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Scream And Fly

10-19-2003, 03:41 PM

What a great gathering of hot boaters - I just got in, and I'm going to start editing pictures, so I'll post more details later, but it was fantastic. My guess is 30-40 boats in attendance. Many pictures to come! I have a thank you list coming too, for those that made these photos possible.

Greg

stvhelm

10-19-2003, 03:48 PM

first things first man. how bout the jasper pictures:o

Hot Shot Merc

10-19-2003, 03:54 PM

I'M home already but still was a blast.Greg it was cool to meet you,and Gator hope we showed ya a good time.I guess I should have brought the 24 yammy cause all them guy's were doing the drag thing and I did'nt think 7,750 rpms was good enough but they were runin short drags so it would have worked well.Oh well there's allways next trip.I did'nt get to shmooze with everyone cause I did'nt bring an anchor but thats cool.When's the next run????:D :cool:

neveredge

10-19-2003, 06:33 PM

Greg, I've got your tripod. email me at [email protected] or call Gary and get my #. Had a great time today. Thanks BMac for the ride and lettin my boy drive. He loved it!!! My wife had a great time too.

H2Onut

10-19-2003, 07:09 PM

A great time when hot boaters congrate.

Nice to see you again GATOR, that thing is DIALED In ;)

Looks freaking great....

Nice to see the gang again......

Sunshine Syndicate!

1BadAction

10-19-2003, 08:02 PM

camera was in mid quality mode and i didnt realize until i got home, DOH! oh well, heres a few ok pics.

b. mac whoopin hotshot :D

1BadAction

10-19-2003, 08:07 PM

(posting pictures works better if you actually attach the pic)

1BadAction

10-19-2003, 08:10 PM

Hot Shot Merc

10-19-2003, 08:49 PM

I want Lamar to doctor up that photo:eek:

Jonny V

10-19-2003, 08:50 PM

Our pic contributions...

Jonny V

10-19-2003, 08:50 PM

Jonny V

10-19-2003, 08:51 PM

Props to Ken for the money shot of the day :cool:

Jonny V

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Jonny V

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Jonny V

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ApolloImaging

10-20-2003, 01:19 AM

Just so Rob doesnt cry:D Looks like you guys had a great time, sorry I missed it:(

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:13 AM

man what a trip south!! BIG THANKS to instigator and donna for letting us stay with them saturday night!!! what a blast!!

i think greg got some video of some "high jumps" into the pool :D

gotta stay away from gators blender ;) :D

only got a few pics of sunday, was busy watching the runs and shooting the breeze with great folks!!

airboater did a great job getting extra ramp parking and organizing

met alot of great folks!!

beautifull area down there!!

got a pic here, they look a bit concerned? or at least concentrating awfull hard!!................

left to right BL, Speedracer, instigator, Bmac

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:16 AM

action17's dad in action!! runs good boys!! the boat he was racin was merc powered and is behind him :D

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:19 AM

he pulls in right after this pic and says...............

NEXT!!!

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:27 AM

got to hang out with the northern transplant lasermodvee and his wife, great folks!!! already feel like ive known them for years:cool:

there were alot of big boats coming through that made us stay by the boats to hold them as the wakes came in and bounce us around

check this out though....he's not been here long and look at the tan this guy is working on hehehehehehe :D

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:48 AM

frostman coming around for the kill............

Talon2.5

10-20-2003, 05:50 AM

dont remember who he ran here but he put a hurtin' on somebody............

neveredge

10-20-2003, 05:53 AM

LaserModVee's new OMC killin, lab finished Mercury propulsion unit.

neveredge

10-20-2003, 05:58 AM

LaserModVee, kidding aside, I love that boat. Can't wait till we all meet up again.

B.Mac

10-20-2003, 06:36 AM

I wish I could whip Hot Shot ;) Picture sure looks good though :p
Either I snuck up behind him while he was lookin' at some bikinis on the beach or he was cheesin' for Greg's S&F camera as we were runnin along side:cool: See ......that's what ya get fer wantin' yer picture taken Hot Shot :D

