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OldSchool
04-26-2009, 10:44 PM
What a GREAT weekend!!!!! We were celebrating our anniversary and went boating both days. We got some awesome pictures and video. I may have comsumed a few beers along the way. :cheers2:

OldSchool
04-26-2009, 10:47 PM
The boat is running pretty good. Here's a short video clip of us just cruising along at 5900 rpm's..........




TURN IT UP AND ENJOY!!!!!:sifone::sifone::sifone:

MOBILEMERCMAN
04-26-2009, 10:53 PM
Nice and Congratulations.. April boating is Great in the Chesapeake.

OldSchool
04-26-2009, 10:54 PM
Good times with good friends!!

99fever27
04-27-2009, 12:08 AM
Good stuff..boat sounds badazz!:26:

Beak Boater
04-27-2009, 04:48 AM
Congrats on your anniversary, tell Nancy we said hi, boats sounds good also. We got out on the Potomac on Sat. Fairview, and Gilligans. It was a great day on the water.

glh
04-27-2009, 07:53 AM
Good times with good friends!!What about the legal aspect of those pictures? :D :drink:

Ted
04-27-2009, 08:53 AM
The boat is running pretty good. Here's a short video clip of us just cruising along at 5900 rpm's..........




TURN IT UP AND ENJOY!!!!!:sifone::sifone::sifone:


Man, it's amazing how fast 46 mph seems from that view :rofl::26:

Scarab KV
04-27-2009, 09:45 AM
Congratulations

cigdaze
04-27-2009, 09:51 AM
Nice Craig! Looks like a good time, indeed.

We did much the same all weekend here...It was kind of lonely though for us...we were the only boat I could see out yesterday; something about a small craft advisory.
:D

OldSchool
04-27-2009, 09:57 AM
Good stuff..boat sounds badazz!:26:

Thanks. Big thanks go out to Dave @ MDG Performance Engines. He builds one hell of an engine!!! You've got to love it when they start every time!!!

Spicy
04-27-2009, 10:51 AM
Thanks. Big thanks go out to Dave @ MDG Performance Engines. He builds one hell of an engine!!! You've got to love it when they start every time!!!


Worked all weekend doing house chores but got out on Brian's 38Twin Step yesterday afternoon, his new MDG engines ran great!!!!! went to Foxys in St Michaels, Jetty in Kent Island went around the North side under the bridge than Pussers in Annapolis.... it was beautiful out and the engines ran flawless!!!

Great Job Dave!!! :26: :sifone:

BobbyB
04-27-2009, 01:26 PM
Pat,
Me and offshoredrillin, Wmf were all at the jetty yesterday afternoon sorry we missed you.

Buoy
04-27-2009, 01:40 PM
Thanks for posting that Craig.
Boat sounds very healthy.

WMF
04-27-2009, 02:37 PM
Pat,
Me and offshoredrillin, Wmf were all at the jetty yesterday afternoon sorry we missed you.

Here you go!!! Jim, Bobby B, Me, and Rob

WMF
04-27-2009, 02:38 PM
Was this the Cigarette??

GregP
04-27-2009, 03:02 PM
I was out north of the bridge, but not many other boats around.

-greg

boot-e-licious
04-27-2009, 03:42 PM
congrats on anniversary, it was ours this past week also, did the same thing you'all did.

Geronimo36
04-27-2009, 03:49 PM
Awesome man and congrats! It was a nice and warm weekend, that's for sure!!

Hey, I thought you switch over to hydralic roller cams??? 5900, yowzers!

Spicy
04-28-2009, 07:18 AM
Was this the Cigarette??


Yes that's my mug driving it and the owner Brian is the rope beotch on the bow....:sifone:

Awesome day on the water...

Spicy
04-28-2009, 07:21 AM
Pat,
Me and offshoredrillin, Wmf were all at the jetty yesterday afternoon sorry we missed you.


Sorry I missed you guys....

Offshoredrillin
04-28-2009, 07:32 AM
Yes that's my mug driving it and the owner Brian is the rope beotch on the bow....:sifone:

Awesome day on the water...
i thought the driver looked familiar, I walked over and looked at the boat, it is sharp for sure.

OldSchool
04-28-2009, 12:42 PM
Awesome man and congrats! It was a nice and warm weekend, that's for sure!!

Hey, I thought you switch over to hydralic roller cams??? 5900, yowzers!

Isn't technology great!!!

I've got just about 80 hours on these engines (a new record!):sifone: They have Lunati (Morel makes them, I believe) lifters and seem to be holding together just fine.....and they idle without having to mess with the throttles at all. 1000 in neutral and 700 in gear. I couldn't be happier!!!

Here's a link to some new stuff that Lunati has out, but I don't think that this is what I have. The link says that they are good to the mid-7000 rpm range. That's pretty impressive! Maybe Dave will chime in...

http://www.lunatipower.com/News.aspx?id=11

Geronimo36
04-28-2009, 01:26 PM
Cool, thanks for the link. I'll check it out some more! My buddy spins his hyd. setup to 6k as well and it makes me cringe but it's been holding together. He runs them at zero lash instead of the regular 1/2-3/4 turn. But then again, his lifters also tap at start-up sometimes.

I don't believe the limitation was pump-up but more about the added weight of a hydralic roller that limited the rpm range. Builders had to compensate by adding spring pressure to control the heavy valvetrain but when they did that they couldn't keep the lifters pumped at high and low rpms so maybe they solved it with these. Would be interesting to find out if you can run them on a solid roller profile cam. I've seen people run solids on hyd. profile cams so now I'm curious!

80 hrs, that's only one season for me bro! ;) I idle about the same. Morel makes some great stuff, I have em in my engines too!

kitten8
04-28-2009, 06:42 PM
Congratulations!

Aren't anniversaries grand!!:26:

With an off shore wind the Gulf was flat!

R'Addiction
05-01-2009, 08:54 AM
sounds awesome Craig!! We made it out last saturday and ran to middle river for a shakedown cruise. Alls well, Now if this friggin rain would stop:(

45Sonic
05-01-2009, 03:28 PM
Congrats on your anniversary.

We were out Sat. afternoon for a short blast. Ran into Excursion, Linster, Beak Boater, Offshore Score, and Good Tymm at Gilligans. More to come

TexasChopper
06-14-2009, 12:16 PM
Hey Spicy, is that the Cig I see on the lift in Weems Creek?

Spicy
06-15-2009, 08:18 AM
Hey Spicy, is that the Cig I see on the lift in Weems Creek?


No he keeps the boat at Londontowne Marina in Edgewater.... I believe you are talking about Jeff's Cafe that you can see on Weems Creek off to the right from the Rowe Blvd. Bridge??

TexasChopper
06-16-2009, 08:12 PM
Cafe that you can see on Weems Creek off to the right from the Rowe Blvd. Bridge??

Yes that would be the one.