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Midnight Express- 5 eggbeaters - 1 = 4 eggbeaters
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LaughingCat
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Damn!
catastrophe
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UUHHMMM...You mean I've got somethin else to look forward to.
wananewboat
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Was that the boat in KW? It looked fine there.
LaughingCat
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Did someone really rig the boat with the engine not through-bolted? Shouldn't someone have looked at it and thought, "hmmmm. . . maybe we should through-bolt it?"
Or, "I'm not a rocket scientist, but maybe we should through-bolt that."
Or, "I stayed at a holiday Inn Express last night and something tells me we should through-bolt that."
Or, "I'm not a rocket scientist, but maybe we should through-bolt that."
Or, "I stayed at a holiday Inn Express last night and something tells me we should through-bolt that."
cosmic12
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MarylandMark
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catastrophe
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The reason there are 5 on it is cuz 6 wont fit.
Airpacker
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welded 1/2" SS studs? Thats f in crazy. Huge amount of the strength was gone the second the welder hit it. SS re tempered and got brittle real fast I bet. It would take a real good pre heating of the 1/2" plate before even thinking of striking the arc. If not, the stud would melt and drastically weaken before the plate even melted enough to fuse to the stud.
Just one more example of wrong engineering IMHO.
Just one more example of wrong engineering IMHO.
MacGyver
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Jassman
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3 is more than enough, 4 is awesome and has its limitations on the outer 2 motors getting enough water in turns. 5 is ..... HEY LOOK AT ME.. I've got 5 motors. Down right stupid..and if you looked at the way the boat was rigged and had just the slightest touch of common sense... you would have never bought the boat in that manner....definetly... penis envy...:leaving::willy_nilly:
Sydwayz
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I was waiting for this to hit the OS boards. I got the info right after it happened.
I've been on the boat, and yes it's a bit eccentric, but it's also badass. Only damage is the extreme SB motor's prop and the 2nd one in's cavitation plate. They were only running about 40mph when it happened. The motor was shut down and did not ingest water or damage anything. A friend of mine with an awesome set of tools and a spray gun will be tidying up the damage.
I wonder if Eric was planning on running some circle track dirt racing? I figured he was just setting the toe for better bite in the corners.
BTW, it's still a factory owned boat, and I don't think anyone needs to be called stupid for pushing a bit past the norm. The boat attracts a lot of attention which is what it was meant to do in the first place. And you are hard pressed prying the chicks off of it.
I've been on the boat, and yes it's a bit eccentric, but it's also badass. Only damage is the extreme SB motor's prop and the 2nd one in's cavitation plate. They were only running about 40mph when it happened. The motor was shut down and did not ingest water or damage anything. A friend of mine with an awesome set of tools and a spray gun will be tidying up the damage.
I wonder if Eric was planning on running some circle track dirt racing? I figured he was just setting the toe for better bite in the corners.
BTW, it's still a factory owned boat, and I don't think anyone needs to be called stupid for pushing a bit past the norm. The boat attracts a lot of attention which is what it was meant to do in the first place. And you are hard pressed prying the chicks off of it.
Perlmudder
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party foul.
Ratickle
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How about 8
Those are small ones though.....:sifone:
Ratickle
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I was kinda wondering the same thing....
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