very cool one of a poker run boat

This may be a stupid question but what the hell are the hoses attached to the top of the cavitation plate for?

Cavitation:sifone:

Helps aerate the big props to spin up better.

High-pitch cleavers on surface drives have too much bite- especially the 4 and 5 blades used these days. Off-plane, you just don't have enough bottom-end power to get them spinning to the point that the engines are up to the place in their powerband that they're making enough power to move the boat through the water at a speed where it can break over onto plane. The tubes duct air right to the front side of the top of the prop blades. This lets them slip a bit and bring the RPM's up. Once on plane they do nothing.
 
This may be a stupid question but what the hell are the hoses attached to the top of the cavitation plate for?
We put those on the MTI, they help a lot shifting with the taller props. We usually seal them with the smaller props.

Mostly helps with shifting and not stalling the engine and I guess also helps getting on plane or accelerating after tight turns if you race.

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We put those on the MTI, they help a lot shifting with the taller props. We usually seal them with the smaller props.

Mostly helps with shifting and not stalling the engine and I guess also helps getting on plane or accelerating after tight turns if you race.


i be that was a fun hole to drill :smash:
 
The rubber tubes don't impale you if you slip on that rear deck and fall on them.

Fountain does his own with fancy laser-cut logos on the tops.
 
High-pitch cleavers on surface drives have too much bite- especially the 4 and 5 blades used these days. Off-plane, you just don't have enough bottom-end power to get them spinning to the point that the engines are up to the place in their powerband that they're making enough power to move the boat through the water at a speed where it can break over onto plane. The tubes duct air right to the front side of the top of the prop blades. This lets them slip a bit and bring the RPM's up. Once on plane they do nothing.

Thanks for the Technical answer:sifone:

We ran them on a few of the Raceboats that I have worked on, but I never asked the technical side, just knew they had to be there:driving:
 
We (Dave) ran a few Poker Runs in Sarasota. A few years back he and I both got lost in the Bay and the rest of the boats were gone. Stormy day. We were looking for the lunch stop and we ended up in a remote inlet. He went in, I just waited outside of the inlet to see if that in fact was the lunch stop. A few minutes later he comes out, pretty fast idle, almost on pane. He coomes next to me laughing,, he tells me he got to the "place" (some bar, etc, several boats on the beach) and tells me that it was a "swingers" party. We got out of there pretty quick, and I always remind him when I see him, that his ride fits right in.
But the boat is a pretty kewl ride, but the paint got to go for me too. The chick needs to be more realistic and better looking at least. :)
 
her azz would be in a taxi I called to come pik her up.

A chick I lived with for 4 yrs came home one day and said she didnt like my boat anymore and I should sell it, sell my house and buy this brand new nicer house around the corner that was being built and put a pool in it and have no boat......I said "WHAT!!!!?????".....she eventually backed down to just a Crusier.....too late.....it was no longer working out.....sent her packin'......was in the OSO days....
 
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