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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 07:14 PM
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beartrap
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back in early 80's I had an 17 ft allisoncraft that was rated for a 115hp and i had a 150 hp with chopper prop on it.........I'm not sure how fast that boat was,probably in the 70's but it was a scary and fun sumbitch to drive.....
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 07:14 PM
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PondFish
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About 15 kph in my buddy's Catalina 250 on Grapevine. Conditions and trim were perfect
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 07:16 PM
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Huckleberry
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 08:26 PM
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mstring
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Drew a guy in a draw tourney on Cedar Creek back in the early 80's that had a plain old Skeeter Starfire with what looked to be a 150 Merc on the back. My first clue should have been when he handed me a motorcycle helmet and said to make sure it's strapped on good and to tie everything down. Don't know how fast we were going but we were passing boats that left 3 or 4 flights ahead of us. Ran into him some months later and he had a different boat. When I asked, he said he got many complaints about others in the tourneys he fished that he must be overpowered. Turns out he had a worked over 225 under that cowling and either had to quit fishing tournaments or get another boat. He said that Skeeter was clocked at 94.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 08:52 PM
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Brandon Adamcik
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111 in a mirage race boat on grapevine 93 in a bullet on Arlington
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 08:56 PM
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TPACK
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I went 82 MPH about 30 years ago with a guy I met camping at Proctor Lake. It was like glass and I did not like it at all. We headed back to the ramp at 60 mph and it seemed slow. My Stratos CC had an Evinrude 150 that I went 50 mph a few times and my current Deck Boat has an Evinrude 88 that went 43 when it was new. I hardly get it over 30 mph anymore.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:00 PM
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bronco71
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74 in my TX21, water has to be perfect though before I go over 70. Rock solid in most water at 65 though....
1987 Nitro MX185/Mercury Black Max 150 1999 Triton TX21/225 Mercury Optimax
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:03 PM
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elcoyote, esq.
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You haven’t lived until you’ve ran 60+ mph in 6-10” water in the bay. It’s a hoot!
Team wolfs I had to perform. It took a minute to get it all in my mouth and another five to swallow it all.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:04 PM
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HasBen
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On a cool fall day with the right prop, my boat will do mid 90’s. It generally runs out of driver before it runs out throttle.
“There’s no such thing as too much horsepower, just not enough traction”…..Carroll Shelby
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:06 PM
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hopalong
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mid 70s, buddy had a sanger hull with a blown 454. radar gun said we did 128 in the 1/4mi. skied behind him one time, ONE TIME! I was probably doing 80+ when I bounced. outside turn and I lost it, SPLASH! oh to be young n dumb again! edit: I was on a modified jump ski slalom, about 8' x 9"w with custom foot pcs. you could go fast but turning was a whole nother matter.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:19 PM
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Huckleberry
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:52 PM
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rj74955
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This was the owner of the company I work for. He tried to get me to do a few ride-alongs on some of his boats.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 09:52 PM
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Space
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I don't know but it sure did take the wrinkles out.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 10:08 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Guessing around 100-110mph.…Brazos River, Cameron Park, in 1988. AHBA was in town and the owner of our dirt modified team had a few friends in the drag boat scene. I got to try one. I gave it hell for about 5-6 seconds then I got creeped out and let off. Haven’t had the desire to go that fast in a boat ever since. The boat was capable of SOOO much more. I was a pretty good dirt track driver and thought I could drive anything. Boats ain’t “anything”.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: How fast have you been in a boat
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07/21/21 10:10 PM
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Wylie Jeff
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Back in the late 70’s. 16 foot I don’t know what boat with a dialed in Merc 150 with nitrous. 103 by State Police3 radar on the bridge above us.
Keep looking forward. That’s why windshields are larger than rear view mirrors.
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