What a great time I had!!! Bunch of great folks there......
Great ta' meet ya Greg, and always good ta' see Skip.....
Wish my ol' lady would come boating!!! Great hangin' with Airboater, Laser Mod V, great ta' meet ya Gary, thanks for drivin' all the way down here!!
Nice seein' Corona Mike, Bobby Sr., 1 Bad Stream, Hot Shot, hi-flyer, neveredge....and everybody else.... and of course my buddy Dexter (BL) (Who gave me a tour of Ft. Meyers and had us lost for an hour lookin' for Cracker Barrel when it was right off the exit :eek: )
It's hard to put the right name with the right S&F name and I get confused ay my age:confused:
All I know is I had a blast and my Looper didn't Grenade!!!! YES!!!!
I hope somebody got a pic of my 80+ passes, mighta been too quick for 'yer film though just like HOT Shot's 110+ rig;)
What a great time!!!
B.MAC:D

oldschoolltv

10-20-2003, 07:38 AM

Maybe next time I can make it that place looks like a great place to run, great picks as well I bet the weather was perfect nice coolness in the air, more pics please, Matt:D

Hot Shot Merc

10-20-2003, 08:49 AM

I just realized that was you in the white Laser.Nice talkin to ya!the names and the faces game is hard to play sometimes.:p

B.Leonard

10-20-2003, 08:55 AM

Yeah I may have missed the camouflaged Cracker Barrel sign but you're the one who nearly got nailed speeding 3 times, tried to pull over the Rib City restaurant sign with your boat/trailer and then tried to drive 2-3 hrs home on 1/2 gal of gas :rolleyes: ;)

Typical day of boating in a tropical paradise :) What more can be said? Fall/winter is a hard life down here :p

Instigator's driving of that Vector was nothing short of awesome. I can't remember how many times I saw that boat with just the prop in the water. Very very impressive. I think the adjustment back to rainy 51 deg weather is gonna be tough for him though :D

-BL

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 09:59 AM

he got his ass handed to him the first race the second race was with frost man that he jumped in un expected 2 boats ahead from the start frostman has the decency and respect to admit a defeat and give a hand shake

NEXT!!! [/B][/QUOTE] :mad:

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 10:24 AM

finaly got a good race out of the omc boats and they all saw the diference even the bull sh t set up 200 ft drag race with no start boat what happend it was a wast of time mercs may taste like chicken but i dont think any of you guys realy know omc'ers are chickens:D :D :D

Hot Shot Merc

10-20-2003, 10:30 AM

I'd like to see that attitude at a real drag race.Why do'nt you take your stuff to Lake Eustis in April and then we'll see what you got to say.You cant possibly be serious about yesterdays raceing.The uneven starts make it hard to see who's realy faster and yall were'nt even runing a 1/4 mile.If you need pats on the back and hand shakes then earn it at a real race were someone gives a **** about your drama.Remember they run double eliminations,that meen's two loss's and your ass is on the trailer.I thought this was all in fun.Why are you so uptight?Everyone saw who beet who.If you were faster, than it showed and respect for you and your rig was earned.I'm a sore loser too and do'nt like gettin beet.When I pissed and moaned at Eustis to Dorcey the race organizer he reached in his pocket and handed me a tissue and said "Here,quit crying and wipe your eyes with this".I'm not trying to get under your skin but damn dude that coment was just plain meen.If it will make any diference at the next rally I'll bring a starting flag and then nobody can complain about bad starts.I'll turn you both around if your not pared up evenly.And you half to run a full 1/4 mile or it dont even count.:mad: :D See the little MAD face:mad: ooooohhhh!!!:rolleyes: Any way thanks for puttin the whoop ass on the white trash and representin us merc guys :eek: :D

Jay R.

10-20-2003, 10:33 AM

johny V, you were riding with dennis? did you get a pic of my boat, just as everone took off to head back?

action17

10-20-2003, 11:08 AM

Shawno i was geting first hand info from yes merc boys your full of ****!!!!! now get a race boat for yourself then talk your smack!!!!!!:mad:

H2Onut

10-20-2003, 11:14 AM

Thanks again to my TOW crew, LMV!!!! and the guy who went and got my gas..

IT IS APPRECIATED, but I would od the same for ya'all, S&F brotherhood.

Thanks again because it was going to be a LONG swim/paddle.:D

Skittles

10-20-2003, 11:15 AM

SMACK TALKIN AND NO LTB INVOLVED..........THATS JUST NOT RIGHT!!!!!!:D :D :D. Looks like you all had a great time sorry I missed it. Next time.:cool:

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 11:16 AM

bring it to markham and come for your self dominick would rather race you he says its more of a fair race your dad has a race boat and got beat he says you in his class with the same ride i just dont like the lies its not smack

action17

10-20-2003, 11:21 AM

Shawn we all know the truth here you deal with it your way we will deal with it ours!!! and Frostman will post his side of the story!!

action17

10-20-2003, 11:28 AM

what lies???? my dad hasn't even posted anything!!!! like i said the info i got was from spectatores that where there 1 of them being Warren!!!

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 11:31 AM

no excuses i would never post anything that was'nt true dennis put it on him to and yes frosman will tell the truth

action17

10-20-2003, 11:41 AM

yes dennis did beat him... now put on him might be alittle much!!! i just talked with Andy and he did say said that he was in the left lane Dom was in the middle my dad was an the right and Andy dropped his his hand and they all took off together!! and what happen then Shawn????

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 11:47 AM

what happend he jumped in on a race that wasnt for him and he was on plane already what do you think happend on plane v's ideling short 200 ft race come on ask andy he was 2 boats out before the start and he beached his ride and wouldnt come back out now thats a omc'ers race you wouldnt say the first race was the only race he gave and he wouldnt run at first he declined a race with the little 2.5 how could this be with a drag deck full drag rig

action17

10-20-2003, 12:00 PM

you keep bringing of the fact of drag boat this not fair that different boats i heard that you guys were making "EXCUSSES" after Andy beat Dom in Sandford let me ask you this??? how come Dennis's boat can whip up on everyone isn't that the same boat as mine and Dom's????????????????

B.Mac

10-20-2003, 12:09 PM

How did this thread turn into a drag race pissin' match? There were no legitimate races out there that I'm aware of, just a bunch of guys havin fun? Where were you and Devin anyway I wanted a little payback!! C'mon now where's the pics????
Can't we all just get along .........???? (Famous Quote)

BL........almost don't count. I got no tickets:D
Yea,yea so I ran over a couple barricades that were in the way.
And I had enough gas to make it to St. Pete.........sheeesh......it aint a boat, it aint gonna lean out.
B.MAC:D

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 12:35 PM

we wanted a rematch in sanford to. but we were declined that was a race around a bend lets all go to eustis and run in our apropriate class this is all in fun amoung freinds i think . hotshot he wants to be all serious all a looser or winner deserves is a rematch:D

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 12:38 PM

dennis is the man thats for sure but he knows it and dont make excusses or tell lies either when your the man you dont need to brag

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 12:40 PM

Originally posted by SHAWNO
dennis is the man thats for sure but he knows it and dont make excusses or tell lies either when your the man you dont need to brag he doesent cary around the living room with him either

boston

10-20-2003, 12:41 PM

Keep me out of this -
I had a great time as usual, fun to see everyone, and run up and down the river.

Bobby Sr. and I tried to have some fun, but like most of these events, their was way too much traffic, wakes, people in the water tubing, wakeboarding, etc. It is just too dangerous under these conditions.

The point is to have fun and relax, and I did. Thanks.

Dennis

Hot Shot Merc

10-20-2003, 12:46 PM

Yall are just lucky I did'nt bring my Yammy drag wheel.The excuses would be flying then:eek: :D

Skittles

10-20-2003, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by Hot Shot Merc
Yall are just lucky I did'nt bring my Yammy drag wheel.The excuses would be flying then:eek: :D
You mean like they were when you guys came to L Tarpon:eek: :eek: :D :D

Frostman

10-20-2003, 12:49 PM

we all lined up together I droped my hand when I thought we were all even . I am sure dom was looking at me (not bobby) because he sure did leave on time. I t was a very close race But from my view bob had dom & dom had me dom did stay in it longer than we did.I had maybe 5 hrs on my motor and bob about 2hrs. Its suposed to be FFFUUUNNN guys.we had a great time at theparty sat. night its not always about black & white yaul have a great day

action17

10-20-2003, 12:49 PM

hey Dennis sorry i wasn't there to show you all around!!!:D :D :D

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 12:53 PM

lets all take our excusses to eustis for some local boat fun i mean all of us and we'll see let us know the dates

Frostman

10-20-2003, 12:54 PM

oh I dont think bobby or myself want any of denisWELL NOT YET see ya , FROSTMAN

Hot Shot Merc

10-20-2003, 12:59 PM

but it is usualy in april.Get a rule book and set your **** up to race.I thought I was fast as hell till I went to a real race with real race boats.Beleive me its a hole diferent ball game.:mad: :mad: :D

actionXflows

10-20-2003, 01:06 PM

sorry i couldnt make it b mac but i will see you at toys for tots if your going to be their cant wait to see the front or your boat man:D

actionXflows

10-20-2003, 01:11 PM

shawn their is no such thing as a race that isnt yours i think i will have to go with the frostmans story on this one and why are you calling out my brother I THINK IM GOING TO STAY OUT OF THIS ONE:D

