The Outboard Church

[lake p.a.l.]

Not many pics today, up past Jacksonville to ICW, had a BLAST

 

[HST4ME]

I got some, great ride with Rob and Sean. The Shadow is a great boat

 

[lake p.a.l.]

F ya great day
Tomorrow will b a few hundred miles,hot wife joining alao

 

[n2otoofast4u]

I got some, great ride with Rob and Sean. The Shadow is a great boat View attachment 1346368 View attachment 1346369 View attachment 1346370
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Don’t trust those 2!!!

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Don’t trust those 2!!!

Great advice
Headed south on St John's River today. Hope to meet HST4ME, Joe Perog, Paul Chandler, hopefully BlowMe & a few other folks around Palatka

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Gonna be a fantastic day upper 70s low 80s & only a light breeze all day

 

[sonicss31]

Be sure to hit Silver Glen springs. Pretty cool there and shouldn’t be crowded on a Tuesday.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Be sure to hit Silver Glen springs. Pretty cool there and shouldn’t be crowded on a Tuesday.

I believe HST4ME is staying there, thanks. We definitely plan to check it out. Time to wake wife & get on the water

 

[HST4ME]

Be sure to hit Silver Glen springs. Pretty cool there and shouldn’t be crowded on a Tuesday.

Gonna launch at salt springs and head down and bomb around.

 

[War Canoe]

Church is in Florida….Argo builders, Paul Chandler and Jack Barsh are hosting the congregation! Where’s my Argo!!??

 

[HST4ME]

Church is in Florida….Argo builders, Paul Chandler and Jack Barsh are hosting the congregation! Where’s my Argo!!?? View attachment 1346555

We're going to be waiting. Jack is very short on help. I'm going to stop back by there on my way home and offer my help to build mine.

 

[HST4ME]

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Cruised to DeLand yesterday with a quick putt thru Silver Glen Springs, what an incredible place to chill. The water is crystal clear. Did almost 200 miles round-trip & had a blast. Water was soooo flat entire day you coulda run a hydro

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Gonna run Seans Booby Trap Bahner this morning then our Shadow this afternoon

 

[lake p.a.l.]

 

[21 Trick]

I texted this number and the person on the other end said it wasn't you lol

Shit Sorry 714-747-402Seven.

 

[HST4ME]

Heading back to Salt Springs for some prop/set up testing. Beautiful ramp/park/sandy beach with a protected run that's perfect

 

[lake p.a.l.]

 

[HST4ME]

 

[HST4ME]

Off to the Suwannee bright and early. This is where the real fun begins.

 

[21 Trick]

I texted this number and the person on the other end said it wasn't you lol

We had a battle in the womens Race 4 laps full pin 1/2 way finally took the Lead leaving the rest of the Field behind.

Took 2nd in Mens Mini behind Aussie Skier world Champion Wayne Mauer.

Havasu Race 4/6-4/7/24 at the Springs.

 

[HST4ME]

New video by riverdragon marine service

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Almost had him

 

[HST4ME]

 

[War Canoe]

Delta rip tomorrow with my wingman…
Been awhile since I got some of the good stuff… I need this run. Ran the Cougar today to shake her down for tomorrow…she ran killer. 110 mph, 6700 rpm. Can’t argue with that.

 

[War Canoe]

 

[HST4ME]

Almost 700 miles laid down by tiller, I deserve some kind of trophy. Fuck me though what an adventure, will do again.

 

[War Canoe]

Smoking Sunday…
I need nitrous to run in this class.
We were on blast for hours! What a fun run!
Limped in with a blown hub…prop nut nylock wore out and loosened my blade. Hub semi disintegrated and I idled a couple miles home.

 

[War Canoe]

Mo’ Delta….

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Luv Garlic Bros
Sorry about your luck Rev
Always double nut when you can
Did you run into N2otoofast4u & Bigdawgmini while they were out yotting?

 

[stoker2001]

L while they were out yotting?

