cowtown boats

**river_ratj40** · 12-28-2006, 12:38 AM

If i had money id tell you what id do, for all the litl people in the world id go to bunker mo. only the best little 60 johnson in the whole $#$#*% world could run so good. and what do i hear, i hear a v-4 is in creation. only to be put on 17*48 to stand it straight up in the air. if its true, nobody will win except the bald man, i know not everybody is omc people so id put the rest of my money on a merc sittin on yellow bank of the current river. if you dont know where it is ill give you directions. ive see it, its sick. ive seen it all. ive seen who proves it on a cosistant basis. cowtown, trouts, even van buren dont prove it. so dont talk, just go fast...

**iwanajohnson** · 12-28-2006, 04:12 AM

I LOOOOVVVEEE this time of year, everybody's been cooped up and off the river for a couple months, in the shop all winter, and now everyone sits around and talks about how fast they're gettin. well since everyone's puttin in their 15 cents, I'll put in mine.... You know what I think......Don't think.....Mouth some more and In a few month LET'S RUUUNN EMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Get some races togeather and let's let the motors do the singin!!!!!

**rockdamage** · 12-28-2006, 09:30 AM

why not a 16-48
Sheezzz I once had a 200 hp omc turtle head on a 18-48 all weld.
one of the slowest boats on the river though! But it wasn't too much wieght.

**river_ratj40** · 12-28-2006, 01:02 PM

i cant talk for everyone, i have always had more success running a 17x48 with a long shafted motor. its like a lever is being placed on the transom, the shorter the boat the more the front will slap the water. not that thats a bad thing, but it gets hard to control with more speed. the longer boat gives you a little bit more control. if i could cut my shaft down to 15 in then i might go with a shorter and wider boat. with my 17 ft length i have to cut weight by going with 48 in bottom rather than a 52 in bottom. i agree that wider boats ride up and out of the water more, but gps and time trials have shown me that its a hair slower with my setup. just my 2 cents worth.
thanks

**mercclassic** · 12-28-2006, 02:45 PM

My motor runs great and my boat handles well and I can push 5 people up river comfortable. it may not be the fastest but it does everything I expect it to and can still outrun those guys from winona. they know who they are!

**iwanajohnson** · 12-31-2006, 01:42 AM

merclasic is that a call out to someoen. early plannin here. if that's a call out get em told about it and let's wach a race. course, i'm takin winner and noone will keep up with mine so let's run somethin. nebody else wanna run em??? I'll keep up provin it that bunker mo's got the fastest boats around. let's run em!!!

**iwanajohnson** · 12-31-2006, 01:42 AM

1111111

**iwanajohnson** · 12-31-2006, 01:45 AM

merclasic is that a call out to someoen. early plannin here. if that's a call out get em told about it and let's wach a race. course, i'm takin winner and noone will keep up with mine so let's run somethin. nebody else wanna run em??? I'll help out with my boat to keep up provin it that bunker mo's got the fastest boats around. let's run em!!!

**rockdamage** · 01-01-2007, 10:58 PM

can you build your own .......where would yall be with out the bald man ?????

**iwanajohnson** · 01-02-2007, 02:32 AM

you got me what in the world can I say to that

................. I can build it.....when it's done why don't ya run it....I got ya somethin bald swingin, I aint drivin a black motor so I aint go nothin to worry about. Let's run em. neone up for a gravelbar meetin polerbear club run???

**mercclassic** · 01-02-2007, 06:24 AM

Not callin out nobody I just enjoy runnin mine the way it is. Its not the fastest but it isn't the slowest. I do enjoy a good race just as much as the next guy though....watching or driving it's all fun.

**rockdamage** · 01-02-2007, 11:10 AM

so your saying you don' have any of gw'bs parts.. no tunner carbs or port work ???

**mercclassic** · 01-02-2007, 11:47 AM

I have some work but none of it came from Bunker.

**iwanajohnson** · 01-04-2007, 12:29 AM

port's no....carbs no......tuner nope, I aint got nothin done, all myself. can't afford to have none of it done. Whacya chargin???hehe. I want that flywheel though, how much would it take to convince ya to mail it my way?