Throwback Thursday? Why not...

[jordy]

Fishing boat engines! The 2 legged speed tuna loved them.

[Ziggy]

Fishing boat engines! The 2 legged speed tuna loved them.

That's the one that dropped a lower unit into Havasu wasn't it?
Had to cover the kids' eyes when it went by it was so X-Rated...

[Sharp shooter]

The Spectre weighed nothing and would run triple digits all day long with the fishing boat engines clamped on the back.

Take all day to hit a hundred is what you meant to say. Lol

I bet that thing weighed as much as a suburban.

[Mrs.K034]

[QU OTE=Sharp shooter;148620]Take all day to hit a hundred is what you meant to say. Lol

I bet that thing weighed as much as a suburban. [/QUOTE]
Lol!!!



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[Ziggy]

Was it a She-ada or a Shy-ada?

[jordy]

That's the one that dropped a lower unit into Havasu wasn't it?
Had to cover the kids' eyes when it went by it was so X-Rated...

That would be the one. Had to put a new set of tires on the trailer when I got to Havasu at the start of the weekend. Should have been my first indication to scratch it. All said and done that was about a $15,000 weekend in Havasu and there weren't any hookers or blow involved. Dropped the lower unit coming back from the Springs cruising along at 105 when the tach zinged. Was right about the dam and it was a long trip back to the Nautical on one engine.

Take all day to hit a hundred is what you meant to say. Lol

I bet that thing weighed as much as a suburban.

There was nothing to it. No cabin. A big sub under the deck, but that was it. 5 seats, a couple of 2 stroke oil tanks, gas tanks, and under 1,000 lbs of engines hanging off the back. It was a race boat setup for the lake. Your Joseph Smith neighborhood cruiser weighs more than that boat did, including the trailer.

Was it a She-ada or a Shy-ada?

Shy-ada. Duh!

[jordy]

This was kind of a shock to see out in the middle of the lake.

[riverrunner1984]

This was kind of a shock to see out in the middle of the lake.

Did you hit something in the water that knocked it off?

[jordy]

Did you hit something in the water that knocked it off?

Didn't appear to be a strike. Those were pretty much setup to surface drive and there was not a scratch on the sponson anywhere. I ended up paying out of pocket at the advice of my insurance agent because of that. Said if there was indication of a strike that it would be a different story, but without it they would start looking really hard at the boat and end up denying the claim. I was honest with the HP and all the questions asked, but it was kind of a grey area in the performance boat insurance market at that time.

It was cheaper to insure this boat with twin 300's on the back than it was to insure a 38' Cigarette Top Gun with a pair of HP500's that was 40'ish MPH slower. Like half the price. They looked strictly at the HP ratings.

[HB Vic]

Were you fishing at the time??


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