Over the years, I've dealt with a lot of boaters. Guys with big assed Chevy motors with blowers or nitro burnering flat bottoms have always been the biggest "PAINS". Until the GPS came out many of these "FLAT BOTTOM" guys wanted to turn their engine 7,500 or 8,000 RPM. I'd frequently tell them, why not just take the prop off and turn it what every RPM you want??? Why people started using GPS's I had a guy tell me he'd spent $25,000 trying to gain speed by in creasing horse power. He had gain 200 HP and gained no MPH. My prop, first run out gained him 8 MPH, at 500 RPM less. The GPS has made me a lot of money. Figures don't lie, but liars figure! The GPS is actually pretty simple...You go 80 the GPS says, you go 80....period, end of BS!!1
a "good" gps won't lie ,the ones that come on mobile phones do ....which a lot of guys use now days.i've recorded a top speed of 258kph runnin a little 18p chopper on my slt boat and a lot of other numbers I wish was real...also about 10 years back had the best hand held huming bird in its day and it told me I was doin 64mph at 4000 rpm cruising with a 20p...
the good ones nowdays are real accurate,and they break a lot of hearts.
I like the comment about if a prop ran faster with 30% slip..thats it,if your out in front who cares..a lot of guys try chasing a number.theres nothing better sittin side by side tryin your best to get round him.
Measured distance and stop watch is what I used down one of the SFWMD canals in West Palm Beach with Mark and his Dad Ed Hauptner there sometimes with their tunnels.
Seems we have discussed all the stuff enough and hope it is settled? Besides I am out of popcorn and those little chocolate thingies with the white sprinkles on them!
" Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead" Ben Franklin
" ------- well Doctor what have we got a Republic or Monarchy? A Republic he replies if you can keep it"
Benjamin Franklin, 1787 Constitutional Convention, as recorded by signer James McHenry's in his diary at the Library of Congress
Location: SW Orlando, Fl
Ron hill wrote "Figures don't lie, but liars figure!"
well said ron.
Took a long time, but atleast now people agree when its someone else saying it..
own goal
I stated what I thought to be a fact: 7,200 RPM motor, one 30 cubic inches, one 40 cubic inches. The 40 went faster at the same RPM. Is this true? Is this possible? If so, why?
WELL SAID! I have been running boats since i was 15 years old and I am almost 50 now and have been all over the southern states racing mostly for fun and bragging rights out run a lot of people and have been outrun a few times.AND OUT OF ALL THIS RACING AND FUN I HAD RACING NOT ONE TIME DID WE EVER RACE ON PAPER INSTEAD OF WATER. READING THIS BS IS GETTING OLD.
Strictly business
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