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Old 04-11-2016, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BigSilverCat
On the new boat we will use normal size props. We will start out with mercury and hering props that we already have and when we figure out what pitch works good then we will machine some out of billet 4340 steel and have them coated to not corrode.
These are the ones on the v-bottom.

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That m*therf*cker was heavy.
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Originally Posted by BigSilverCat
On the new boat we will use normal size props. We will start out with mercury and hering props that we already have and when we figure out what pitch works good then we will machine some out of billet 4340 steel and have them coated to not corrode.
These are the ones on the v-bottom.

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Old 04-11-2016, 07:17 PM
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I don't know Tristan and barely know Tyson but based on what I read today about Tristan's trucker & boating skills something tells me when they were introduced it went something like........

w/ Tristan the hands down WINNER!
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She also drove a large chunk of the loto dam 2 dam record run
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Originally Posted by NASCAT
I don't know Tristan and barely know Tyson but based on what I read today about Tristan's trucker & boating skills something tells me when they were introduced it went something like........

w/ Tristan the hands down WINNER!
Yep, her answer was both it depends on the noaa wave report.... She was the winner.
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if you are 6.6....shes gotta be at least 8'' taller...what is this boat you speak of
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Originally Posted by TriPaC87
That m*therf*cker was heavy.
Two words come to mind.
yes dear...
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Originally Posted by buck35
Two words come to mind.
yes dear...
This is why its yes dear....

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And she can carry you home from the bar.

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