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Forum: Technical Q&A 13-04-2007, 05:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,617
Posted By Wild Card 09
Air in the system makes it stiffen up (although I...

Air in the system makes it stiffen up (although I canīt explain why). Some will purge any bubbles out with use, but apparently some donīt.
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 31-03-2007, 11:34 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,422
Posted By Wild Card 09
Well thatīs interesting that you say that. I...

Well thatīs interesting that you say that. I certainly donīt know my way around the history of Apache, but saw a number of them on a Mcmanus display outside the Ft. Lauderdale show two years back,...
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 29-03-2007, 10:08 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 4,422
Posted By Wild Card 09
The dutch poker run was a real highlight for us...

The dutch poker run was a real highlight for us in 2006. Driving though Rotterdam at the end of the 100 mile dash from the german border was a blast. Check out their website, there are some really...
Forum: Technical Q&A 11-03-2007, 09:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,605
Posted By Wild Card 09
Try moving the centre of gravity rearwards! Met...

Try moving the centre of gravity rearwards!
Met a bloke who said his Windy 37 ran faster when he had the jetski sitting on the bathing platform.
Whilst running flat out, get your guests (preferably...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 18-02-2007, 07:31 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,454
Posted By Wild Card 09
Brilliant footage. Great way to start a film...

Brilliant footage. Great way to start a film about powerboat racing...but would it have made a whole load of powerboat fanatics like us love the Miami Vice film we saw in the cinema? Nope, I donīt...
Forum: Technical Q&A 13-02-2007, 04:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,855
Posted By Wild Card 09
Iīm not sure how things are in your power/weight...

Iīm not sure how things are in your power/weight class, but where my boat lies (525 HP at the prop, 2150kg) the four and five blade props can be really nice to drive because the boat feels more...
Forum: Technical Q&A 13-02-2007, 01:54 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,855
Posted By Wild Card 09
First of all, put your current numbers into one...

First of all, put your current numbers into one of the prop calculators in the web, and calculate your prop slip figure. It should be somewhere between 6% and 22%.

You need to know the prop pitch...
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 13-02-2007, 12:02 PM
Replies: 316
Views: 34,098
Posted By Wild Card 09
Just received my MBY in the post, over here....

Just received my MBY in the post, over here. Congratulations on the report about your June run. Looked great. Itīs really good to see the now "Gin Palace" dominated MBY doing an article about some...
Forum: Gallery 27-04-2006, 11:12 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,153
Posted By Wild Card 09
Looks like you are on the wrong side of the...

Looks like you are on the wrong side of the intracoastal. We drove to 188ST in Feb after the Miami show. Thereīs not even a plaque or something! Nothing to see but an unspectacular Formula dealer up...
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 27-02-2006, 08:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,907
Posted By Wild Card 09
Absolutely stunning airpicture of...

Absolutely stunning airpicture of Tzunami............. yeah, thereīs only the sound missing!:devil: :devil: :devil:
Forum: Technical Q&A 10-02-2006, 12:22 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,821
Posted By Wild Card 09
Iīve been in touch with Mercury racing and they...

Iīve been in touch with Mercury racing and they say theyīve run this settup on a 25 outlaw and a 27 Fountain it runs good. They said I should maybe raise the X dimension a tad, though. I shall find...
Forum: Technical Q&A 10-02-2006, 12:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,124
Posted By Wild Card 09
A friend of mine, Kai from Hamburg is taking...

A friend of mine, Kai from Hamburg is taking delivery of a Hustler 344 Cheetah with twin 525īs and arneson drives. His boat will be on show at Miami, next week, and then it will be delivered to...
Forum: Technical Q&A 06-02-2006, 09:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,040
Posted By Wild Card 09
I love the chain! And I just don´t wanna...

I love the chain! And I just don´t wanna know what the cutout in the dash was intended for!
Someone with a lot of time and no plan, I think. On the way to a Darwin award, though!:banana: :banana:...
Forum: Gallery 03-02-2006, 08:37 AM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,680
Posted By Wild Card 09
Nope, can´t match those! That is FLYING!...

Nope, can´t match those! That is FLYING! Well into the "don´t try this at home" catagory...............:dizzy:
Forum: Technical Q&A 02-02-2006, 06:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,821
Posted By Wild Card 09
Extension box/ Mercury ITS

As I´m putting a HP525EFI into my Outlaw (26 footer, 2150kg), I´m considering fitting an ITS transom at the same time. Extension box, 7" setback and integrated hydraulic steering. Sounds like a good...
Forum: Gallery 02-02-2006, 06:11 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,512
Posted By Wild Card 09
What a boat! Respect! The colours and the...

What a boat! Respect! The colours and the details! The American boatbuilders just have so much experience of how to make FAST look GOOD!




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Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 01-02-2006, 06:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,907
Posted By Wild Card 09
It was late.... I meant 4700 pounds, 2150 kg!:)

It was late.... I meant 4700 pounds, 2150 kg!:)
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 31-01-2006, 11:17 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,907
Posted By Wild Card 09
I bought the boat mid 2005 in holland with 70...

I bought the boat mid 2005 in holland with 70 hours on itīs factory fitted 496HO with Bravo X drive. It had a michigan Rapture 3 blade 14 3/4 x 23 on it and ran 64 mph GPS at 4900 rpm with lots of...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 31-01-2006, 03:57 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,421
Posted By Wild Card 09
There´s about ten or twelve of the german...

There´s about ten or twelve of the german poker runners
going to Miami, including myself.
I will be there from 15th to 21st, staying in South Beach. Would be great to meet up.
My german mobile...
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 29-01-2006, 11:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,907
Posted By Wild Card 09
Poker run number 1 is organised by...

Poker run number 1 is organised by www.offshoreonly.de and takes place on 03-05 June running from Neuwied ( near Koblenz) to Schierstein (near Frankfurt).

Poker run number 2 is organised by...
Forum: Gallery 29-01-2006, 05:01 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,680
Posted By Wild Card 09
Usikaupunki or something like that. Iīve never...

Usikaupunki or something like that. Iīve never been there, to visit Valmet, but their quality is very highly regarded at Porsche. My experience of Fi. is confined to several trips to Rovaniemi, as...
Forum: Technical Q&A 29-01-2006, 04:43 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,715
Posted By Wild Card 09
I still have a boat with twin OMC 5.0 litre EFIīs...

I still have a boat with twin OMC 5.0 litre EFIīs in it and theyīve done 1200 hours and are still running strong with NO loss of power or oil pressure. The drives are still completely original and...
Forum: Gallery 29-01-2006, 04:03 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,680
Posted By Wild Card 09
MickeyFIN, mister Wildfire IV, what part of...

MickeyFIN, mister Wildfire IV, what part of Finland are living in . Helsinki?
Forum: Gallery 29-01-2006, 03:59 PM
Replies: 227
Views: 27,680
Posted By Wild Card 09
Oh yeah, this threads about air shots, right....

Oh yeah, this threads about air shots, right. Hereīs another one. My son, Julien - learning to fly with 60 horsepower.
Forum: Poker Runs & Cruises 29-01-2006, 03:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,907
Posted By Wild Card 09
Good tast in boats, sir! Apaches are beautiful. I...

Good tast in boats, sir! Apaches are beautiful. I looked around them at the Mcmanus exhibit outside the Fort Lauderdale show in 2004. Saw Tzunami there and was really pleased to see the boat out on...
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