Ground Control to Major Tom

[ndaniels]

Gary, the project is coming right along... glass is all done now.


Your Y2K is looking great!

[GRH]

Thanks Nick.... the three of them together would make for a Poker Run by themselves!

[ndaniels]

Originally Posted by GRH

Thanks Nick.... the three of them together would make for a Poker Run by themselves!

Not a bad idea... and I still need to get up that way to check out your boat somtime.

[GRH]

That would be great Nick.... plenty of room for you & a boat if you want to bring one.... the 24 knows our lake well!

[GRH]

Nick have you ever seen the pics of your 21 when it was new?

http://superboatonline.com/21.html

Scroll down towards the bottom... Jennifer, JC's ex was driving it... 96mph back in the day!

[ndaniels]

Originally Posted by GRH

Nick have you ever seen the pics of your 21 when it was new?

http://superboatonline.com/21.html

Scroll down towards the bottom... Jennifer, JC's ex was driving it... 96mph back in the day!

Yeah I've seen them... claims like that make a guy really think about trying a blackhawk out again! You ran what- like 85 with 4 onboard and stock power back when you test drove it, right?

I might end up trying a -2 merc sporty lower this season and see where that gets me- know a guy that has one at a reasonable price. The stock bravo is killin me.. I figure maybe try the sporty, and eventually an imco -3 if it feels like it should come up more.

[GRH]

I remember talking to JC when i was looking at the boat & his response was "that F*&^ing thing we could never get a big enough prop for the blackhawk to see what it would really do" he believed it would run over a 100 with the right prop.... what i liked most was the Blackhawk ran straight as an arrow... no wheel torque... no chine walk.. it really was like a torpedo.... The boat had a higher then standard X dimension if I remember right? have you tried a cleaver style prop on it?

[ndaniels]

About the closest I've gotten to a cleaver is a 28P Bravo I tried at the Cesars Creek shootout... it ran really high and light in the water, no chine that I really noticed... but small wakes would really knock it around while trimmed way out. That action pic over on page 1 was taken at the shootout.

The X is about right for the blackhawk, I think... propshaft is around 7" below the bottom with the stock bravo (too low, imo).

[ndaniels]

I was wrong about the X dim... I was thinking about this last night and went outback to the shop to have a look... just eyeballing it- somwhere around 5"-5.5" below the bottom with the stock bravo lower.

[GRH]

How does that compare to the 24?

[ndaniels]

About the same, I think.

[ndaniels]

Here is a pic I had on the computer.. gives a really good idea of drive depth.

[REDCHECKMATE]

Originally Posted by ndaniels

Man, been over on OSO for a while and the Checkmate forums... now I finally found out where Gary hides out!!!


My 24 and 21 Supers... (fyi- Gary used to own the 24 and almost bought the 21 way back when).

How big was the nitrous kit on that check,Iherdit wasabout 400.

[ndaniels]

Originally Posted by REDCHECKMATE

How big was the nitrous kit on that check,Iherdit wasabout 400.

632cu in and I've heard its making mid or upper 800s without and somwhere north of 1100 with it- if I remember right.. its been a while. Probably around a 300-400 shot..
That boat of his is dialed in for shootouts.. handles really well at speed. (he was running 103 when he went by me)

[REDCHECKMATE]

That must put him aroundlow to mid 90s w/o bottle. Is that your boat that KM is working on.