Australian Bullet's

[Oz Dude]

Yes mate. You can do what ever you like - it's "Run What You Brung" BUT as stated, you are limited to a 26P prop and it must be through hub exhaust...

Oz

[17_Matra_Missile]

Sweet How Quick are Most of the Boats in that class?

[Oz Dude]

They're running from mid 70's to low 90's.

Oz

[17_Matra_Missile]

Ohk Madd That sounds like a class for me

Cheers for that Oz

[Oz Dude]

The rolling starts look cool too

My mate who ran his Haines said that when the flag dropped, all the little go fast boats in his grid sprinted away as opposed to his boat winding out. But he said that after 5 miles he could still see em up in front of him and on the day he was topping out at 75mph (running against the tide and 250L of fuel) so that should be a good indicator. He was using my 26 TE Cleaver.

You definitely need to be in it next year

Now we just gotta get Adam to sign up with the STV

Oz

[17_Matra_Missile]

Sikk, Well i got 70.2mph With myne Running a 21p Laser n with the motor still Detuned for the Run-In Period and 80ltrs of fuel in the boat so with the motor tuned and a nice little 26 TE or something it should go well.

Yepp so CMON ADAM! Get out there!

[Thewayweroll]

This is my first post ,my mate Olmo was been sticking pics of my Bullet up for a while , thought it was time to register.Im an Ex Ski Racer, skied thru the late 80s till about 1996 or so .The Bullet in the pic is my 3rd ,I had a standard 1750 with a 2L and a Super Light weight dropped floor 1750 with a 2.4 Mod vp

The new set up is going ok ,just need to sort some props any feedback would be appreciated i was thinking a 28 Thophy as the 26 spins it head off and a 28 or 30 ET ??.

I think we are going to need 2 new skiers as well

[Oz Dude]

Bulldog...is that you??

Oz

[Thewayweroll]

Yes OZ its me , Happy Days ,sounds like a good run yesterday .

When i skied Super Class we used to start 10 or 12 abreast off Dangar island ?? Has it changed ??

[jarrahtin]

Sikk, Well i got 70.2mph With myne Running a 21p Laser n with the motor still Detuned for the Run-In Period and 80ltrs of fuel in the boat so with the motor tuned and a nice little 26 TE or something it should go well.

Yepp so CMON ADAM! Get out there!

i was aiming for next years bridge but there is no way my little 175hp will keep up to that i vote you stick to your 21 pitch prop as my little rude should hold its own against that

[Oz Dude]

Bulldog - sorry - I mean Thewayweroll - the grid starts these days are limited to 5 or 6 max. As you know a LOT has changed in the last 10 years and now, if you can't hold on at 120+, in the slop, then Superclass ain't for you. They're just going too damned fast to allow any more boats into one group. At briefing yesterday we were reminded of the "racing incident" at Bar Point last year (squeezing) that nearly took a life.

The 1-up ski race starts next to the road bridge so they can leave the bottom part of the river open. The November race still starts from the Island.

I heard this afternoon that the winner in Unlimited ran 38min. Admittedly this is a Superclass boat just waiting for it's ticket up to the main game, but all the same, you have to be incredibly quick now to earn your stripes.

Yeah we had good fun yesterday. Up a class next season and we'll see how long it takes till the boys get bored out the back, then we might go do MOC maybe. We'll have to find some more mumbo to play there though as lugging 2 big guys out of the hole is no easy task when you need to run fast.

As for prop choice, I have a 28 Trophy Plus but it does crazy things to the Bullet. Makes it very skatey on the water. I gave it to a bloke last week to try. He saw me yesterday at the stadium and told me he took it for a run, stopped, ran a second time to make sure, then took it off the boat shaking his head. The nose gets super light but when you get to a corner if you back off a tad to set yourself up it drops the nose in a big way. You then have to trim up to keep the nose, but then as you throttle on to keep the speed on you have a big God moment (you know, looking straight up and saying "Hi God"). Perhaps it's just the 3L 1.75 gearbox combo we both run but we've had similar experiences.

I lost count of the number of TE's I saw yesterday. Looks like they're the new great thing. THe same guy I mentioned above has a couple so I'm gonna take em out and have a play in the next few weeks.

One of the guys I know that runs in MOC with a 3L on a Labsport has a TE on his and they were into the 90's yesterday.


Jarrah - that's why it's called Social Outboard. Ya gotta be social Doesn't matter how fast your boat is, it matters that you're part of it. Besides, once your setup is dialled in, with the right prop you might just surprise yourself how fast you'll go...


Oh, I've found out today that one boat in the Powerboat race snagged a ferry cable yesterday with it's nosecone (just how close to the shore was this guy?). Boat sunk as a result. I'm guessing perhaps there's a big hole in the back of the boat where the motor used to attached to?? Another guy went round a bend and his co-pilot's seat broke it's mounts. Apparently it kind of looked like an ejector seat - the guy went for a very unexpected swim at 70+

Oz

[Thewayweroll]

Thanks Oz, The name Bulldog was already taken.You have described the Thophy moment very accurately . 120mph or i think i saw 127mph on Speedweek when they showed Robinvale last week ,good time to be a driver i say.Our Twin rig Connelly used to run 105mph ,we had the 4th fastest top speed at the 94 Grafton Bridge ,the boys gave it way after that ,there was no more we could do .

Sorry for sayin Connelly in a Bullet post ,I have no email etiquett

[17_Matra_Missile]

i was aiming for next years bridge but there is no way my little 175hp will keep up to that i vote you stick to your 21 pitch prop as my little rude should hold its own against that

Lol, With a 26 it will still be reving hard but should be nice n fun to drive. How quick are u getting your boat to?

Is that a average speed? 70.2mph running a 21p Prop with the prop approx 2-3inches below the pad?
Cheers

[Oz Dude]

Bulldog - now that a few guys are running Force hulls and pushing them deep through the water, the speeds are going up again becasue the skiers are getting a cleaner ride. Last November when the shootout out was on for the Bridge race, we watched Stinga go by, and then we watched Blazen go by and the 20yo Connelly was fast but the skiers were getting pounded. The Force guys could have been drinking coffee it looked that easy... 130 isn't far off that's for sure.

All I can say is I'm glad I'm steerin and not holdin on!

You can say Connelly in a Bullet thread - hell I just did

Oz

[jarrahtin]

Lol, With a 26 it will still be reving hard but should be nice n fun to drive. How quick are u getting your boat to?

Is that a average speed? 70.2mph running a 21p Prop with the prop approx 2-3inches below the pad?
Cheers

its all on paper at the moment. i have an old school 81 model 175hp, just picked up a 27pitch shooter (4 blade) for it but have a water intake problem at the moment so have not been able to run it yet. i figure if i get anything over 75mph its a plus