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05-12-2011, 02:24 PM
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Registered User
Country: USA
Location: Jupiter, Florida
Occupation: Throttleman
Interests: Offshore Racing
Cruising area: Atlantic Ocean
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Jupiter, Florida
Posts: 178
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Take a ride on board Miss GEICO
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05-12-2011, 07:43 PM
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topgun
Country: Guernsey
Location: Guernsey
Occupation: Civil Servant/ Senior driving examiner
Interests: Boats/bikes/Black label
Boat name: Flash Back/Avenger/Anchor Management
Boat make: Sunseeker San Remo/mini cougar/Cougar cat 25/Avenger 21
Engines: San Remo 2x Volvo 5.7 v8/mini cougar Yamaha 25/Cougar 2x twin spark Yam V6/Avenger has volvo 300v8
Cruising area: C.I.Waters
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 500
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Originally Posted by Scottb
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Amazing boat, no wonder they need the wookee from Star Wars to throttle it
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05-12-2011, 08:13 PM
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green army
Country: uk
Location: southampton
Interests: cars/boats/pub
Boat name: 1-52
Boat make: formula,no more tint sh?t
Engines: mercruiser v8
Cruising area: solent/iow
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: southampton
Posts: 355
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that dose 214mph
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05-12-2011, 09:31 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,803
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Awesome and all that it is, but is it not getting a tad ridiculous the speeds these boats are going now!
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05-12-2011, 10:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Occupation: I have 1!
Boat name: vodka express/smoking aces
Boat make: liberator 221/extreme 24
Engines: 7.4 v8 8.2 v8
Cruising area: Portsmouth
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 457
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hydrostream
Awesome and all that it is, but is it not getting a tad ridiculous the speeds these boats are going now!
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Agreed. Looking at the video, is that the same race the two chaps lost their lives?
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05-12-2011, 10:58 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,803
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringmaster
Agreed. Looking at the video, is that the same race the two chaps lost their lives?
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Im not sure, that boat was piston powered and that geico is turbine, not sure if its the same class. 200+mph is crazy fast!
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06-12-2011, 07:47 AM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ringmaster
Agreed. Looking at the video, is that the same race the two chaps lost their lives?
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Same event although it's literally in a class of it's own at some events.
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British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
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06-12-2011, 01:59 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,803
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
Same event although it's literally in a class of it's own at some events.
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Not much fun then really, and kind of highlights the pointlessness of it!
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06-12-2011, 02:15 PM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,638
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hydrostream
Not much fun then really, and kind of highlights the pointlessness of it!
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You might think so but people travel to see that boat and apart from the other classes it is certainly a spectacle audibly as well as visually.
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Cookee
British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
www.bananasharkracing.com
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06-12-2011, 02:31 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,237
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
You might think so but people travel to see that boat
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People travel to "Ikea" and there is certainly no point to that! 
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06-12-2011, 05:27 PM
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Registered User
Country: Ireland
Location: Dublin
Occupation: Boatbuilder
Boat make: Hydrostream V-king, 650SS OCR ,Ring 21, Ring 18, Phantom 18.
Engines: 300Hp Mercury 2.4, 130 Yamaha, Bridgeport EFI, XR6, Merc 200.
Cruising area: Malahide, Dublin
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Dublin
Posts: 1,803
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
You might think so but people travel to see that boat and apart from the other classes it is certainly a spectacle audibly as well as visually.
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I agree, no doubt its certainly a spectacle and an amazing machine. but at 200+ mph do you not think its starting to get a little silly!
And yeah, the sound is awesome, I've wanted to do a turbine project for a while now. I'd love a turbine sunseeker hawk.
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