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11-24-2019, 08:13 AM
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Go to the 1:10 mark and turn your volume up, sounds sweet. 
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11-24-2019, 11:06 AM
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I have the same boat with same power and I can’t quite make it to 100.
I have never ran it with less than half tanks on fuel but I can’t see picking up 5-6 mph by losing and few pounds in fuel.
I’m also fresh water.
I am currently running 16x32 five blades.
11-25-2019, 12:30 PM
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Kelly, I know my boat (Top gun, not a Tiger) is significantly faster on light fuel. I think it's more of a COG thing than a weight issue. It also planes a lot quicker on light fuel.
11-25-2019, 12:42 PM
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Do you remember what props you were running?
I have the same boat with same power and I can’t quite make it to 100.
I have never ran it with less than half tanks on fuel but I can’t see picking up 5-6 mph by losing and few pounds in fuel.
I’m also fresh water.
I am currently running 16x32 five blades.
11-25-2019, 01:11 PM
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Ok, that makes sense because the way it pulls on the trailer with tanks full vs tanks half full is daylight/dark. With tanks half full at speeds over 70 (on the trailer) the tail wants to wag the dog because of insufficient tongue weight. Fill the tanks up and it's a completely different animal.
I don't know why I never thought to apply the same principle to the boat running in the water. Thanks for pointing that out Justin. You may have just found my missing mph.
I don't know why I never thought to apply the same principle to the boat running in the water. Thanks for pointing that out Justin. You may have just found my missing mph.
11-25-2019, 01:15 PM
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I'm only running about 7-8 pounds of boost but I'm trying to make theses things live a while without catastrophic failure. Having said that I know I could swing bigger wheels with additional boost so that is an option.
