TUFF 28 goes 119.5mph with Ilmor 725

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09-28-2015, 07:36 PM

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09-28-2015, 07:45 PM

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What's the deadrise?

22.5 deg.

09-28-2015, 07:51 PM

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That's amazing !!!! I don't know of any other manufacture that can say they run 95 MPH with a stock merc 525. What's the weight, prop, how many steps and what's the different on the bottom that gives it such eff. ????? Factory 1 in its hay day with a Merc. 525 at 4500 lbs would only run mid 80's with the weight and X dem. set. at -3. I believe the kilo was like 89 MPH before the X dem was enforced. Ever think about building a SVL race boat?

09-29-2015, 07:45 AM

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Hi guys, i want to thank you again for letting my son sit in your race boat when you were in Toronto years ago, he thought it was the coolest thing.

The 525 boat missed in balance, and had a conservative 3" below drive height. We build pad bottom boats. The fact is that there advantage become exponentially greater as the speed increases. So in a 70mph rough water race, there would be no advantage.