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    Quote Originally Posted by powerabout View Post
    multi stepped SOB vee bottom....yikes
    they have killed more people than F1 in the last 10 years

    C 'mon Pilgtim, give me a btreak It'd be like saying water drowns people, or guns kill people--------truth is, people kill people due to their own stupidity ( mostly)
    If you want to be a gardener or a plasterer your more likely to live longer than a mountain climber, pop star or boater.
    God gave you apiece of kit called a brain-------- what you do with it is up to you.
    Boats and guns don't have that faculty------ only people

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    So I am guessing the P-1 class will be seeing a little bump up in speeds this year? Do they drive those boats like the offshore boats using a separate throttle man?

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    ...Havasu in 72'...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 2us70 View Post
    So I am guessing the P-1 class will be seeing a little bump up in speeds this year? Do they drive those boats like the offshore boats using a separate throttle man?
    From what I've seen this trip, I would think come race day there would be damn near a ten mile an hour increase at the top end, from sixty four to seventy four mph. More bottom and mid range grunt should make for some close competition in the P1 class.
    Drivers choice as to whether or not he has total control-------guy on the left is either ballast or a navigator-----depending on your point of view !

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    Different day-----different animal-------this one runs over 100 all day long------rock steady, no vices, thirty two foot tunnel.
    Was on the water and off it before nine this morning!
    I got to tick a lot of boxes on this trip, but I shall still be very happy to open up my workshop on Saturday and get back to the beautiful normality of my life, even though it's travelling much faster than anything I've been riding this week
    Did manage to drop off the runaway lifetime express for a little while this week?

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    That's all folks !!!!
    Mark took me to Orlando airport for the long haul back to London, he paid the upgrade so cattle class is left behind-------steak instead of sausage and mash---------bubbly instead of beer. Great way to end my USA visit.
    Been a hectic week------done a lot of things-----my family make me feel very proud, happy to report they all have the get up and go needed to get ahead in life.
    The United States is in good hands and will continue to thrive all the time you have families like mine working there!
    A big thank you to all the people who have made me feel so welcome on every visit I ever made over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackiewilson View Post
    Attachment 370265Attachment 370266Attachment 370267Attachment 370268

    Yes Rich it was a P1- Craig's job is to make sure all the rigs are equal ------run the same speed and don't have any flaws in the hulls! He's set five of them straight up to now-----about ten more to do!
    My last day in florida before heading back home on the night flight to London Gatwick, where my beloved Jilly will be waiting to pick me up.
    Workshop beckons, have a head full of ideas on top of the ten or so concepts already on the go
    I brought three pieces over for Schubert to finish, but Craig said he would like to finish them off, so I agreed.
    John, I promise to send you some models this week. Roger, I haven't forgotten you, been up to my fetlocks in family business!
    ...Frank Silva's ride...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FUJIMO View Post
    ...Frank Silva's ride...
    One and the same Fuji-------Craig reckons they are a real nice pair of guys------he loves racing with them-------
    Bet you haven't sat in the boat at 6100 rpm and a new pro max-------very few of us old racers get that sort of Privelige.

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    Wonderful to be back home------jilly was waiting with the old well beloved Lexus when I landed!
    Slept like a log in the best bed in the world (ours)
    Saturday and a beautiful crisp morning, Hamilton on pole, Car boot beckons, scrap yard waiting for me, alls well with the world!
    Good morning people !

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    This time last Saturday I was knocking on my sons door in Stuart Florida to surprise him on his 60th birthday. Here I am a week later ready for bed, having done what I usually do on a normal Saturday .

    Had a a very nice easy day in the shop------made a couple of mounts for the wooden P1 trophies-----solved a couple of minor problems I had.
    Tomorrow is Mother's Day, Jilly's daughter is treating us to lunch at the Avisford Hilton, guess I won't be getting much shop time this particular Sunday. No rush, not going anywhere soon and I heard "HURRY UP " died last week------it's all plain sailing from here on in!

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    Quote Originally Posted by FUJIMO View Post
    ...Frank Silva's ride...
    Forgot to mention--------Craig sorted the nasty porpoise ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jackiewilson View Post
    Forgot to mention--------Craig sorted the nasty porpoise ?
    How, by moving engine(s) back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Schubert View Post
    How, by moving engine(s) back?
    we did five runs in all John---------first run , boat flapped like a flatfish! With low RPM.
    Second run he altered the height a tad, third run, a tad more until we lost some handling.
    As I said , it took five runs and lots of adjustments in height and angle for dangle to get the 300 hp Mercury to run the way he wanted.
    I was only in at the final set up--------Craig had been working on the rig for two days previously.
    Speed was up some ten percent on the old 250 Ermintrude, which was to be expected with the Extra 50 hp and lighter lump.
    He just worked until he got everything right------handling, Speed, RPM and all the boats running true, fast, and similar speeds to each other, so that it's down to the driver to show his mettle without any equipment advantage.

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    Do those boats run with fixed trim angle and engine height? That would make them safer since you would eliminate the problem of driver error in these areas during a race.

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