How fast is your Voo Doo or Delta

[David]

How fast is your little boat?
What motor, what engine height, set back (if any), what prop?

My boat is faster than I am. I've seen 47.8 gps but there is more there. With more seat time I'll be faster next year:)

My thinking is that a well rigged one like Mark Casper's will do 70, but that most of us aren't set up to get near there.


David
Voo Doo/70 Nissan

[airide18]

What about an Airide Powerboat!!!!Mine goes about 70mph with a mod 50 omc.

[airide18]

Heres another pic!!!!

[speedyfast]

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[Pete]

hey,
i have a delta, and am in the process of getting a 75 johnson short shaft. i will be rigging it on a bobs jackplate with 5.5 inch setback. the prop i will be running will be a 23 cleaver. The boat is blueprinted and i will have pully stearing. I am hoping to get a bit more than 70mph.

Pete

[YoungStream]

my ole voodoo got 72mph on radar.

worked 60 mariner

jackplate

little chopper prop

multiple pairs of soiled boxers.

I sold it to a guy who wanted to put a 90 merc on the back...hmmm, not to sure about that one!

I never met the guy - but apparently when my dad went out for a spin with him to test drive the boat he couldn't come close to pinning it down...as it was that boat was a handful as I know speedyfast can attest to.

And to comment with the above post on setup = key. Agreed. I brought the boat into a mechanic for some servicing and he decided to lower the motor on the jackplate about 5" because the boat was cavitating out of the hole(no ****!) and the speed loss was remarkable, approx 10 mph. In its topspeed setup I had to lean forward to get her to plane, but after that it was all smiles

Anyway - gotta love those boats!

Tim

[Pete]

hey, ill be taking the motor off this and putting it on my delta

[Pete]

my boat

[Pete]

this is my boat

[Pete]

another

[speedyfast]

thats the one from the boat trader isnt it? that voo doo? its sweet. did you buy that engine or the whole thang. wasnt it for sale in the summer? peace. itll match up with the colors of your delta perfectly

[Pete]

yes,
this is the boat that was for sale in the autotrader this summer. i was looking to buy the motor from the guy but when i called it was sold.
i was looking for a motor for sometime and than someone called me about a motor for sale. sure enough it is the motor off the voodoo that was in the trader.
i will only buy the motor, and do think it will match my boat nicley.

Pete

[The Tank]

This is my delta. I have no idea how fast it goes but the guy i bought it off said he did 60 with a 23 chopper. I plan on jacking the engine up.

[Doubledog]

Ross got some different photos of the Airide

Sweet... Who's that driving that little booger? Looks like its strung out real good too,

[vector mike]

Those boats look like alot of fun . I bet they are a handfull. But then it's no fun unless you are on the edge. :D

[Pete]

there a handfull, but they sure are fun!

Pete

[airide18]

DoubleDOg....Theres a post under general disscussion on airide powerboats you can see some pictures of the boat there.As for the person driving the boat ,thats ME.

[AlexD]

I am rigging my voodoo hopefully this summer with a 40 don't know wether a ss or not. If anyone knows where i could get one please tell me. I want a small engine because i can't legally drive over a forty until the summer of 2004. Please contact me if you have an engine or know someone who does! [email protected] or just reply to my post "wanted 40 hp"

[David]

My advice for the fellow looking for a 40 is to go with a long shaft. The Voo Doo's I've seen with short shaft motors have the transoms cut down down.

70 OMC short shaft - I think it has the 15:28 gears. I can't see how you could rev a long shaft 70 OMC (12:29 gears) high enough to get to 60 mph.

As for me, I expect the boat will be faster if I raise my engine. Its flat on the transom now. The boat will be harder to plane and it barely planes now with 2 adults and 2 kids, but I have a Virage for taking the family out. My question is, will the boat be easier to learn to drive if I raise the engine?

Cheers

David

[Ilovespeed]

yah got a 92 canadian edition with no engine right now had a 40 merc goin 47 last summer... to slow gotta go faster want to get a 60 mariner or merc or a 70 johnson or sumtin like that...would really like to put 650xs or sst 60 on it but to expensive to keep running...heres a pic with teh forty
Tyler

[airide18]

How much does a voo doo or a delta weight .Tyler you said your voo doo ran 47 with a 40hp engine,was it short shaft,what kind of prop.

[Pete]

a delta probably weighs about 200lbs, just the shell (no transom)
im guessing with a transom and stringers no more than 300lbs.

