SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => Boat Racing => Topic started by: Marcsrollin on March 30, 2008, 06:04:20 PM
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All he's missing is a bouy!
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Yeah you know how good I could turn in Parker if I raced that boat! ;D ;D :screwy:
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My Tahiti 16 used to turn that way ,trouble was it was a very fine line between a turn and spin out !
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I had a 16' Tahiti jet, spun it out 3 or 4 times. Ripped the seats right out of the floor. :o
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It's real easy to do at 30 MPH too.
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My Tahiti 16 used to turn that way ,trouble was it was a very fine line between a turn and spin out !
That boat was wicked awesome O0 , even more so seen through the eyes of a 4 year old. I do remember the water breaking of the gunnel in a turn. Not your average 16' tahiti, this one had the same bottom as the "vomit shake".
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How can it spin? My 18' kona will turn like this till the pump sucks air. How do I not spin it? Go slower? Does spin = sinking?
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How can it spin? My 18' kona will turn like this till the pump sucks air. How do I not spin it? Go slower? Does spin = sinking?
probably because you arent going that fast.....the above picture is at a slower speed....a spin can sink your boat.....ralph can atest to it. your boat will do a 180 and the momentum of the boat will push the transom down and dump enough water over it to sink it very quickly.
if youre going fast enough and the spin is violent enough....it will throw you out violently. though i have never experienced it, but im told its sometimes way too much force to even try to hold on to either a steering wheel or a grab handle.
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Just wait till my boats done..........i will show you guy's how its done ;D
2sav >:D
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Just wait till my boats done..........i will show you guy's how its done ;D
2sav >:D
dont worry about showing us anything....just get the boat done ;)
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The first year that I had the Advantage, which is a 20', I spun it out twice. Went back to Harry and had him drop a fin in it, no probs since. Spin does not always equal sink. First spin at 55-60 mph. Not violent, just a quick 180, then looking down the deck and seeing the wake at the same time ???,stern of the boat a couple feet out of the water until the boats speed came down enough for the stern to drop back into the water then hammer it to keep the boat from going down. The Tahiti, with its steep bow entry was a different story. It would bit and snap you around hard and it didn't have a nice smooth re-entry that the Advantage has. Forgot to mention everybody gets wet :o
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I've been thinking of putting on a fin when I get mine repainted. Where can you get them these days?
Probably have to have one made, or someone on performance boats might be selling one off their v-drive. I've had one here for a while, but can't get the balls to put it in the boat. Too afraid of hitting sandbars at martinez, or beaching it and letting the boat rock from others wake
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a spin can sink your boat.....ralph can atest to it. your boat will do a 180 and the momentum of the boat will push the transom down and dump enough water over it to sink it very quickly.
if youre going fast enough and the spin is violent enough....it will throw you out violently. though i have never experienced it, but im told its sometimes way too much force to even try to hold on to either a steering wheel or a grab handle.
yup all is true, i spun out twice last weekend :-[ no big deal just hang on and enjoy the ride. the last time at parker was going way to fast and couldnt hang on to save my live and out i went. this is the end result
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10041/parker_11-23-07_128.jpg)
and i disagree with any body doing any thing remotely close to this cause it hurts like hell when you come out.
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I've been thinking of putting on a fin when I get mine repainted. Where can you get them these days?
glenwood marine has a variety of them....so does rex marine.
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Yes it does hurt like hell. Especially when you hit your collar bone on the side of the gunnel on your way out of the boat at 60+ mph. I dont want to do that again.
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Yes it does hurt like hell. Especially when you hit your collar bone on the side of the gunnel on your way out of the boat at 60+ mph. I dont want to do that again.
yeah we got that out of the way, lets race
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Thats right! Now if I can only stop blowing up motors :banghead: