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01-23-2012, 07:17 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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104 mph in a Jersey Speed Skiff
It sounds pretty healthy that's for sure! It's still funny looking at the motor in these boats backwards! Check out the scoop on top of the supercharger facing the driver.
104 mph Jersey Speed Skiff
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01-23-2012, 08:06 PM
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Nothing about that looks fun.
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01-23-2012, 08:10 PM
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im trying to figure out if he was giving a thumbs up or if he got knocked unconsious at 35 seconds.
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01-23-2012, 09:59 PM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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01-23-2012, 10:11 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Featherburner
Nothing about that looks fun.
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It looks worse than it really is. That's just the way the Jersey Speed Skiffs ride but that boat is pretty much the extreme limit and the 2nd and 3rd pass he had it trimmed out pretty good.
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01-23-2012, 10:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
It looks worse than it really is. That's just the way the Jersey Speed Skiffs ride but that boat is pretty much the extreme limit and the 2nd and 3rd pass he had it trimmed out pretty good.
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I stand by my first statement! 
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01-24-2012, 09:25 AM
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The Mayor / 2009 Member of the Year / Moderator
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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
It looks worse than it really is.
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This. Once you get used to it, it's awesome fun. I was copilot in the old G-22 and we knew the boat "liked to wiggle" but when we went out there for the hot laps, holy cow, that sucker was like a snake. Speed only made it 10x worse...so after going up to 4500 rpm for 3 seconds, we cruised around at ~30 mph trying different things for 2 laps, then called it quits. Having a boat dart side to side at 45 mph while the whole boat is hopping up and down is pretty wild 
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2018 Sea Doo GTX - 3 cylinders and das boooooost
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Is English your 2nd language? Did you graduate high school? Your posts make my head hurt.
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01-24-2012, 02:57 PM
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I can put an 800 horsepower engine in a shopping cart and do 100mph, doesn't make it fun or safe. That looks incredibly unstable and stupid. Sorry
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01-24-2012, 03:49 PM
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Hippy Mod, Bergermeister Meisterberger, Moderator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1994lt1
That looks incredibly unstable and stupid.
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Compared to what? In the 2nd and 3rd pass it's running pretty smooth. The first pass he's getting the cavitation plate adjusted and you can see it bounce, that's the way these boats ride. A flat bottom drag boat will do the same thing if it's not adjusted properly. Accidents happen in every form of racing and every sport so there's no difference compared to a downhill skier doing 100 mph on the slope.
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01-24-2012, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1994lt1
I can put an 800 horsepower engine in a shopping cart and do 100mph, doesn't make it fun or safe. That looks incredibly unstable and stupid. Sorry
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these boats have been around since the 60's they are meant to handle like that, nothing about that is unsafe because thats how those boats perform. i have a jersey speed boat and my father and uncle have raced them for years and in the whole time they raced one person got injured because he was racing over his capability. so when people put an 800 hp motor in a 2,000 pound car and take it to the track is that not safe and is it stupid?
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01-25-2012, 10:06 AM
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my dad and uncle in checkmate old pic from the 90's sorry for the quality
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