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Old 08-10-2007, 09:31 AM   #1
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:05 AM   #2
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waaaaay to much power
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:09 AM   #3
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waaaaay to much power
x2 it would be nice to have a rc drag boat like that
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:20 AM   #4
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actually it s all in the trim tabs. IVe seen that boat in person he forgot to lower the tabs to push the nose down..........plain and simple driver error
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:28 AM   #5
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actually it s all in the trim tabs. IVe seen that boat in person he forgot to lower the tabs to push the nose down..........plain and simple driver error

Man,that's dumb.Does the motor seperate that easliy for crashes?
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:44 AM   #6
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Man,that's dumb.Does the motor seperate that easliy for crashes?
well not much holding the them in........carbon fiber and a few bolts......and a 80,000 keith black hemi goes to the bottom of the river LOL You can see the drivers capsule bob up out of the water at the end....
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:00 AM   #7
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wow lol that is all i gotta say is wow
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:15 AM   #8
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Do they bother fishing the motors out of the water? (For an $80000 motor I would sure hope so!) because if they don't I'm gonna start following these guys around to events, buy some scuba gear, and get a real long cable to hook to the back of my truck.. Can you say "Fishing for Top Fuel Hemis?"

I've seen these things crahs before.. they're designed to come apart like that (like an F1 car) to protect the driver. At 100 mph+ Water becomes like concrete for impacts.
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:26 AM   #9
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what about this one
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Old 08-10-2007, 11:35 AM   #10
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there is never to much power if you have the balls to handle the horses



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Old 08-10-2007, 01:31 PM   #11
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Too much power?

I think not... He just forgot to put the fat chick on the hood!
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Old 08-10-2007, 01:58 PM   #12
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Too much power?

I think not... He just forgot to put the fat chick on the hood!
fat chick......trim tabs...same concept..........Im Parker AZ last year one of the drag boats that runs computer controlled tabs, went haywire and thee tabs lifted at around 120mph.....................thing went skyward real quick.....1 1/2 flips before it touched down on the water again...........not much left
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fat chick......trim tabs...same concept..........Im Parker AZ last year one of the drag boats that runs computer controlled tabs, went haywire and thee tabs lifted at around 120mph.....................thing went skyward real quick.....1 1/2 flips before it touched down on the water again...........not much left
You crack me up sometimes. Well.... most of the time.

That's a Hydro, hydro's do not have adjustable cav plates, what you call "trim tabs". That particular boat, Plum Crazy, utilizes what is called a W drive. It is a twin screw, counter rotating drive. The reason it did a wheelie like that is because they either had the drive angle set wrong for the power applied, or they had the wrong prop on for the amount of power applied. I happen to know the guy that built the props for that boat very well. He is also a TFH driver, used to drive "Madness" and a few other boats.

Now a flatbottom on the other hand, does indeed use cavataion plates. They are NOT however, computer controlled. They are controlled by the driver's left foot.

And before you go arguing with me, realize that I have been around drag boats all of my life. I have owned and driven 3 myself.

Here is a pic of the last one. Sold it a couple of years ago.

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Yeah.... x2! I think I would rather stay on land after seeing that picture!!
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You crack me up sometimes. Well.... most of the time.

That's a Hydro, hydro's do not have adjustable cav plates, what you call "trim tabs". That particular boat, Plum Crazy, utilizes what is called a W drive. It is a twin screw, counter rotating drive. The reason it did a wheelie like that is because they either had the drive angle set wrong for the power applied, or they had the wrong prop on for the amount of power applied. I happen to know the guy that built the props for that boat very well. He is also a TFH driver, used to drive "Madness" and a few other boats.

Now a flatbottom on the other hand, does indeed use cavataion plates. They are NOT however, computer controlled. They are controlled by the driver's left foot.

And before you go arguing with me, realize that I have been around drag boats all of my life. I have owned and driven 3 myself.

Here is a pic of the last one. Sold it a couple of years ago.

WOW that is bada$$ Now that has to be an expensive hobby
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WOW that is bada$$ Now that has to be an expensive hobby
It is... Like any motorsport there is expense, without a doubt. But on a boat, as compaired to a car, there are far less mechanical systems that need to be constantly serviced/replaced. Tires are a big one. On a race car you need several sets per event. Props last alot longer.

When a boat crashes, there are almost always a bunch of good parts left to use on the next one. Alot of times the motor itself is not damaged bad at all, even after sitting at the bottom for awhile. Capsules are usually intact also. When a car crashes, it tends to do far more damage to the vehicle as a whole, thus a greater expense to repair.
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Old 08-10-2007, 04:31 PM   #19
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hell yeah. would love to try it.
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Old 08-10-2007, 04:49 PM   #20
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hell yeah. would love to try it.
Then I highly recommend you do. The best rush I have ever experienced (with my pants on) has been in a drag boat. Close second is land speed, it's a totally different rush though, almost surreal, like it's happening in slow motion. There is no slow motion effect drag boat racing, mostly just a blurr.
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