Originally Posted by
Tom M King
Yeah, some kind of boat. You have to be able to get around.
Malcolm, when I was a teenager, I had an inboard ski boat. One of my ski buddy's family had some off brand tri-hull design that was max rated for 45 hp. We built a ski tow pylon for it that mounted by the top outboard bolts. He took the windshield off so he could see better how to drive. We had several slalom courses around the lake, and he put an 85 Johnson on it, but it wouldn't pull us 36 mph through the slalom course without slowing down a lot when we cut, so he put a 125 on it. That worked. If you were driving it by yourself about 30 mph and floored it (hand throttle of course) the whole boat would jump out of the water, the backend would walk sideways a little on the prop, sit down, and pin you back in the seat. With the prop he had on it, top speed was about 50 mph. My boat had a 390 Ford Police Interceptor in it, and my best friend had an SK with a 426. Hot boats later turned to racing sailboats for me, but I can still drive anything that floats, and some things that don't (sailboards). I do still like horsepower though.