Jacksonville Poker Run Photo's
 

Sorry for the delay TJ but as you know I have had a few com[uter issues to dell with. These are not the ones that I took but they are great.Photos :fishead:

PS. check out boat #57:D

Great pictures Mark have you got anymore you can post ??
I saw allot of Velocity boats they look good ,,are the boats about the same or less speed than the 38 cig. with equal power ?
My buddy here said he had read the 38 TG and the 39 velocity
are allot different ,the 39 is much slower due to a poor hull pad design yet the 39 will run better in the rough by far than a double
step T/G .. Just curious ,,Out here noone will have a T/G 38 T/S as they are very flighty and dance at speed in the rough and everyone likes the old bottom .
390 may be the answer for my second boat as we run in the rough .

I know the owners of T/S guns think their driving the ultimate ocean boat but here its proven daily they have never driven the old good hull or never been in the rough ,
I do like the 390 I got a catalog and need your input please ,sir
Thanks
JIMMY :confused: :confused: :confused:

Jimmy I can only speak from what I have seen first hand, and that is a 390 with equal power to a 38 T/G T/S, the 390 is faster. I have friends with both, I have never been in the ocean in T/G but have been told that it handles great. The T/G my friend has is the one in the pictures COLOR ME BAD, it has the 525 merc's with the ITS sportmaster drives. With 32 labbed bravo's it runs 84 mph. Sleeper on this board or Skeet on the other board:eek: has the red and black 390 in the pic's, it has 500efi merc,s with xr drives and with labbed 29 hydro's it will run 85 to 86mph. I have been in that boat in some pretty rough stuff and it handles it with ease.
Man am I ever going to catch hell for this post.;)

Very nice pictures and beautiful boats. How far is the course ? It looks like it would really be a fun run.

Doug it is a great run. The Poker run is 160miles round trip with 5 stops and lunch at the Crab Shack on the Saint Johns River. The Crab Shack has over 1/4mile of dock space and we still had boats rafting up to get in. Some of the pictures are from Fri when we went to St Augustine(spell check would be nice) and had lunch, and the others are from sunday when some of the more fortunate people got to hang around go where the water was so clear.:D That would be a haul for you but the guy with the 50 Nortech came from Canada if that tells you anything about how good the run is.:1bounce

Thanks to Kaama and C.O.P.S we have been hanging out on Lake Michigan alot. We really love the open water but I'm sure the smell of salt would make it that much better. I really don't mind the long tows. We took the boat down to New Orleans form Indiana for the SBI Worlds last year but only had 2 good boating days out of 5. Maybe one of these days I'll get her back to florida.

Doug, post some pictures of your Cig in the picture of boat thread.

I would really like to see it

Well thanks for the truth !
I know several guys here in our club bought T/G 38T/S and they love them due to the lift in smooth water but in the rough its just to much lift and beats you to death .
Most of them here are 255k new loaded on a bad trailer like a myco and try to sell it and the old ones are worth more and sell quick since they do well in the rough .
They have the 3rd owner in 18 months aswell !
I really like the 390 or the 41 and would like Tom to build me one with 575's and i should beat a T/G .
Is that your take on it ?Plus I won't take a razzing from everyone that I bought the T/G to make up for man hood that kind of junk !
Its a good boat , I feel You are steering me right on the 390 though and I can save money ,Tom quoted on last week
Thanks Gotta Work Back In 30 Min !
Jimmy

Here is a nice one for sale and it runs great.Toms 390 :booze1:

great pics,160 miles long,i believe that run is longer than the 1000 island poker run up in canada.last time i did that one it was like 150 mi.look like you had some nice weather,not to sunny,sunburn level was low:D

ZZ- Did you mean the 3rd factory owner in 18months?

That's the run I'm really going to shooting for next year. I would have gone this year, but I want to get a new trailer before going that far.