SHAWNO

10-20-2003, 01:21 PM

dom quotes he's not a member and hes doing the talking hes not calling your bro hes calling your dad just like when i beat you in the checkmate you no i did but you dad insisted that you won and when you told him the truth he said you could'nt drive and i beg to difer because you drove the hell out of that think i dont think he could do any better:D

action17

10-20-2003, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by SHAWNO
what happend he jumped in on a race that wasnt for him and he was on plane already what do you think happend on plane v's ideling short 200 ft race come on ask andy he was 2 boats out before the start and he beached his ride and wouldnt come back out now thats a omc'ers race you wouldnt say the first race was the only race he gave and he wouldnt run at first he declined a race with the little 2.5 how could this be with a drag deck full drag rig

we all lined up together I droped my hand when I thought we were all even . I am sure dom was looking at me (not bobby) because he sure did leave on time. I t was a very close race But from my view bob had dom & dom had me dom did stay in it longer than we did.I had maybe 5 hrs on my motor and bob about 2hrs. Its suposed to be FFFUUUNNN guys.we had a great time at theparty sat. night its not always about black & white yaul have a great day

thanks Frostman!!!!

ApolloImaging

10-20-2003, 01:47 PM

Be sure to join us for the next installment of "As the Prop Turns":D :rolleyes:

RRRevinrude

10-20-2003, 08:28 PM

this is gettin intense....and by the way shawno--my son has the race on video and you should see the tape BEFORE you run your mouth...........sorry but even us omc chickens have video cameras......yes it was a short course yes it wasn't a real drag race,but it WAS a fair start and all three boats went and bobby was in front until he got out of it............deal with it

H2Onut

10-20-2003, 08:36 PM

....
The weather was awesome.

1BadAction

10-20-2003, 08:37 PM

hey nut, did you get a pic of the r/c?

H2Onut

10-20-2003, 08:40 PM

Of course

H2Onut

10-20-2003, 08:44 PM

for booby, bobby,frostman,rrrrrrevinrude, bmac,bl,INSTIGATOR,playinboats:D

1BadAction

10-20-2003, 09:03 PM

kick ass!! that must have been when i was lettin off- seeing as there isnt a 3 ft roost off the prop!

Jonny V

10-20-2003, 11:32 PM

Jay,

Yes that was me and I did get a shot of your boat but unfortunately it came out blurry...here ya go

Jonny V

10-20-2003, 11:35 PM

BTW guys, I figure its appropriate to post this one ;)

ApolloImaging

10-20-2003, 11:40 PM

Man thats funny:D Cold and insensitive:eek: :rolleyes: But still funny as hell, and true:D

Jay R.

10-20-2003, 11:43 PM

I looked over and i saw you taking a shot and i was think " i hope he posts that on scream ad fly so i canm finnally have a close up shot of me running!" oh well thanks anyway! your others looked good.

BTW, that was very appropriate!!

Talon2.5

10-21-2003, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by Frostman
we all lined up together I droped my hand when I thought we were all even . I am sure dom was looking at me (not bobby) because he sure did leave on time. I t was a very close race But from my view bob had dom & dom had me dom did stay in it longer than we did.I had maybe 5 hrs on my motor and bob about 2hrs. Its suposed to be FFFUUUNNN guys.we had a great time at theparty sat. night its not always about black & white yaul have a great day

there ya have it, it's to bad a fun day turned into this crap, i saw where it was said frostmans word would settle this
doesnt appear that happened :rolleyes:

i just wanna say i had a great day, met some great folks!!

Jay R we gotta get some time togeter to shoot the **** at the next get together!!

RRRRevinrude same thing hope to get some time to shoot the **** about stuff

instigator, lasermodvee, neveredge, airboater, BL, Bmac, coronamike, H2Onut, 1badstream, greg, rrrevinrude, JayR, warren, bernard, bobby, frostman, playinboats, speedracer and some that i forgot thier names...........it was fun!!, great to see ya again!!!

Talon2.5

10-21-2003, 05:30 AM

Originally posted by RRRevinrude
this is gettin intense....and by the way shawno--my son has the race on video and you should see the tape BEFORE you run your mouth...........sorry but even us omc chickens have video cameras......yes it was a short course yes it wasn't a real drag race,but it WAS a fair start and all three boats went and bobby was in front until he got out of it............deal with it

there ya have it!! :cool: :cool:

Jay R.

