post your cool summer pics

Ive seen this before, Cla$$ic Pringles overdose. Never give the girls anything but beer.
The 88 looks sharp in that pic!

Ok, lets pull the fatman chair out of the living room to use on the deckboat & set up the banquet tables out in the water! Gotta party w/ this group!

I dug up a couple of pics from this past season.

First launch


Double your fun


First timer picked it up quite well


Atleast she went out swinging


A well deserved rest, notice the backup boat on the lift.

Looks to be a pretty powerful motor- but those MC's sure need it. Look at the numbers from last year's Waterski Magazine boat buyers guide- the Prostar 190 with the 350 hp MCX was over a second slower to 36 and was 4 MPH slower (it topped out at 42) than the SN 196 with the 330 Excalibur. The MC just has a ton of wetted surface and a hook on the back of the hull- doesnt make for a lot of speed.

I would imagine that 393 that Dallas has will turn well over 5k. Ive seen stock GT40's that can turn close to that, though the 90-96 hull is faster than the TSC1. I can do 4800-5100 depending on the prop. JR VIC is currently tuning his '92 with the Hiteks and other upgrades and just reached 52 MPH @ 5400 RPM.

I'm not looking to stir anything up, but man, that's some serious powerEngine.

Ken

Ken, he doesnt have a stock motor- I believe he had motor problems and rebuilt the GT40 into a stroker. The 393w is an easy stroker to build- the only truly special piece is the 3.85" stroker crank (vs. 3.5" for the 351). Combine that with stock-length 351w rods and 302 pistons and you end up with 42 more cubes. I believe 393 ci would include a .030" overbore.

As far as power handling goes, I believe the 502 python motor used the same 1.23 tranny and shaft that the standard motors used- so we know its good for at least 425 hp. Im sure Bill Burgess (SS-201) can give some good info on the power handling ability of the 1:1 components.

Now I see it, thanks BKH. That's a lot of HP, I'd love a ride sometime.

Anyone know how much HP a stock shaft and strut setup could take?

Am I missing something, where are the pics of Dallas's boat?

Probably too big. Try to reduce them in size. If uploading from you hard drive use the icon with the photo and the blue arrow. If uploading from a website such as photobucket, use the icon with the photo of the tree. BKH

Dallas,

What does your 2001 SN rate for H.P. and top speed? That's an awesome boat you got there!

Ken

Here's a pic from last weekend

Great pics everybody. I haven't had an actual waterski on my feet in close to twenty years. Impressive looking stuff.

great shot shortline.
Are you as surprised as I was someone wanted that ski?

vintage in more than one way, tow rope, ski vest, and is that a speedo, god lets hope not. hey where's the mullet?

Somebody wanted to buy an Obrien World Team Comp? This one is slightly used, just one owner. Ski is still in great condition. Owner is pretty old though.