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Title: Southwind tunnel
Post by: jyeager on December 13, 2013, 04:23:48 PM
Saw this over on Performance boats this afternoon. Awesome deal if somebody is looking for a SWTD

http://www.performanceboats.com/boats-sale/193505-1978-south-wind-tunnel-sale.html (http://www.performanceboats.com/boats-sale/193505-1978-south-wind-tunnel-sale.html)
Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: BoatDocDANE on December 13, 2013, 07:09:56 PM

Saw this over on Performance boats this afternoon. Awesome deal if somebody is looking for a SWTD

http://www.performanceboats.com/boats-sale/193505-1978-south-wind-tunnel-sale.html (http://www.performanceboats.com/boats-sale/193505-1978-south-wind-tunnel-sale.html)
wow. Almost seems too good to be true. As an owner of one yourself. How do you feel these boats do as an all around hull? Not just for drag racing but for lake/river play as well


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Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: jyeager on December 13, 2013, 08:51:10 PM

wow. Almost seems too good to be true. As an owner of one yourself. How do you feel these boats do as an all around hull? Not just for drag racing but for lake/river play as well


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I love mine, there's no better ride than a tunnel.... Or in this case a modified v bottom lol. I've ran mine on the river with the girlfriend for the past 2 years. No problems. They are a great boat. They are normally on the heavy side. 500-800lbs bare. Just takes a bit more HP to get them to run the #. Southwind sal and Austin cole are running somewhere in the 9's with 800+hp


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Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: BoatDocDANE on December 14, 2013, 10:11:15 AM

I love mine, there's no better ride than a tunnel.... Or in this case a modified v bottom lol. I've ran mine on the river with the girlfriend for the past 2 years. No problems. They are a great boat. They are normally on the heavy side. 500-800lbs bare. Just takes a bit more HP to get them to run the #. Southwind sal and Austin cole are running somewhere in the 9's with 800+hp


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so basically you don't recommend it... Haha. Thanks bud. Ill definitely be lookin into this


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Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: jyeager on December 14, 2013, 11:51:03 AM
so basically you don't recommend it... Haha. Thanks bud. Ill definitely be lookin into this


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Theres a reason they call them southwind ass draggers :o ;D
You just can't be afraid to work on hardware with these boats. it took me almost 10 river trips to figure mine out.
Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: Wayne Zighter on December 14, 2013, 09:40:43 PM
I had a 78 SWTD back in the late 80's, handled like a dream and very forgiving. 75 MPH on pump gas with a Mondello 460. hated to let it go
Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: jyeager on December 14, 2013, 09:58:38 PM

I had a 78 SWTD back in the late 80's, handled like a dream and very forgiving. 75 MPH on pump gas with a Mondello 460. hated to let it go
I remember you saying that your boat now belongs to my buddy HBInHeat. That boat now runs deep in the 90's with pump gas 509 bbf. It runs really well.


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Title: Re: Southwind tunnel
Post by: Jet Boat Maloney on December 16, 2013, 09:20:32 AM
I thought ass dragging meant you were towing a fat guy in a tube....lol


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