10-21-2003, 06:26 AM

hey skip, ya light a fire under my a$$. the look on you face when my engine started clicking when i raised it, i sadi it was my hydraulic bracket and you looked back like. "well if you know the problem fix it!!"
so i came home from work yesterday whipped out the torch and got the damn bracket of and fixed it. the whole time thinking "why haven't i done this yet" only took about an hour.
some times we just need a little push i guess!

Talon2.5

10-21-2003, 06:57 AM

you looked back like. "well if you know the problem fix it!!"

i had a look like that? LOL i didnt realise that hahahaha

we gotta get together some time, we have a camping trip coming up on november 7th 8th and 9th if ya may be able to make it on the kissimmee river,
come up to hwy 60 go west (if coming from the east coast) to boy scout camp road and take a right go till it dead ends take another right and that will take you straight into camp mac where you can put in at thier ramp and hit the river from there :D

Jay R.

10-21-2003, 07:28 AM

Skip,
I'll see if i can make that. sounds like it should be fun!

Hey all you arguers!!!
check out the thread "the bar has been raised"
I'm going to try to set something up for speed runs at markham, and it's a perfect place to put an end to this stuff. we all have gps's so we can eaisly set up a 1/4 mile straight away with no yachts blowing by. and the same for the 130 MPH pleasure boat arguement. anyone want to help?? E-mail me.

SHAWNO

10-21-2003, 10:02 AM

Originally posted by Jonny V
BTW guys, I figure its appropriate to post this one ;) thats the truth 1 second that:D :D

action17

10-21-2003, 10:07 AM

argument is over the proof is on video!!!!! now lets hear the EXCUSSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHAWNO

10-21-2003, 10:24 AM

right no excusses we'll see next time

action17

10-21-2003, 10:30 AM

sounds good!!!!!!!! see no arguments!!:D

action17

10-21-2003, 10:30 AM

that picture is just not rite!!

action17

10-21-2003, 10:38 AM

hey we got an idea so everything is fair lets do this in Plymouth next month full drag course with rules and all there shouldn't be any excusses then!! how about it let us know!!!! we are ready just say the word!!!

SHAWNO

10-21-2003, 10:57 AM

the driving thing sucks whats wrong with eustis

Skittles

10-21-2003, 11:20 AM

Hey action I'll race ya......................and I promise not to cry if you beat me:rolleyes: :D

Frostman

10-21-2003, 11:27 AM

What happend to the place we used to run in More Haven on the rim canal? that was a great spot:confused:

SHAWNO

10-21-2003, 11:40 AM

there is no good placed on the west coast neer fort myers or captiva with a decent beach and clean water or over were parker is from

action17

10-21-2003, 12:11 PM

i thought it would be the fairest place yes its a far drive but its a sanctioned race with rules and a starter and full length course we wouldn't have to worry about anyone "cheating" or jumping anybody... like i said we are ready!!!

ps,, Monty says to get your own drag prop also!!!;)

action17

10-21-2003, 12:12 PM

Originally posted by rsty
Hey action I'll race ya......................and I promise not to cry if you beat me:rolleyes: :D

hey man who's to say i'm gonna beat you????:p

Airboater

10-21-2003, 01:01 PM

The V drive boys from WestPalm have a track setup in the rim canal at the Clewestion boatramp area they have lights and timers to mount on the boats and I think theres room for the topend guys and I hear the locals enjoy watching the action from the dike.:cool:

SHAWNO

10-21-2003, 01:03 PM

is there a bank or a place for everyone to sit and watch:D

action17

10-21-2003, 01:14 PM

shawn you've been there he's talking about the place we went to in Feb. i think you guys where in Dom's scarab it's by Roland Martin's fish camp

action17

10-21-2003, 01:14 PM

that would work!!

1BadAction

10-21-2003, 01:18 PM

HEY WE got the tiki bar here in clewiston also... usually the v-drivers run on saturdays, and there is plenty of room to watch from the dike.

jim

Skittles

10-21-2003, 01:29 PM

Thats why I said IF you beat me:D :D

action17

10-21-2003, 01:35 PM

try to make Winter haven on the 8th!! we'll be there

LaserModVee

10-21-2003, 05:42 PM

I had a ton of fun out there on Sunday.

I think that get-together was a total success.
Nobody blew over, nobody blew up.

I know I tried to do both. :D

Also, I took two rolls of pictures. I'm getting them developed this week, so watch for some more pics in this thread.

Frostman

10-21-2003, 08:19 PM

That place is great for top end runs and drag////// Oh yea then theres the tiki bar ooohhh yea se ya frostman

Pro-Comp 2.5 260

10-21-2003, 09:53 PM

I guess the looper boys will be leaving there 1/8 mile props on for this one, cause we all know what happen's to them when you got to stay in it pass 500 ft :eek: then again, if it's a full 1/4 they might be in trouble to. :D

RRRevinrude

10-22-2003, 07:13 AM

i don't remember (the looper boys) being afraid to run top end.......if i can ever get the bugs worked out of this p.o.s. i'll be more than happy to throw a brick on the gas pedal and see what happens......1/4 mile is fine too.....just been a few years for all of us and we have set up stuff to do......rim canal sounds good--lets do it.................

Airboater

10-22-2003, 06:55 PM

Here's a few my wife took while I was nosing around she liked the allison

Airboater

10-22-2003, 06:56 PM

Another

Airboater

10-22-2003, 07:00 PM

last on of the groop

Instigator

10-27-2003, 02:26 PM

Great shots guys!!

Greg, do you still plan on posting yours??

Also, doe's anyone have any good shots of mine at speed?? (Johnny's are great but at about 1/2 pedal)
I am trying to see the attitude of the boat at speed as I am still dialing. I don't have a trim gauge in the boat so I'm having a difficult time determining trim position at WFO. (I'm sure everyone at Alva saw me turned around looking backwards at the motor and that's why.)
What I was doing was getting the motor about level and then standing on it. The boat was building speed and lift while I was running up trim to carry the bow and then I would hit "down" once the hull had enough lift to carry itself but about 1/2 the time (at least) it would break loose once I got into the low 90's and did it with every wheel I ran @ Alva?? (26 Yammi copy, 27 SRX, 26 Chopper and 28 Spinelli round ear)
Beginnning to wonder if I might be blowing out but should'nt be at that low of a speed.
Have dropped the motor over an inch since it started doing it.
A good picture of the boat at speed would tell me a lot by the trim angle of the motor.
Thanx again for all the great shots guys and I miss your state already:(

B.Leonard

10-27-2003, 03:49 PM

Everytime I saw it go by it was neutral and flying big time! The setup looked absolutely perfect.

Maybe it's coming out so much it's pulling the motor out with it and the prop is loosing bite? Definitly get a gauge in there as a ref point but don't rely on it, go by feel as you well know.

-BL

Scream And Fly

10-27-2003, 03:58 PM

Nice pics, and it was great to meet all of you!

Alva was a great place - just wish there was more room to beach boats. The water was amazing though. Neveredge gets my thanks for allowing me to ride in his pontoon for photos.

My pictures from Alva will be up this week!

Greg

Scream And Fly

10-27-2003, 04:02 PM

Garrrrrrry!

Scream And Fly

10-27-2003, 04:09 PM

B. Mac, thank you for the ride in your Vegas - it's one sweet ride!

Greg

Instigator

10-27-2003, 04:56 PM

great shot Greg, thanx!

BL, did'nt put a gauge in the boat originally cause I've never used one other than to fill a hole in the dash. Now with the 24V trim (and using an I/O pump) being so much faster and then not having a starting point w/o looking at the motor (have done this all my life) I have hit the up trim a couple times where the trim went into "tilt" mode!! (that will get your attention)
Have also thought that maybe it's getting up and planing on the bottom of the torpedo (which we want it to) but not sure yet??
The Vector pad (original) is very strange and has nothing straight to measure off of either which further complicates things.
I need to measure the p.shaft relative to the trailing edge of that pad but as already stated, it's not straight front to rear to put a level/straight edge on so I'll have to level the boat first and then use the bubble in the freagin level to check it:p
When I raced we used to have a fixture that mounted on the prop shaft and then had a pointer at the front that was on the same plane as the center line of the prop shaft.
I may have to make one, it sure made life easier!
Thanx for the compliments too. It pulls like a freight train ( you can feel that the attitude is there) unitl the wheel looses bite then the bow drops and so does the speed.
BTW, it turned the 26 drag 8K;)

Jonny V

10-27-2003, 04:57 PM

Request granted! I got this one during the last pass you made

Instigator

10-27-2003, 05:16 PM

My boat rides like **** at anything bellow about 50 so when we were running beside each other in the slop I knew it would like a Force power'd Bayliner at those speeds:p
I think I would have traded you places though to get a ride in Dennis's boat.
Classy rig driven by a classy owner.
Gary