Remember when 60 was fast

**282** · 01-04-2016, 05:05 PM

When I was a kid growing up on the barnegat bay we had a green metallic avenger with a 150 Merc, there was a couple donzi's a sidewinder and one v-drive boat. I think 60-65 was tops for all these boats and that was fast. Even the one guy we knew with a 30 Scarab was probably only running 60. This was late 70's I am referring to.

**RADER** · 01-04-2016, 05:18 PM

60? Hell, I remember when 160 was fast. Some of these big cats are off the wall fast.

**Just Tool'in** · 01-04-2016, 05:36 PM

My 1st 60+mph boat was a '79 Donzi 18ft with 350 alfa! It has changed a little with the Argo!

**TooStroked** · 01-04-2016, 05:48 PM

I'm probably going to regret this, but here goes. I grew up on a relatively small pond near Lake Ontario in the 1960s. The fastest boat on the pond was a friend's older brother's 16' Duo with a (white) 50 HP Merc screwed to the transom. It did something blistering - according to the speedometer - like 45 MPH. Man that was flying!

**vnemous** · 01-04-2016, 05:58 PM

I thought I was bad ass ripping around Barnegat Bay in my 13 Whaler with a 40 Johnson. I was 10 and so cool lol.

**eli** · 01-04-2016, 06:35 PM

my first boat was tri hull with 85 evinrude did 39 down hill we had tons of fun with the kids cheep to run .
then my brother in law exposed me to speed been a blur since fun times

**Ira Tindale** · 01-04-2016, 06:37 PM

I remember had a 14ft. cacci craft plywood and mahogany with a mark 78A that's bad

**home made tunnel** · 01-04-2016, 06:43 PM

My first was a 16' checkmate diplomat with a 120 Force - Did a whopping 50! Next was a p.o.s. 21'bayliner with a 175 blackmax. only 45 on that pile of garbage before the steering stem froze and I junked the boat. 2 projects being built now - - - But I'm still in my twenties! (for another year). Can't wait to have a 100mph boat one day

**Superbender** · 01-04-2016, 07:18 PM

My first go fast boat was a 12 hydro kneel down,don't know how fast it was but boy was it a good time,think it had a 33 Evinrude.way faster then my friends 13 whaler

**282** · 01-04-2016, 07:32 PM

I had a 12 foot row boat with a 9.9 at 9 or 10 years old and thought that was killer.

**282** · 01-04-2016, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by vnemous

I thought I was bad ass ripping around Barnegat Bay in my 13 Whaler with a 40 Johnson. I was 10 and so cool lol.

We used a 13 whaler to cross the bay and go clamming, grandma, grandpa, and 3-5 grandkids. Talk about chances of getting swamped with that sucker so loaded. There was grandpa with his stogie puffin away at the helm...