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what was the entry fee? Did you have to buy the year membership for NJBA or just a one time race membership? Im interested but if it cost an arm and a leg then im stuck to river racing friends
The Beav
Awesome video Jake!!! next year ill be right there hopefully.
The Beav
That's a cool point of view Jake. Do you activate the pop off valve while you're sitting there idling so the boat doesn't move all over the place.
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Don't have any desert toys "YET" Jake, but do have a brand new AR15 I just bought
we will have to go shoot some shit then 
Still having an issue with the engine having a miss at WOT.I've taken the boat out for testing the last three weekends and I feel that I made an improvement yesterday. I bumped up the timing to 36deg. and found that it loved #69's up front so crusing at 3 to 4,000rpm it's totally happy and hitting clean on all 8. But I'm still only on the primary's, my problem is when I stuff it and the secondaries open and yes they are opening all the way and staying open, manifold vac. is at 0-1 hg @ WOT fuel pressure is 5 1/2 to 6 psi and I have #81's in the rear. When I put in the 81's my rpm went up 500, and it pulled harder to 5,500 and it cleaned up a bit, but the pop isn't completely gone, it still feels like it wants more fuel. I opened up the (pvcr) holes in the primary metering block from .041 to .050 to richen up the primary circuit at WOT, so by looking at total jet area at WOT I'm flowing fuel as if I had #73 jets up front. My plugs look nice, a light tan, is it just me or does this engine really want/need that amount of fuel? I still believe I have a glitch with the air/fuel delivery, I can't see it being anything else, but i'm open for other options.
Headed to McIntyre Fri am
I thought a gulwing was a tunnel. I've always heard that a Bahner was a light fast hull. For some reason I have fear of flipping in a tunnel that isn't there when I'm in a v bottom. Maybe because my step dad flipped a gulwing potato chip when I was younger. But that was at 130 mph. I'm not concerned about reaching those speeds but I think 105/110 mph Is possible. Just don't know if it is in my SW18A gulwing is like a tunnel, just a bit different. Packs air under to create lift.
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what do you think about kachina hulls?
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does a gullwing count as a tunnel boat? cp18 gullwings seem to be a solid choice among most people...
What are the top five fastest non tunnel 18' jet hulls does anyone know? And what kind of top speeds can they achieve?
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18' Southwind is a proven hull.
Or........ The pump cavitates to allow the required slippage.
Just saying.
GT
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Looks sweet, I really like it when the scoop is mounted low to the point it's almost sitting on the intake. Hides a lot of the ugly and well let's be honest ferds is some ugly motors. Move it far enough forward so you can hide the distributor and mount it as low as possible. And then when you want to sell it let me know so I can come get it.
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stupid ferd motor. shes a champ though.
Looks real nice Jake. So what you got in the motor? You seem to be rigging for some decent HP. I was trying to look under that scoop but I see nothing. The scoop kind of reminds me of a 6 year old wearing daddies cowboy hat.Greg, its a 480hp Dove 2a2 heads. Its a Ferd. It pushed that green 18 southwind to about 75 or so @5200. The Previous owner had told me the area where the intake is set is very thin. Less than a half inch. Thats the reason for the pump brace.
Not frucking around are ya JakeNope, want this thing done by tom papp memorial since the SWTD motor is getting upgraded.
Damn Jake. You know I love ya but I gotta say, you suck!
What a screaming good deal. Can't wait to see what you do with this. Keep the updates coming.......john
what happens when your t-valve for the headers is wide open? does this happen..for some odd reason started the boat on the hose today and when hit the gas lots of water came out the exhaust.looked like to much to me.thanks for any help guys
Haha sounds good to me.. !! I like ur thinking Jake, Everyones telling me they will help me but you know how that goes
Construction work for paint/body work ?Ill come help for the price of some Silver bullets.
I need a drive way poured and some drywall and framing maybe.. I would need the work done in BLYTHE though..
Does this catch anyones attention.. let me know if interested ..
