Brand New P550 Crackerbox

**rivergames** · 01-22-2013, 04:07 PM

Originally Posted by obnoxious001

I have been plenty fast in ski race boats, but they are usually not flat on the bottom,, with a snarling engine sitting right in front of you!

I've been riding and driving fast boats(oh yeah, skied behind a few too) for over 40 years,, I know this would be a different deal! Only wore earplugs in a few loud, blown ski race boats,, got to bet you need them in a cracker with the headers in front of you!

I know I should be wearing earplugs, but I don't. Its not that bad with a full face helmet. I guess when the adrenaline is pumping, it cancells the sound out.

**rivergames** · 01-22-2013, 04:54 PM

Made the drysump bracket last weekend. I gotta take pics of the rest of the shit we got done to her. Also found a spot in gardena that will strip and powder coat the whole trailer for $400. My jaw dropped when he gave me that price

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**obnoxious001** · 01-22-2013, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by rivergames

I'm game. I'll let you know when we test. Word on the street, is that we might have a makeshift cracker race at the river to test the boats before Our race in Irvine. Throw out 2 turn bouyies and have some fun

Might want to get the official "testing" permit so you don't get busted for noise or something.

**GotHalos** · 01-22-2013, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by rivergames

I'm game. I'll let you know when we test. Word on the street, is that we might have a makeshift cracker race at the river to test the boats before Our race in Irvine. Throw out 2 turn bouyies and have some fun

Sounds good! Please keep me in the loop

I'm down for both events, love these boats! I imagine the ride being similar to my days in a Lothringer 12 car.

400$ for all of that, sounds like a steal to me.

**rivergames** · 01-23-2013, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by obnoxious001

Might want to get the official "testing" permit so you don't get busted for noise or something.

Not gonna be in Parker due to noise nazi's

**rivergames** · 01-23-2013, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Gothalos

Sounds good! Please keep me in the loop

I'm down for both events, love these boats! I imagine the ride being similar to my days in a Lothringer 12 car.

400$ for all of that, sounds like a steal to me.

Will do

**obnoxious001** · 01-23-2013, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by rivergames

Not gonna be in Parker due to noise nazi's

As far as I know, you can still get a testing permit to allow you to test a race boat there. Heck, I got a noise ticket 20 years ago with my blown Schiada the day before a ski race while I was warming up my engine,, I think I was still under 3000 RPM when he stopped me. Told him I had mufflers at the trailer but we were racing the next day. He said I could go get the mufflers after he wrote me a ticket, but in future I could get a testing permit. Nice guy!

**rivergames** · 01-23-2013, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by obnoxious001

As far as I know, you can still get a testing permit to allow you to test a race boat there. Heck, I got a noise ticket 20 years ago with my blown Schiada the day before a ski race while I was warming up my engine,, I think I was still under 3000 RPM when he stopped me. Told him I had mufflers at the trailer but we were racing the next day. He said I could go get the mufflers after he wrote me a ticket, but in future I could get a testing permit. Nice guy!

I don't think their test permits would allow 4 crackerboxs throwin a few bouys (pretty much empty water bottles tied with string tied to a rock) out in the water and havin at it