!!!Project 80 Ski!!!

Thank all of you for all of the knowledge, however blunt some of the comments may be keep them coming. I will make sure to keep all of them in mind throughout my entire project.

And I guess if we are getting technical its Lake Tippy. close enough!!!

lol thanks for the support Marx!!! I hope to get a few more MPH but I guess only time will tell!!!

400 is definately my goal but once again only time will tell and I am planning on taking leave next summer to attend the reunion so you will all get to see it, ride in it, and drive it!!!

And don't for get about upgrading the dash as the stock tach only goes to 6k, but the exhaust sounds pretty cool spinning the motor that fast.

MY .02 give Eric a call and see what he suggest on the tranny set-up.

That many rpms on that length of hull should make it porpoise.

Reid, is there a term for planting the bow?

boat dr wrote: Reid, tho i have not had the time to devote to the all out speed, I to am slowly tweeking. The 27A rudder was a major plus ,no more pull or drift at the 50 mark. Cutting the prop shaft was a plus also. The rudder port mod. was a little less drag too.Have not GPS'd her since the latest mods but she seems stronger and much more controlable. SRT8 don't wont nuttin' to do with a 60mph CC,mine is a handful at 53+ add 7 to that ,not...........boat dr

Billy, Srt8 's boat is a good bit longer and quite a bit heavier. 60 in your little rig would be hairy ride but if you could get the bigger nautique to run 60 it might be a thrill but I would think managable. I think 60 is a little bit of a stretch but it'll be fun for everyone to see the progression from what he's got now. Plenty of pics please.

Tim D wrote: Reid, is there a term for planting the bow?

I believe it's referred to as S.I.P., aka Shi* in Pants. No wait, that's when you hook the chine at high speed or upon quick decelleration and it either turns without you asking, OR refuses to turn when you crank the wheel. Both are scarey and traced also to rudder conditions.

As far as the planting the nose of the hull firmly, I don't know of a term as many normal people might look at this as a virtue. Only when stretching it out beside his buddy's oscillating hull and getting outrun does it become an issue. A quick (as I can make it) related story, my orange and white '73 Mustang has always run pretty strong (50-51)for a stock boat. Years ago I noticed that often it would get up to top speed for just a second, and then all of a sudden fall off about 1 mph and drop 100rpm. I chased what I thought was an engine problem for 2-3 yrs before I realized that it only did this once the slight bounce stopped, and that it never happened with several persons in the back seat. It's like you can actually feel the point or moment when the water sucks the hull back tightly to the water, significantly increasing the drag. Later hulls which hardly raise the bow while planning don't experience this.           

COUNT ME IN!!!!!

Oh thats a sure thing!!!...400hp on the water and 425hp and 420 Ft lbs on the street, Cant beat that! ! ! ! !

Real Muscle???...SUV???....come now, Im listening...........

I messin' with ya. I don't have one, but am looking at a couple. Can't decide whether to buy stock and build myself, or buy one I'm looking at with a Tune and Maggie charger. Friend of mine (actually 2) has SRT8's. Nice truck and quick too.

The SS is attractive but looks a little on the cheap side for a "Super Sport"....I agree with phat the Jeep is a way better spend of your money. Im not exactly sure what the SS goes for but when I bought my 300C SRT the Jeep was going for about 4 G's less and I spent a hair less than 50,000

lol We'll have to start our own off-topic discussion....Heres a few more to get everyone through the rest of the week on....

Just got the motor mounts, tranny mounts, and the bell housing back from the machine shop....the magic of glass blasting!!!

















Gonna go ahead and prime and paint the mounts this weekend.

Reid...This ones for you!!