Any Thing Challenger

**Donat** · 04-29-2012, 09:16 PM

Looks fantastic. Do you care to share the hot details

**Jamescole** · 04-29-2012, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Donat

Looks fantastic. Do you care to share the hot details

Well Don..... with me a passenger and a Dog, 6 to a foot of chop it ran 80 ... 1/4 of tank of fuel.. like 6200-6300.......

**Donat** · 04-29-2012, 09:42 PM

Well James u are exactly where I want to be....Where do You boat by the way?

**Jamescole** · 05-06-2012, 09:38 PM

A little weekend fun..
http://vimeo.com/41675248

**kevindw** · 05-06-2012, 09:52 PM

I LOVE this thread! spent 3 days reading it last summer...

**kevindw** · 05-06-2012, 10:00 PM

Pick jaw up off floor now!!!!

**kevindw** · 05-06-2012, 10:17 PM

That video is insane! Nice job!

**berzerko** · 05-07-2012, 05:49 AM

Cool video , boat looks great

**dnelson964** · 05-07-2012, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Jamescole

A little weekend fun..
http://vimeo.com/41675248

Very nice James ! Was that running with the new T1? or ET?

Your bow showed some 'kiting', now you know what it feels like flying a little loose. I dropped some set back to tame that in rougher waters.

You are lookin good !

**Jamescole** · 05-07-2012, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by dnelson964

Very nice James ! Was that running with the new T1? or ET?

Your bow showed some 'kiting', now you know what it feels like flying a little loose. I dropped some set back to tame that in rougher waters.

You are lookin good !

Thats with the ET . the t1 is still in transit.. i had it trimmed pretty good so hopefully the bow lifting props will still work good with way less trim.

**dnelson964** · 05-07-2012, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Jamescole

Thats with the ET . the t1 is still in transit.. i had it trimmed pretty good so hopefully the bow lifting props will still work good with way less trim.

I think it should. Remember too much trim will hurt your top end by pulling your lower unit down and not directing thrust backward where you need it.

You are doing great so far !

**OJwerks** · 05-16-2012, 06:10 PM

is that a 34ft Scarab III in the video??

I have a question I seem to have trouble getting an answer to..... what would you guys think the best "All-around" prop would be for these boats rigged with a 20" 300 promax, and an 8" hydraulic jackplate... for rough water.

**CMC** · 04-07-2013, 05:41 PM

I was at a friends house yesterday on Lk. Hopatcong. He is in his 70's and has one of the original Challengers a 1976. Its an I/O boat and when I was a teenager it had a twin turbo motor and did in the 90's...... He had this patch on the wall and it was like new.......