hedonistic ... :eek:
Just don't go much past the Walgreen's Mansion ( on the point ) it get's a little shallow ... :cool:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps2a352807.jpg

Will definitely have to check that out next time. My buddy mentioned it but we did not have much time to hang out. Just did a quick stop. Actually had launched up on the Okeechobee River. Ran 75miles for the day.

Finally got my gear cases installed after REM polishing the gear sets. Looks like a great enhancement for our gear cases. Reduced friction, heat and better oil adhesion. Look up "Remchem.com" for some info if your interested. We have a guy in OKC that does Nascar, Indy, F1 on about any gear on them. Took it out today for the first time this year. Port motor is still in break-in from the "pow" last fall. I also got an accurate weight on the boat with some auto racing corner weight scales - 3,931# , empty fuel tanks, 3 gallons oil, props, (two heavy optima batteries, and Verado power steering). Also installed a Garmin 7610 chart plotter. The screen is a bit washed out compared to the 740 it replaced - maybe I need to adjust the contrast??

Hey David,
Glad to hear you are back on the water. How did you weigh the boat with the scales under the wheels?
What about the front of the boat where the trailer jack was?
Lastly did you weigh the trailer separate.?
Regarding the Garmin I am surprised that the unit is washed out. I will take a look at one next time I have a chance. There are some settings for the charts and safety contour settings. That may change the overall look.
Try checking the brillance too. See if it is set to auto or manual and try adjusting it.
I do think they have a contrast setting for the chart plotter section other than day or night mode.

Ron, I put the 4 scales at the most remote corners of the trailer with the front scales at the transition to the tongue, weighed the boat with the trailer, then only the trailer at the same locations. I wanted to try to measure the CG, but could not make that happen. The jack was not an issue because of 4 scales on the trailer ( jack off the ground). Ran the boat again the PM again today, 103 MPH at 5350 RPM. look forward to break in! It does accelerate better! 93 MPH in approx. 1200 feet with the 34.5 Dewalds. Conditions were prime! My water pressure was 14 PSI +, so going to raise the motors up another 1/8" and see. Let me know what you can on the Garmin. Thanks, David

thats 5% slip better than I ever had!

you and me both brother!

Yep, I need to double check my numbers! I have always been below 8 to 9 % slip. I think that the boat is doing better though. I'll be more precise next week. I have always hade pretty low slips. May be when I get closer to top end sip will increase??? All chime in. I am not a fat head, just posting what is see and like feed back!

Something's wrong with your #s David..........you're going faster for the rpm with 34s than both the 35s and 36s I've run. It doesn't surprise me that your boat is only 100/150 #s heavier than mine, seeing as it's even later model than mine. My batteries alone save 56 #s over yours.

Your probably right! I was being very careful wit my engine parameters . I don't want to trash another one. I'll re check and post! Thanks guys! I'll need is help!

Not bashing at all David, I know you have a great boat, just that those #s aren't accurate. The best #s I get with my 35s are 5,000 @ 90mph and WOT 6,200/6,250 @ 120mph (they're real "stiff" 35s - same 5,000rpm cuise #s as the 36s I tried). That's light on fuel and no passengers. The more weight in the boat, the worse the #s get (slip factor goes up).

I agree with Dale. My numbers run around 7-8 percent also. I just looked up the weight on my boat again and it was 4230lbs no fuel 6 gallons oil. I think the difference in our boats is the rigging, options, tool box. I think it is safe to say Dale has a lightweight speedster. Will need to overcom weight with some more ponies.
Question is where are they going to come from OLD school or NEW school you never know!

1 am new at this HP boat stuff. I have been a "seat of the pants" MX'r for my life and a car racer my older half. I am just trying to learn... Please don't think I want to be the bad ass! I want to have fun wit you guys1

No worries brother!!! All in good fun for a sport we all love!
Your boat is bad a$$!!!

It's really hard for me to get accurate numbers dodging Seadoos and party barges running every where all the time. You guys have fun with your rigs. I'm going to add a big stereo, a full tank of gas, six butts and go have fun!

Here are my new tie downs thanks to Tyson showing us what he found. I was able to find them on the web and ordered 4 new ones. I went overkill with 2" ones but I think they can never be strong enough.

Thanks Tyson for sharing the find!

Shipped you windshields last week to Chris. :)

Do those LED lights work good? If so what are they so I can put them on my 28. Thanks , Jim

Jim I will pm you my cell. I will hook you up. They are Lumishores color change. Bright as heck!

Jimmy tried PM message your mail box is full.
Chris Mills has my number also.
Just tell him Ron from EU

Desert Storm Shootout,

Jim thank you for your help on my project. I understand you had to make retool everything to make the larger windshield for my application.

I'm headed up tomorrow to work on it.

Sam

Cool!! Good luck finishing your boat. I Just can't say enough about the windshields. It makes you want to boat more :) went to Havasu last weekend and ran all over the place on 200 bucks of fuel. Almost like boating for free compared to the 46:) Lol

Ok great. Thanks!! Tyson is helping me here in the Midwest so we can keep boating while we finish a few details. He glassed in a Cooler holder in the back and it works great!! We can put the LEDs in as well and let Chris do the heavy hitter stuff on the other boats.

That was a fun run Tyson!! First place in class! Outboard cat :)

While you were out there did you guys get a chance to run up against the new DCB with the 400 Verados? Would be curious how it ran??

We will try to find a bigger truck to use next time we haul the 28

Had a blast with you guys this weekend. Thanks Jim

https://youtu.be/gyA7-81Z1JI Desert Storm shootout 2015 video of one of our passes.

https://youtu.be/gyA7-81Z1JI

https://youtu.be/uih7SeohTJo Running my 24

Looks like you guys had the camera angles covered!!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Did the DCB run at all?

Thanks John, boat's running good for now. We just rebuilt a steering ram due to a leaky seal and had to get some work done on the left hand lower. We got back on the water this weekend and ran 100 across the bay in 15-20mph winds with Warren and I don't think we broke anything (that I know of yet). Planning on doing some SeaDek very soon to get rid of the carpet and give it a nice customized look. I'll post pics once it's done.

I had a few more camera angles but was trying to keep video shorter,

The Dcb did not run, it was too choppy for that shallow of a tunnel.

How many gopro's you guys running?

The custom Sea-Dek flooring that's taken about 4 moths to go through the process of getting right will be here Thursday for my 28. I'll post pics after I get it installed this weekend. Be prepared for a lot of back-and-forth with Sea-Dek to get what you want.

Seriously? They didn't run the M29 because it was too rough? Obviously they knew it wouldn't run well in those conditions, so they left it on the trailer. Any under-30' boat with a pair of those 700# pigs on the back will not work well in the rough - regardless of tunnel depth.

Great vids Tyson.

I have had Sea Deck in mine for 2 years. It is great stuff. Castaway Customs has the file on mine. So the only difference (variable) should be the front foot rest to the rear seat length. Took less than a week back then.

I agree but it was not that rough for a run like Freedom made. Boat must be slow as all would have had proof via radar gun. Guess they thought is better to leave it on the trailer than make a bunch of excuses as to why it still does not run.