70 miles of blistering H20...is yotting same as park-n-blab

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Luv Garlic Bros
Sorry about your luck Rev
Always double nut when you can
Did you run into N2otoofast4u & Bigdawgmini while they were out yotting?

No Yotting on Sunday. I left EARLY on Saturday headed to Havapuddle and Greg says he did some maintenance on Saturday (I'm guessing he made a list for the mechanic) and left early on Sunday headed home. We put 30 or so miles on the ol' girl Friday at about 11 knots. You can make a LOT of cocktails in that Yott at 11 knots

 

[HST4ME]

Mike Hill on Instagram: "2024 Suwannee River Run with the Buckshot Racing #77 Speed Store @followers @highlight #STV #Allison #mirage #powerboats bayrippers and more with Scream And Fly - Extreme Performance Powerboats and Thomas Foley"

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[HST4ME]

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Sorry no pics, 11 of us piled on our cruiser & left dock @ 530pm. Temp was almost 70, dropped to 44° in an hour. Luckily we had our lil buddy propane heater & eisenglass so it was a toasty 68ish in boat. Had a great meal with wonderful friends. Hope y'all are enjoying time on the water

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Shadow sold today. Bittersweet. It's a great boat. Wife & I will get back into an outboard cat after we finish several more projects around the house

 

[lake p.a.l.]

I have this lil awesome Checkmate that @BlowMe gave me with 115hp Johnson. @HST4ME built a lower unit for it but we need to get it all sorted out. Picking up a 3rd lift tomorrow with F14 to install on our 2nd dock so his 22 C Dory & Checkmate can live a pampered life on their lifts.

 

[stoker2001]

Logged 160 miles offshore way Past Farallon Islands for a Miracle March 228Lb Bluefin!Sashimi for days

 

[Ragged Edge]

Drone shot from March 10th at the Parker International Marathons.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Drone shot from March 10th at the Parker International Marathons.
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Looks AWESOME
What hull is that? What speeds do you typically run?

 

[hallett21]

Drone shot from March 10th at the Parker International Marathons.
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Force?

 

[Ragged Edge]

Looks AWESOME
What hull is that? What speeds do you typically run?

The hull is a Force F21. In that photo we are running mid 70's. First straight we hit 82. The boat has more in it but we haven't needed it yet. The prop shaft is 3 1/2" below the pad, everyone with a F21/300R combo in Australia is running the prop shaft 2" below the pad. Problem is the jack plate is maxed out on height and I have not had the time to raise the engine on the jack plate. I'll get to it eventually.

 

[Ragged Edge]

Force?

Yes. F21/300R combo, front and mid ballast tanks, lightweight hull.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Yes. F21/300R combo, front and mid ballast tanks, lightweight hull.

Ffff ya!!!! How quickly can you add/dump ballast?

 

[Ragged Edge]

Ffff ya!!!! How quickly can you add/dump ballast?

The fill is fed by a pick up that you manually engage so the faster you're going the faster it fills. The ballast dumps with a bilge pump and takes about 30 to 40 seconds to empty.

 

[lake p.a.l.]

The fill is fed by a pick up that you manually engage so the faster you're going the faster it fills. The ballast dumps with a bilge pump and takes about 30 to 40 seconds to empty.

Soooo cool
Do they "empty" to the bilge/transom then pump from there?

 

[War Canoe]

white whale Wednesday!

 

[War Canoe]

I want to be here…

 

[HST4ME]

Me too, but we wait.

 

[sprintcvx]

@HST4ME is this you in yore tiller boat? J/K.. Looks like this dude is hauling ass though.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1772983738118385879

 

[Ragged Edge]

Soooo cool
Do they "empty" to the bilge/transom then pump from there?

No. Each ballast tank has it's own bilge pump plumbed to thru hull fittings on the side of the boat. The forward tank is plumbed to the driver side of the boat and the mid tank is plumbed to the observer side of the boat. You can see the three fittings on the driver side in the below photo. One is for the pump, one is the overflow so you know when the tank is full. I don't actually know what the third one does. maybe just a vent.