I Thought One Of The Problems With 2 Strokes Was Noise??

[fishinwrench]

My hat leaves my head at 42mph

My soul leaves my body at 68mph

So anything I do in a boat at 69+ is an Out of Body experience.

[Terrierman]

17 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

My hat leaves my head at 42mph

My soul leaves my body at 68mph

So anything I do in a boat at 69+ is an Out of Body experience.

My boat runs about 18 mph.  Relax, you're just high.

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, Flysmallie said:

I don't care if the thing doesn't make a noise at all, at 70MPH we aren't having a conversation. 

This past summer I was fishing with my neighbor in his Ranger.  He kept insisting I should drive it.  I got it on plane about 35 MPH or so.  He said to "give it the gas"  So I did and I was white knuckled.  I looked down and we were only going 48 MPH.  I said I'm good.  He laughed and said there's plenty more if you want.  I passed.....😆  Felt like a hundred.

[Flysmallie]

When I was in my early twenties my dad had a Champion that cruised really well between 77 and 82. He never drove it that fast and I never didn’t drive it that fast. I was never smart enough to be scared of speed on the water.
 

He eventually traded it for a newer but much slower boat. I’m pretty sure he thought I was going to die in the other one. I think he died believing that was the reason I quit tournament fishing. It had nothing to do with it but I don’t think he ever truly believed me. 

[fishinwrench]

Back in my younger & stupider days I built a screaming hot Evinrude 235 and sold it to a dude that wanted it installed on a 17' Ranger.   After installing it I took the rig and 4 different props out for some runs to PROP IT OUT and to set the jackplate.  

Once I felt that I had it set up, as good as I could get it, I cracked her wide open and just let her wind up real good.....Holy Mother Of God !  😬 

When I set that boat back down it bow-hooked, I over compensated, and ejected myself over the port side into 48° water.   When I climbed back into the boat I hooked the kill switch back up and tried to restart it.....Nope. Dead.   The battery had come loose and ripped the terminal off the cable.   I half-assed that back together, started the motor, and idled SLOWLY back to the trailer..... which luckily I had left in the water, because nobody else was at the ramp that day.    

Didn't realize how cold I was until halfway back home. Got undressed in the shower under warm water.   Busted a rib (bruised from my belly button to my left nipple), and lost my glasses, but bygod I was ALIVE !   

Never again!   

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

One morning I went for a ride with a friend that has a 36 FT Catamaran at Big M. He took me back to where I was parked at Shell Knob, we hit 108 and it felt like nothing in a boat like that. It all about the boat your in. 60 in a bass boat feels way faster