Swapping engines over??

[Techteam]

I've never commented on speeds but I have watched 18ft Phantoms over several years at Records Week and I have to say that measuring your top speed on GPS isn't the most reliable way of finding the top speed. I would say a good average top speed for an 18 with 200hp is around 76mph. I've got a genuine gps picture of an indicated 202 mph when I know for a fact the fastest it has gone is 143 mph. So bring your boat to records like Rhino and Cookee did and get a certificate, it's a good event to go to and you cannot bullshit a crocker telescope.

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by Burty

Rhino, how come Cookee has the record at less than that then??? was it only a 1 way run or something?

I think Rhino's speed was an index of performance and my two records were for the RIB class and the immersed propeller monohull single outboard (not necessarily in that order!)

Derek that was a good XR2 and a lot of prop work and setup - It's a 2.5 / 200 on carbs so won't be very fresh - my bet is mid seventies!

[still no worries]

cookie i don't really care that much it's only on for this summer and hopefully will be replaced by 2.5 efi next year............

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by still no worries

cookie i don't really care that much it's only on for this summer and hopefully will be replaced by 2.5 efi next year............

Looking forward to seeing that thing with a 280 on it!