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Miles of smiles:

Air temp 88F
25 knot winds
3-4' seas
serious surface chop

One Superboat cruising happily at 48 mph in this slop, dodging the sailboaters and wondering where all the other go-fasts are???

THIS BOAT IS AWESOME

PS
First fuel up:
gps data:

225 miles
84 gal
2.7 mpg, hard use

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I'd be a-smilin', too. :drink:

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Great to hear all is well Krak!
I help a friend service his boat and then we went for a ride yesterday too.
It hit 70°F here in CT, not bad for Halloween... :drink:

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Hey Krak... Hey Pat...any day on the water is a good day.
-I spotted this 24 from the SB website(bottom pic) out cruising yesterday so I made a bee line for him. I was on it & he couldn't pull away from me with a reg. 300 to my 250! Can't wait still haven't gotten my X. Keep on SUPERBOATIN' !
-P.S. I was trimming my 24 way too much in chop. I was hating it. But now that I chilled with the trim & just "set" that tabs in the big stuff...she cuts the way a 24 is supposed to. [smiles] Later.

-me & brother Dirk Pitt (with his 21 SB & new "X") at Tanner Park.

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Krank, We Don't Hate You For Smiling. We Will Be Smiling Soon...cancun - Air Temp 95° - Water Temp - 78° Wave Hgt. 4-5 & Building- Simply Turquoise. We Will Not Leave Cancun Til We Find Sb - Gary

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Krank, Any Wot Top End Numbers Yet On Your Sb 30. How Many Hours On Motor Now?......gary

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Gary, it's Krak, not Krank. Anyway I finally got your pics and an starting a new Y2k picture show.

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Gettin' better all the time!!

Yesterday:
Air temp 76
Four people
Full tank
No wind, bay flat
5000 rpm
72.4 mph gps ( merc speedo read 82!)

Time to start thinking a performance prop - let's hear what 30Y2K folks are spinning, I have a stock 26 non-labbed bravo prop - what's out there doing better?

Still finding best tab and trim settings, and loving the boat!

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Getting there. Now, I've heard of an ignition upgrade for the 496 HO. It raises the rpm and rev limiter of the motor. I read it in one of the threads here. It had a link to their website. Not sure if it was MSD. I'll look for you when I get a chance. What about a Whipple ?

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Krakmeup, Okay, I Got It, But Krankmeup Sounds Good Too!!!you Know 72mph & More...damn Good For 496ho....gary

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Yeah, I heard there was an upgrade on the ECM too, have to go looking.

Whipple/ProCharger? Probably, next winter after stock warranty is out. Until then, I will look for prop and ECM upgrades. To be honest, mid 70's is fine for typical running, but like I've read, my favorite tag line:

"You can never have too mch horsepower, but you can USE too much horsepower".


I love that, too true!

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Yup, thats what I was talking about. Aside from the ignition, it works with the puter too to give you a few hundred more RPM.

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Hey Keith........I always did like those Mercury speedos. Mine says my 22' Mako does 72mph with a 235, my new GPS says 56mph. LOL

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SUPERBOATS in attendance at Franks Dockside Cafe...a.k.a "The Gull" a.k.a. site of SUPERFEST '03.
-Dockmaster Tripps was on hand to welcome all!
-Now Rick...about that Mako..........:D

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Hopefully in a few months I'll put together a 21 for myself for next season. I like the center console though. I was hoping to make a light one, around 800 to 900lb.