I was just reading Matts blog on Speed on the Water about Bill Pyburns skater and hes expecting to run 175 mph at Ozarks this year. Does anyone remember what the Mercedes boats last posted speed was?
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07-27-2010 08:27 AM
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07-27-2010 08:46 AM
In salt water on biscayne Bay it ran 193, but that was just top end speed, not over a measured course.
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07-27-2010 09:05 AM
Both bad-azz boats and getting them to those speeds has to be alot of variables coming together perfectly to reach top speed. I think I've seem 193 posted by mercedes and 186 posted by pure platinum but that needs to be confirmed as I'm not positive.......as stated, a measured course likely won't allow either boat to reach true top speed.
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07-27-2010 10:09 AM
And Gino has the 193 pic as his avatar. 185, 193.......both have PLENTY to brag about. To hear some guys talk it's like there running 85 or 93 and talking smack. I bet I'm one of the few on here willing to admit I don't think I WANT to be going that fast in either boat. (now a good stabil run to 130-140 in a boat capable of more sounds like fun to me though!!!!)
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07-27-2010 10:25 AM
What many people fail to realize is the shootout is a drag race with only one mile to get to top speed. It is all about setting up the boat to run a short distance. Most offshore boats are setup with top speed in mind. To run the drag race you need gears, props, light load of gas and turn up the boost for horsepower. Having run the shootout I can tell you my boat was just coming alive at 3/4 track and was pulling hard at the finish line and no where near the top speed of the boat. It is real accomplishment to see the speeds they do out there in only one mile.
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07-27-2010 01:11 PMGino didn't run strong at the Shootout last year with his wiring glitches. I'm sure if he makes it up there this year, he'll be chomping up water big time.....
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07-27-2010 10:35 PM
Theres gonna be some pretty awesome hardware at the Ozarks this year!
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07-28-2010 11:36 AM
While we are talking drag races here (done that as well), the smaller less wetted surface boat will have an advantage in short runs. I could give you many examples from my radar runs with outboards. The larger boats will be better in rough water and top speed as smaller hulls can "run out of hull" at top speed. Often times the bigger cat will be faster at the top end with the same power but not in one mile. My guess is the 38 Skater will run harder in one mile than the 42 MTI. It is all about setup, power to weight ratios and surface area in a drag race. I am waiting for the top fuel drag boat to show up idle 3/4 of the track and hit it to 250 in the last 1/4 mile at LOTO.
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07-28-2010 11:38 AM
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07-28-2010 02:00 PM
So the 388 skater (38' running surface) against a 44 Mti (39' running surface) would be a fair match-up for a drag race imo....
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07-29-2010 02:52 PM
The MTI 44' and 42' have a 40' running surface.