He wont show up,because he will be upset to get his arse handed to him by his old boat.:pSorry Peteeeeeeeeee.Hey speaking of racing why is Dave getting out of boat racing already.

Bill, I owned the thing and I know how it runs, had a lot of fun with it but it was time to move on. I was happy with the first Fountain, I'm happier with this one, and if I'm lucky I'll be even happier with the next one.

That said...............Dave is only the throttle man, Doug is the owner, and apparently Doug has decided to get out. Were I in Dougs shoes, I'd likely be making the same decision. My understanding is that it was something he wanted to try and at this point it's sort of a "been there, done that" thing for him so he would like to get out.

[QUOTE=RaggedEdge;2724333]Bill, I owned the thing and I know how it runs, had a lot of fun with it but it was time to move up and if I'm lucky I'll be even happier with the next one.

I agree your gona look great in a new Velocity 41 W tripp /1050's/NXT

Sorry VV but that particular model is not on the short list. :(

Bill I have no clue what you may or may not have done. Share a little here, what did you settle on for props? What RPM do you turn them? How fast is the boat now? I don't think it's a breach of national security to post some honest numbers on a perf boat. I would love to know how much you have improved the set up, as they say "It's a poor day that you can't learn something". If you have made it over 100 MPH I'm happy for you, it's just a simple question.

I can start with this,a dry transom,Imco extreme sc drives,shorties,carbs,x Dimension changed Blue printed bottom as well as a few other things.I spin 15.5 Mercury 4 blade 34s at aprox 5800,to 6200 RPM depending on the air and if I am spinning them in or out,In is faster and out much more stable in all water conditions.The tattle tale is over 100 but I dont want to let the cat out of the bag as I still can add more booste if required.:p So when you bringing down the Fountain.

Bill how far below the boat is the prop on your extremes.

I heard on Opra that the mail pen!s is huge compared to the pen!s / size ratio of all the other animals. My question is "what does this say about the women folk out there?" I been there when it felt like I opened french doors and tried to screw the world. Then you buy them a kagel muscle work out video and they get all offended and stuff.

It would seem that you must be waaaaaaaay over 100 based on the formula. Figures like this.........

6200 RPM divided by 1.50 gears, multiplied by 34" pitch, divided by 1056 equals a Theoretical Speed of 133.08 mph.

Input slip factor @ 6% and you're at 125.09 mph
Input slip factor @ 10% and you're at 119.77 mph
Input slip factor @ 12% and you're at 117.11 mph

That's smokin' Bill. And here I thought it was a simple enough question to get a straight answer to. :rolleyes:

That is what it is,only I wish that those numbers you posted were for me.You have to take into consideration that the props are thinned and hammered,also that with such a short pad I am still playing with the tabs at all speeds so instead of using your inflated Fountain numbers:pI would think that the real speeds are a little slower because they are.When I bought the boat from you it was turning 15.5 30 hydros spinning in and the boat would run94 to 96 MPH if I remember correctly so with all of the things done and money spent why do you feel that the boat can not run bigger numbers than when you had it,is it because it is not a Fountain with steps or what.I picked up MPH after buying the boat with carb repairs and prop change.I Pulled my prop sheet from Throttle up and the blades are 32.5 pitch and Labbed,also the blade surface thinned,so that should help a little with your calculations.Do not forget to keep in mind the tabs.Also keep in mind that the drives that are on the boat carry the boat better than the Bravos did,longer and much more efficient.