Pete

Im not to shure about the voodoo, i think a little more but not to much.

[airide18]

Does a delta have a pad,or a step in the hull.Those deltas must be strong hulls ,there heavy but they would probably run great in 1ft 2 ft chop.It would be pretty fun to jump em around.

[Pete]

yes,
deltas seem to be sturdy hulls. THe boats have a pad, i will try to dig up some pictures. the boats run best in 6-8 inches of chop because than you get the air under your boat and your really flying.

Pete

[Ilovespeed]

airide...47 with a long shaft lowered about a inch lower than it would be on the transom with 6 inch jack plate ... the boat has a 6 inch setback already in it soo im saying somewhere around 12 inches of setback i think...also i ran a 17 p aluminum stock i tried choppers and they didnt helpo much couldnt find a cleaver to try but i thought i might was well just upgrade the motor...also my boat weighs 260 pounds i think or something around there no enigne just hull..havent had it weighd but thats what IHR says...
Tyler

[Ilovespeed]

airide take a look at this page it shows the voodoo in 3d form it shows teh pad and stuff!!!
http://www.hydrostream.org/Specific%20Models/Models.htm

Tyler

[The Tank]

How fast did your voo doo go with that 40, what engine are u looking to get now?

[airide18]

Voo doos are pretty cool lookin hulls .I never thought they we that heavy i always thought they weighd about 170 but i guess i was wrong.Dont know to much about voo doo s or deltas .

[P man]

Ive been looking for a voodoo really cheap (mabe wrecked) just something that has a little bit of hope, aka a good progect, but the only ones I see are all 4G and up
does anyone know of ANYTHING really cheap, washing dishes doesnt bring in much lol
ps does anyone have much experience woth the "mini" ?

[Pete]

hey,
i have experiance with the mini. A friend of mine has one at the cotage. they are a ton of fun to drive, but hard to find. the guy that i know is selling his mini, if you want to email me i can try to find his email.
the mini i have drove has a 40 merc on it, and will run in the 50's with a stock prop. anyother questions just ask

Pete

ill keep my eye open for a voodoo or delta for you.

[The Tank]

Yeah im on the same lake as pete, the mini is a nice boat well taken care of but it takes a little bit to get used to.

[Ilovespeed]

Tank
47 gps with stock prop
Pman i know of a voodoo that is for sale i dont know how much but i will find out!
Tyler

[The Tank]

What does the voo doo have for an engine on it that u know is for sale? long shaft or short shaft?

[Ilovespeed]

its a merc forty long shaft on the voodoo that is all white with red interior and a stereo...
Tyler

[The Tank]

Would he Want to sell me the sterio???? if so how much????

[airide18]

Are voo doos supposed to run better with longs or shorts?They have a 24'' transom so with about 5'' setback and bairly any lift witha shortshaft it aut to run pretty good.But the gearcases you guys are runing dont have LWP so its going to be hard to get them as high as you want them.You can always block the top two water pickup holes with silicone so it pics up more water than air but only if it is in need of it.
ROss

[Ilovespeed]

yeah most people ive heard run long shafts on them unless tehy ahve the shorter transom...a guy i know thinks i could do what your saying and run the short mid with lwp...blocking the holes has been mentioned to me b4 too...airide what gearcase are u running??? werent u looking for a 45ss or sumtin???
Tyler

[The Tank]

would that guy sell his sterio????

[AlexD]

Hey Ilovespeed do u think this guy with the voodoo would want to sell me his forty for my voodoo? Thanks

[Ilovespeed]

tank i dont think he would i nthink he just wants to sell it as a whole either whole boat or nothin but i will ask him..alex its a 93 or 94 merc 40 i dont know waht he wants but its wont be for what your looking for ... i know it will be over 2 thousand
Tyler

[AlexD]

o ok thanks any way

[airide18]

Tyler right now im runnin a SST 60 gearcase.Its a bullet case that sort of looks like a merc CLE if you've never seen one.Im fixing to put a 45ss on it and modify that to somewhere around [email protected] aut to push my boat in the mid 70's or higher.

[Ilovespeed]

do u use a plate to raise it or waht i didnt think i saw one but i may be mistaken...how high do u run your motor ???
TYler

[airide18]

No i dont use a setback or jackplate when i run the biger engine on my hull.The engine is about 1'' above the bottom of the hull when i get my 45ss it will run about 2 1/2" above the bottom.Ive got a step in the back of the hull.