36ft Skater At Over 100mph
#11
Originally posted by Shane
mr_velocity,
According to Mr. Hledin, the #6 boat is faster than the ones with bravos.
mr_velocity,
According to Mr. Hledin, the #6 boat is faster than the ones with bravos.
Other than top speed accelleration was not even close since we had to weigh 1000# more than the bravos.
#12
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A Bravo/XR boat will have a faster top speed than #6's. The Six drives suck up more horsepower but will live a lot longer. Rough water is where the Six's will really perform.
#13
Originally posted by TulsaLarry
Who could forget Daytona '01, that race was not a matter of keeping the boats together, it was more of trying to keep the racer's bodies together. If I remember right Advil and alcohol were needed in large doses after the race.
Who could forget Daytona '01, that race was not a matter of keeping the boats together, it was more of trying to keep the racer's bodies together. If I remember right Advil and alcohol were needed in large doses after the race.
#15
The drysump 6's don't suck more hp to the prop than Bravo's, in fact they draw less hp when comparing drive to drive. The main differences are in hydro-dynamic drag (long torpedo, big thick blade section props, large skeg), weight, and hp loss in the BW tranny. I contend that if the boats running 6's in SuperCat Light could have the same minimum weight, run thinned props, and run crash boxes instead of BW's, they would probably be more than competitive.
#17
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Speed
John B,
We had five people in the boat with 3/4 full fuel and hit just over 105gps. We took two passes running into Hyannis outer harbor, negotiating a little fishing & ferry boat traffic and just plane ran out of room to keep climing in speed.
John had been out a couple of hours earlier with 5 people on board with less than 1/2 load of fuel and was able to hit 109gps.
He feels that given the right conditions that it should run 112 or 113mph.
We had five people in the boat with 3/4 full fuel and hit just over 105gps. We took two passes running into Hyannis outer harbor, negotiating a little fishing & ferry boat traffic and just plane ran out of room to keep climing in speed.
John had been out a couple of hours earlier with 5 people on board with less than 1/2 load of fuel and was able to hit 109gps.
He feels that given the right conditions that it should run 112 or 113mph.
#18
Tom, that's very respectable for a 6 drive 36. Curtis told me he was going to move the motors forward so the boat would fly level. I wonder if he had that done before John bought it. Thanks for the reply. Keep us informed.
JB
JB
#19
Originally posted by Falcon
The drysump 6's don't suck more hp to the prop than Bravo's, in fact they draw less hp when comparing drive to drive. The main differences are in hydro-dynamic drag (long torpedo, big thick blade section props, large skeg), weight, and hp loss in the BW tranny. I contend that if the boats running 6's in SuperCat Light could have the same minimum weight, run thinned props, and run crash boxes instead of BW's, they would probably be more than competitive.
The drysump 6's don't suck more hp to the prop than Bravo's, in fact they draw less hp when comparing drive to drive. The main differences are in hydro-dynamic drag (long torpedo, big thick blade section props, large skeg), weight, and hp loss in the BW tranny. I contend that if the boats running 6's in SuperCat Light could have the same minimum weight, run thinned props, and run crash boxes instead of BW's, they would probably be more than competitive.
The biggest problem with SCL boat weighing 1000#s more is acceleration. We got our clocks cleaned coming out of every turn. The Bravo boats would just pull away. As for the rules, man you read my mind.
#20
Shane
With the extra weight of a 6 drive, plus the transmission, plus the bigger gears and prop, their is only one way a 6 boat will beat a Bravo in a similar hull. And that is the X dimension location which can change top speed more than 10 mph on a cat.
We can disagree JB
PS This seems to be the basis of the protest in Super Cat Light class at the NYC race. Bank Beaters (6's) was pulling away from the Bravo boats in the straights.
It may have been suggested his motors are superior.
We can disagree JB
PS This seems to be the basis of the protest in Super Cat Light class at the NYC race. Bank Beaters (6's) was pulling away from the Bravo boats in the straights.
It may have been suggested his motors are superior.
Last edited by John B; 10-12-2002 at 08:00 PM.