ever optimistic Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 will put up more pics when I have them iowspence and jonnyswamp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Very smart looking craft. At first I though it was a Bayliner trophy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ever optimistic Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 she's an aussie boat, bought from a chap who lived there and brought it back with him. very glad he did. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 That is a very nice looking tub! Looks fast, so probably is fast, right?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ever optimistic Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 just a tad, tops out at 46mph but more to be had. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Ooooo, I can feel a race on the cards. Andys boat should do around 40 knots . I’ll let you know tomorrow !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Challenge accepted! 👍🛥🛥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ever optimistic Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Ooooo, I can feel a race on the cards. Andys boat should do around 40 knots . I’ll let you know tomorrow !! with 300 horses strapped to the back surely it will do a fair bit more than 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 9:45 PM, ever optimistic said: with 300 horses strapped to the back surely it will do a fair bit more than 40. It's nearly 3 tonnes all up with full fuel tanks, which means only 100bhp per tonne. She was reviewed by a boating mag back in the day and they squeezed 41-ish knots out of her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Mine is 5.5 ton, 600hp on back 45knts flat out. None of this MPH 😉 GPSguru, Andy135 and iowspence 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headlight Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 19 hours ago, Andy135 said: Challenge accepted! 👍🛥🛥 Don"t do it Andy, it will go BANG ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headlight Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 4 minutes ago, JonC said: Stop worrying him!🤣 What moi 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 2 hours ago, headlight said: Don"t do it Andy, it will go BANG ! Sorry to disappoint you Ian, but it didn't go bang... it went zoooooooom!!!! ever optimistic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Where the report? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Where the report? 🤔 https://www.offshoreoutlaws.co.uk/topic/94-jy177s-shakedown-trip/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 My Fenline managed about 60MPH last year, but that was on a trailer on its way to get the canopy made! Geoff.☺️ iowspence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 ☺️Sorry EO, your boat looks lovely. It looks very fast even on it's leash. Geoff.☺️ ever optimistic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 10:33 PM, Andy135 said: It's nearly 3 tonnes all up with full fuel tanks, which means only 100bhp per tonne. JY177 was reviewed by a boating mag back in the day and they squeezed 41-ish knots out of her. It is also a deep V hull and Deep V hulls need a lot of HP .................👍 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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