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Please don't yell at me for posting this on "Sail"net. Just wanted to share something fun I did.
This boat had 2500hp. We went 110mph. It was probably the most amazing machine I've ever ridden in.
FYI - There is a race coming up in Solomon's Island on October 1st thru 3rd. So you may either want to check it out OR steer far away from there that weekend.
Right down into the belly of the beast -- the dankest depths of the dark side. Kind of cool, if you ask me. In a "that was interesting for a few minutes" kind of way, a bit like an amusement park ride.
When I see these going by on the Bay, I imagine one guy saying to the other: "When is it my turn to push the throttle?"
110 mph!! Any idea what the fuel burn was at that speed?
That boat looks like it came from an Adult Toy Store...
Er! No One Handed Driving Allowed!!
And you need deep deep pockets to keep it gassed up and running...:eek
I can/could appreciate the thrill of going 110 on the water...never done it but could see myself doing it for maybe an hour or so, then I would get bored, I could NEVER think about owning one, what a waste.
Hey I will be happy to race you! Of course I get to choose the course and the weather...I was thinking of Bermuda, just wondering where you would stow the extra 1080 gallons of fuel...
So lets see it goes 100 miles on 360 gallons of fuel, that is 3.6 gallons per mile or 360 gallons per hour! My little 27' sailboat has burned only 5.5 gallons THE ENTIRE SUMMER! So at $2.50/gallon that equals $900 to fill it up. Gosh that might make a run from Annapolis to St Michaels for dinner a bit on the costly side, although you could get there in 20 minutes??? I guess with a boat like that the old saying, "You gotta pay to play" is very true. How many times does it get out in a typical summer?
I realize that makes me a horrible sailor and what not.. but then, I'm terrible at being an elitest windbag. I could never afford to own one of those go-fast machines, but I sure can appreciate the ride on one!
I dunno. I suspect that thing might make you smile every time you cracked open the throttles.
A lot of people hate on Harley's and make the same kind of comments but even after 15 years, I still find myself smiling when I get out for a ride on my Electra Glide.
I suspect its those years of riding that have blunted my interest in that kind of boat. I'd have to have unlimited funds before one of those found its way into my stable. Every time I see the price tag for a boat like that I automatically, go into the "Do you know what kind/how big a Sailboat you could buy with that?" mode.
I imagine it would. I know it's a lot of fun on our little 18' bow-rider when we can get her out on the lake on calm water and go WOT. Going 40 kts is fun
I wouldn't be interested in more than about one ride, just to experience it, in the boat under discussion, tho. They're too damn noisy. Out on Lake St. Clair you can hear them half way across the damn lake when they're running full out. Even just idling down the canals, creeks and rivers they're annoyingly loud.
Actually if you are looking for a real thrill, try running a snowmobile across open water at about 80+ mph or so. May be slightly slower, but there is a thrill knowing if you let off the throttle, you sink.
More power is always more fun, no matter what the sport.
Actually if you are looking for a real thrill, try running a snowmobile across open water at about 80+ mph or so. May be slightly slower, but there is a thrill knowing if you let off the throttle, you sink.
When I was out on a test sail with the surveyer on the boat I eventually bought, one of those go fasters flew by. After a pause he said; "Around here we call them things converters. They convert very expensive gasoline into a lot of noise."
I had a good chuckle.
John
my buddy has this in the water for labor day... down the dam and back 17 gallons of fuel. we were at the gas dock and i asked 'em how much for 5 gallons of wind!
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