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OK. Like I said there is no way for me to know, but I really doubt that. Take a look at the shoreline and the amount of wind buffeting. Also, there are very few boats that are stable at 100+mph, even with stepped fiberglass hulls, steering systems, etc. | |||
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Totally forgot about the two stroke diesel. Because we don’t see them that often. Still think video was doctored. Steering the boat by shifting your body position at the speed portrayed doesn’t seem plausible.  ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Dang, where is jimmy123 when we have a boating question?  | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
He wasn't steering the boat by shifting body weight. He's got a tiller. He was shifting his body weight to help keep the inside down and keep himself on the boat. I don't know what kind of boat that is, what the hull shape is like, but it looks like it's probably relatively flat-bottomed. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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I agree. The whole dang block was turning slightly. Sketchy as heck! | |||
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20,000 bahts!  | |||
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First viewing going past 95 to about 105. Second look to me what I see at ~110mph. Could be faster still; much past 120mph (about 10 car lengths per second) it gets too busy to sightsee. There are enough markers on the side-lines and time him... Time to do some math. Do not necessarily attribute someone's nasty or inappropriate actions as intended when it may be explained by ignorance or stupidity. | |||
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Yanmar marine diesels, most turn over 3,000 rpms and some of their models close to 4,000 rpms. Some of the Cummins turn a little over 3000 rpms. But most marine diesels turn 2300-2500 rpms WOT. | |||
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Just like any brand tissue is called a Kleenex, any boat like this is called a "Go Devil" Lots of duck hunters use them. They work great in shallow water. | |||
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The Go-Devil brand has only been around since 1977. These things (Stern mounted, tiller steered, long shafts connected to all kinds of motors) were in use in SE Asia well before that. MOO means NO! Be the comet! | |||
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| Nature is full of magnificent creatures |
However fast he is going, he is lucky there were no logs, turtles, crocodiles, etc. in his path. It would be no fun to hit something at that speed. | |||
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At first I thought the video may have been sped up, but then I ran across this: | |||
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LOL. Someone wrote, "It's like 200hp on a leaf." That's about right. _____________ "I enter a swamp as a sacred place—a sanctum sanctorum. There is the strength—the marrow of Nature." - Henry David Thoreau | |||
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I hope "Q" visits this thread, they may get an idea. | |||
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So much fun! Thanks for sharing. I Drink & I Know Things | |||
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“I am a leaf on the wind... Watch how I soar.” "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Check out these tractors! | |||
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All the Detroit Diesel engines are 2 stroke; 53, 71, 92 series. I think the EMD engines in trains are too. Seems like some of the really monster motors in big ships are too. | |||
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Not all. The Detroit Diesel series 60 was the last motor DD designed and built in the and came out in the early 90's(they go up to 800HP) before MTU bought them out for the DD electronic engine controls (DDEC) was a 4 stroke engine. MTU bought Detroit diesel and essentially used the DD engine computers and system and put them on their engines. At lower engine speeds the 2 strokes are more efficient. At higher rpm's such as cruise on a 71 or 92 series (1900 rpms +/- on most), they will burn more than their 4 cycle counterparts....Detroit stopped building 2 strokes in 1999 because they wouldn't pass the next tier of emissions..... ....I don't know a lot about big ship engines, but do know they turn extremely slow, Usually 120 RPM's and under. My specialty is high speed diesels up to 4000 HP that they put in motor yachts and sportfish. As for why the guy is leaning into the turns, the skiff is most likely flat bottom and leaning into the turns allows it to turn sharper, rather than slide sideways. Just like leaning on a motorcycle makes it turn sharper. Either way, the kid seems to have a death wish. LOL. | |||
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You guys guessing his speed anywhere near 100 mph haven't been fast on the water. He is maybe going 50mph....maybe. For one thing, the wind in his face would have his eyes watering so bad he couldn't see at the speeds you all are suggesting. If you doubt this, have a buddy drive you down the freeway at 70 mph and stick your head out the window for half a mile.....if your lips don't beat you to death report back and let us know your new speed estimate for the guy in the boat ______________________________ “I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living.” ― John Wayne | |||
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