Australian Bullet's

**bullet 1750** · 07-31-2010, 05:11 AM

thanks gmjim, its my first ever boat ive owned and i tell u what bullet boats are cool, i did 80mph using gps second time out and 4 tanks later. got it chimming first time and scared myself a few times but picked it up pretty quickly, my friend owns a 1750 with a 250 HO, THATS INSANE!!!!!!!! hopefully one day ill put a new outboard but im really happy with the merc 200 its a 2001 model and still running strong no problem.

**cowboyant** · 07-31-2010, 05:34 AM

any of you guys in perth? just looking for other bullet owners to get together and blast the swan with power of one and myself

**antic55** · 08-16-2010, 09:36 PM

Hey everyone, this is a video off the front of our bullet in our recent preseason warm up race day. Im skiing and have a fall just at the end of video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbUq8OjWHU

Hope you like it
Antic

**jarrahtin** · 08-16-2010, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by antic55

Hey everyone, this is a video off the front of our bullet in our recent preseason warm up race day. Im skiing and have a fall just at the end of video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xbUq8OjWHU

Hope you like it
Antic

Nice vid, me likey

**antic55** · 08-18-2010, 07:49 PM

yea it turned out pretty good. should have beaten the yellow boat on our outside but was some miscomunication between driver and observer. we were doing around 70mph most of the race and got upto about 80mph on first straight

**jarrahtin** · 08-18-2010, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by antic55

yea it turned out pretty good. should have beaten the yellow boat on our outside but was some miscomunication between driver and observer. we were doing around 70mph most of the race and got upto about 80mph on first straight

where was the camera attached? windscreen?

**antic55** · 08-18-2010, 09:17 PM

It was about 600mm from the tip of the bow on a suction mount.

**shayne2** · 10-23-2010, 08:13 AM

I have been keeping an eye out for some good tunnel decks but nothing seems to be comming up.
So decided to draw up a modern version that will be built with modern techniques.

Please any input from guys currently racing or previously raced these tunnel decks let me know of things to look out for or that would be good to have if you had the chance.

Cheers Shayne

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**Storz** · 10-23-2010, 08:47 AM

Were these ever sold in the states at all? Such a cool looking hull!

**shayne2** · 10-23-2010, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Storz

Were these ever sold in the states at all? Such a cool looking hull!

I'm not sure if any made it over there, but I'm sure some of the other guys may be able to answer that better than I can.
The old tunnel deck Bullets are definatly a great looking boat, but more importantly they do the business...
There is no dedicated race boats avalible any more like the old tunnel decks, just social boats made light with huge power plants. That are about as aerodnamic as a brick...

**woodduck** · 10-23-2010, 06:06 PM

Ken Warby raced a bullet in Parker I think, back in the 80's. In a mod vp race. It was not a tunnel deck thou.

**speed-racer** · 10-23-2010, 06:11 PM

i have a 5.2 mtr tunnel deck bullet for sale on ebay right now ,i run a tunnel deck with an f1 setup on the back current circuit race setup we see 115mph over 600mtr circuits.

**shayne2** · 10-23-2010, 09:19 PM

Nice looking boat. Right up the ally I'm looking at.
Can I ask the usual silly questions, how heavy, how old?

I have been getting more and more excited about the new one for a few features that the old boats dont have. The new design weight study brings it in at 75-80kg(165-175lbs) and very stiff. The laminate is based on the F2 ski boat we are using for the next worlds, it is very stong and a very light 20fter.
The other thing is the extra length, you may be the best person to coment on this it it will be better or not.

**speed-racer** · 10-23-2010, 09:47 PM

a light 5.2mtr boat is around 180kgs ,the new chance race boat is based on a stretched 1800 open deck and infused with the latest in infused technicues foam transim and it weighd 150kgs b4 the cell went in ,they have been adding weight to tryn get the boat to sit properly around 35kgs so far .so going so light is not always the best way to go ,my boat is 5.2 mts long and fully rigged without me weighs 500kgs!!wat are you lookn to do ski race or circuit or bridge to bridge ,also are you going to run a fat box or ssm?

**ess15** · 10-23-2010, 11:17 PM

I'm coming back from the states in 10days with a S3000 to drop on my 1850 bullet for some initial social fun, but want to change out of the bullet to something lighter due to my longing to get into some racing, circuit and bridge to bridge maybe. Don't get me wrong the Bullet is awesome and great fun when have it set up right, but when we had it built in '03 it was layed up pretty heavy on the scales due to only social fun.
I really like the new Labsports, what's everyone's opinion on the best monohull for circuit or bridge to bridge?

Speed Racer I see your on the gold coast same as myself, what workshop looks after your boat? Or do you do it yourself?

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