Anyone else out there into boats?


tpraceman

THEE GT OWNER
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Feb 20, 2006
2,835
Washington Michigan
Something about 200 MPH top fuel boats attracts beautiful girls! I latched onto this beauty at a drag boat race and committed marriage 35 years ago!


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Is this a great country, or what!

Cheers,

Eddie
I was going to say Eddie's not allowed to play on this thread. :) But on Lake Huron today in whitecaps hitting 60 for 7 miles made me fell like fast Eddie for the day. And I'm coming up on 45 years with my beautiful best friend.
 
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jrz

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Current ride
 

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Empty Pockets

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My fave of all time: 21' ChrisCraft Cobra.





Back in the day these were the end-all-and-BE-all.
 
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Nafod

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You guys need to get some real horse power. 725 per side...

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Chris
My favorite setup
More Hp wins
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Where are you at? Like the Ford setup too 😊
Tom enjoy Pcola and perido
Envious
Stress. Check 6
 

jrz

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What class were you running? I ran SD, SE and mod 50 in OPC back in the 70’s and early 80’s.
Mod 50 and 1100 CCH
 
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Sonic blue

GT Owner
Jun 1, 2007
52
British Columbia
We are starting to part-time on Perdido Key, Florida so I have procured my new ride.
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2112

Blue/white 06'
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Where are you at? Like the Ford setup too 😊

Puget Sound, 35 miles south of Seattle.

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jrz

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Sonic blue

GT Owner
Jun 1, 2007
52
British Columbia
It’s a Vector
 

jrz

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It’s a Vector
I am going to miss on the spelling, but I think it’s a Okkie Mannerfelt design. Sometimes called Bat boat, was a single design race class in about the early 90’s ?
 

Tomcat

GT Owner
Chris
My favorite setup
More Hp wins
2112
Where are you at? Like the Ford setup too 😊
Tom enjoy Pcola and perido
Envious
Stress. Check 6
Speed is life...come on down to P'cola!
 

Tomcat

GT Owner
Okay...what are the specs?
I will tell you...this is a fantastic forum for the Ford GTs but also for the characters!
 

Bill Briley

GT Owner
Aug 9, 2005
212
Valley Forge PA.
I only have ah couple of 800's- but my 42' is comfortable @ 90MPH in some heavy Chop .

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CampoLady

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69
Life Just a little slower. Life is still good....
 

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Tomcat

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I only have ah couple of 800's- but my 42' is comfortable @ 90MPH in some heavy Chop .

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Is that tow-able? Man that is NICE!!!
 

Tomcat

GT Owner
Life Just a little slower. Life is still good....
The perfect "raft up" boat. We used to do that on Lake Shasta.
 

NorthwoodGT

GT Owner
Jun 12, 2009
1,217
Michigan
This is the FGT forum, right? I can't be the only boater that bleeds Ford Blue while boating, can I?
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still have blood that runs blue! Ford Racing 514 CID with dual quad tunnel ram jet boat on a
16' Wreidt hull with a Berkely jet. it gets it done!
 

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Blue/white 06'
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still have blood that runs blue! Ford Racing 514 CID with dual quad tunnel ram jet boat on a
16' Wreidt hull with a Berkely jet. it gets it done!

Nice, nearly identical engine in my first boat. 24' Warlock, 24 degree Vee.
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NorthwoodGT

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Nice, nearly identical engine in my first boat. 24' Warlock, 24 degree Vee.
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wicked looking!
 
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Bornn66

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Oct 25, 2010
57
Annapolis, Maryland
Gulf racing is my favorite theme. Matches the GT also. Boating is fun!!!!
 

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