Mercedes Boat

[nxfirebird]

if anybody knows both of these guys and they'd agree to a drag race at the shoot out, have them get in contact with bob morgan. he can make it happen!

[Donskihp]

Bradz, I bet all of the viewers would love it if a top fuel drag boat ran the course, and it would probbaly totaly p off all the other racers. Organizers would never let that happen

[sy goldberg]

both the informal drag race and the speed trial are excluded from HP policies !

[FastDonzi]

getting Bill and Gino to line it up this year would definatly be one for the books!

JT Throttled for Both of those Runs, I wonder which of these boats he would choose if this ever came to a Head (to Head)

[Quinlan]

21 or 22 ft is the min length i beleive. Thats what keeps the drag boats out.

[purrfection]

Bradz, I bet all of the viewers would love it if a top fuel drag boat ran the course, and it would probbaly totaly p off all the other racers. Organizers would never let that happen

It would open some eyes, but the course at LOTO is one mile long. The top fuel drag boat is set up to run 1/4 mile. The motor would not last the full mile. It would be interesting if it could, if the boat didn't take off like a plane.

[Bobcat]

Plus a 2 foot chop and occasional roller is not conducive to drag boat success.

[gatorone]

The MTI 44' and 42' have a 40' running surface.

39' running surface for the mti compared to a 388 running surface on the skater

[gatorone]

JT Throttled for Both of those Runs, I wonder which of these boats he would choose if this ever came to a Head (to Head)

one boat had 1300hp and the other had 1550hp..I am game for a drag race

[Tommy Gun]

I'll pass that along to the organizers...

[Coolerman]

one boat had 1300hp and the other had 1550hp..I am game for a drag race

It'd be interesting if/when they both have 1550!

[L-V]

JT Throttled for Both of those Runs, I wonder which of these boats he would choose if this ever came to a Head (to Head)

Decisions-Decisions!

[teamusaskater]

they have running surfaces within 5" of each other , one was on pump gas setting one was on kill with 116 race fuel with big money tweaked props,

[CDOWNS]

they have running surfaces within 5" of each other , one was on pump gas setting one was on kill with 116 race fuel with big money tweaked props,

Who gives a s h i t ... Both builders build a great boat.






































MTI is just a little better....

[Donskihp]

Know bodys mentioned the weight differences in the two boats, I'd think the Skater is a bit lighter

[Lubejobs42]

if you watch that 193 mph video you'll see that it took him half the lenght of FL to acheive that speed.. Dont get me wrong thats an awesome speed, but a shoot out, or a drag race between the 2 would be an awesome sight

That's not true we ran from Miami and hit 193 right before Jacksonville

The day we did the run, JT had only been in the boat 1 or 2 times before for very short rides. He was being very cautious not knowing how the boat would handle, and concerend about a drive or prop failure. The acceleration was very slow and cautious keeping saftey in mind.

Looking forward to a good weekend. I think it will be a very interesting weekend having 2 fresh motors this year. Last year we had an electrical problem we never actually pinned down. We ended up changing wiring harnesses and all other wiring to eliminate the problem.

There have been a few discrepancies posted.

I believe the Mercedes boat is in a different class then Pure Platinum due to the size difference.


I just spoke with JT and aked him about the running surfaces. (Just want to make it known he completely neutral and would never consider taking sides!! He knows nothing about this thread).
Quote "the 388 running surface is at least a 12" shorter possibly a few inches more then that"


I hear the running surface mentioned all the time but don't hear much
about the 1,000+ lb weight difference.

The actual HP of my engines the way they are set up according to Sterling are 1,470 each.


We really haven't touched the boat since the Bimini run. We will probably pull it out next week to hose the dust off of it.


Both boats have different advantages and disadvantages.

I also have at least 60 lbs on Bill
but
Bill has a MUCH bigger head so that probably evens us out!!

As always should be very interesting and give us all a lot to talk about for weeks after the event!!

[Cash Bar]

I also have at least 60 lbs on Bill
but
Bill has a MUCH bigger head so that probably evens us out![/COLOR]!

Oh no you dinnitt...

[Notritejohn]

here is the link to the worlds fastest pleasure boat
or search you tube "Worlds fastest pleasure boat"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2acBVUdP8

nuff said

[Bobcat]

here is the link to the worlds fastest pleasure boat
or search you tube "Worlds fastest pleasure boat"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2acBVUdP8

nuff said

[ILMORdude]

Man, this could be the event of the year if this drag race happens!! Can we get "official" specs posted for each boat? Bill, Gino.....make this happen!! Maybe get your people to contact their people and get Rich Christiansen to "arm drop" you from another center boat...haha