I have a 2001 Gun T/S and I can tell you this..... I ran from stop 4 to stop 5 with "color me bad" and we went side by side for probably 10 miles wide open. It was a dead heat, we were literally side by side. I had a blast. When we got back to the dock he said that we were running 84.5mph which he showed me on the gps speedo tattletale. My Gps was off a little (new unit wrong ant.) I got a chuckle because I am only running HP500EFI's, he has HP525's and my motors have about 250 hours on them.

As for rough water handling you couldnt be more incorrect about T/S Top Guns. They are fantastic in the rough stuff. Velocity is good also but not the same. I was able to compare the two back to back before I bought my Gun. I also live very close to the open ocean. Also look at the 2001 APBA F-2 season where Tres Martin won with a T/S hull in what was probably the roughest water season in years. They proof is in the puddin......

Ambusher ,I was talking about what I was told that the cig factory was sold 3 times in 18 months ??

Not tring to hurt anyone, just here in Cailf those boats( 38t/s) are like Outerlimits allot of time and called pimp boats since most of the time the owners house is sized less than his boat (something wrong here) like a Pimp and his car ??
I'm buying a 390 Velocity as I feel they fit my budget better and are faster than a compared T/G .They have more room and your not buying the name !

I think Dhlaw is funny out running the other newer T/S as he only has 470 HP and no box or anything and the other boat had 535 full hp and shorty with a box ,,further proof that the new boats aren't as good !
I like all though please don't take this wrong I just have a budget and don't need long bank terms for not much boat .
Thanks
Jimmy

If "color me bad" has extension boxes, shorties and labbed 32's he ought to be runnig about 86-88mph

Hi d-law, he has the ITS System on that boat with shorties. I know him very well, we live on the same lake.

PS we have the Whipples when ever you are ready.

coler me bad now has new props on it and it would be a different story he is faster

I am sure he will need them when my boat is finished getting the extension boxes, shorty lowers, Rolla's, and the whipples from Budah. Its gonna be quite a project though. I contracted on a Gladiator this week to keep me on the water while this happens though......

sounds great i have a whipple on my 540 they work

YEA BABY:fishead: That thing is going to FLY! I am going to say 108MPH:D

i will let youdrive it if it goes that fast

Must be tough:booze1: The Man is buying another awsome boat to ride in while his T/G gets a few speed upgrades. Man:1bounce

As long as you tell me how to put it on a string I would be glad too.:D

Amb, I really will be curious to see what the boat will do when complete. That Gun in Powerboat Mag did 105 with Zul 750's but I couldnt tell whether it had boxes or not. The Gladiator runs 93.6 with 34 p Rollas and HP500EFI's. That will be the next candidate for some whipples if this works out on the gun. That is part of the reason i have been slow to pick up the kits, I came across this boat and tapped myself out on the short term. But that will soon change... Tell Jack not to worry!!

dont want to get off the subject here butt oh my god what kind of camera did you use those have to be the best pics i have seen on the web please enlighten us
bo

Brett, Dad said he wasn't worried at all. Just cant wait to see how it does. 15MPH is the low average speed increase with these kits but it does depend on the hull etc. The boat in powerboat had the ITS system with IMCO shorty lowers.

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Ok finally have mine on computer.:D
Now I just have to go in and resize everyone of them #### that.

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Whose Scarab is that???

Is that Jamie in Salt Shaker?

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Ambusher that is a very high grade pic ,,, thanks for putting it on this site it looks allot better than another site ??I wonder how and why but pic's look better,more clear ,etc
Have you anymore to post ?

No that is Robin from Jacksonville

VR1 Velocity, I Think?

Big ol NORTEC

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VAGRANT,

Franks 35 Fountain// TOPPING IT OFF!!
FRANKS A ROOFER IN CHARLOTTE
575'S ,NICE BOAT ,

Hey there sharp keep um coming their cool and clear ,,,what type camera did you use ?? :) :) :)

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