No PWCs. This would be on Lake Norman.

4/30/2007 11:27:37 AM

4/30/2007 11:32:10 AM

how fast?

4/30/2007 11:34:45 AM

that one doesn't have a step in the hull

ALWAYS LOOK FOR A STEPPED HULL IF SPEED IS YOUR MAIN CONCERN!

look @ stingray they have a sIIIIck hull
but when you throttle down be careful they don't drop in the water as fast as others.

I have a friend with a 23' thats been 74 gps with a fairly stock 330 hp 454 on smith mountain lake
its on lake norman now though.

well the fastest would be a flat bottom river boat but... you'll beat the hell out of yourself doing it.


[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 11:41 AM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 11:40:06 AM

no stingrays

4/30/2007 11:42:59 AM

y not? cheapest quick deep v hull you'll find

I really want a nordic rage but they're $texas

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 11:45 AM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 11:44:39 AM

Going fast in boat is overrated, unless you are doing some open ocean shit and hitting some serious speeds.

4/30/2007 11:49:17 AM

^^Have always heard bad things about them from Dad's customers.

^Shutup Yankee.

I was looking for something small to play with on a empty day at the lake. If I wanted a boat for open water fishing I would've said so.

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 11:54 AM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 11:50:53 AM

yeah there is a dude on lkn with a cat w/ the worx and all he does is piss people off with his 100+mph drags right down the middle of the lake.


( i must say it does sound pretty though )

^ then

http://tinyurl.com/32dddw
might be perfect.


[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 11:53 AM. Reason : .]

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4/30/2007 11:51:27 AM

I would die on that shit haha

4/30/2007 11:56:45 AM

^^Its the Suck My Wake

4/30/2007 12:05:00 PM

Quote :

"Have always heard bad things about them from Dad's customers."

Such as?

I've not heard anything bad about Stingrays...got a cousin with one, and his brother-in-law also has one. And the brother-in-law is a boat fucking freak. Used to sell 'em.

4/30/2007 12:09:47 PM

just little things like bubbles in the glass and decks seperating from hulls

4/30/2007 12:22:04 PM

why do you need something super fast? find yourself a used cuddy cabin and cruise around with some friends and maybe camp out on the lake. Should still be fast enough to waterski with.

4/30/2007 12:51:39 PM

I've got another boat. Just wanted something fast. Moving back to the topic, I'm gussing that first boat goes around 60mph?

4/30/2007 1:06:46 PM

I've never heard anything like that about stingrays
now bayliner and scarab.... yeah...
but from i heard stingray's glass is as good as Sea-ray's

4/30/2007 1:08:37 PM

yea i've always heard great stuff about sea rays

4/30/2007 1:10:40 PM

I've gone 78 mph in a boat before, but it cost $120k. Poor people that want to go fast should stick with PWCs.

4/30/2007 1:22:49 PM

hwot

4/30/2007 1:29:36 PM

Bass boat? doop doop trucks love to pull bass boats

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 1:34 PM. Reason : hwot]

4/30/2007 1:31:06 PM

i think your best bet is an old 70's style jet boat with a big block. tahiti, nordic, etc.

they can be had from 5-8k in good condition with rebuilt motors/pumps.

a fairly stock one should do a solid 65+, built motors will get you 80+.

the only downside is they're really hard to find on the east coast. i've been looking for a while.

4/30/2007 1:31:19 PM

I wish I could find an old enclosed cockpit tunnel hull looking boat with an outboard, but I'm sure it wouldn't be in that price range.

170mph
http://tinyurl.com/3dtnsc

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ebay]

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4/30/2007 1:44:56 PM

build one

4/30/2007 1:56:19 PM

I helped re-build an old-school unlimited hydro... talk about fast.....

built-supercharged Allison v12 in a 22' hydro... now thats fast.

i wouldn't know though... single seater and he won't let me drive it

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 2:13 PM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 2:13:09 PM

how fast are you trying to go and have you ever gone that fast before? are you going to want to do anything else in it?

4/30/2007 2:45:57 PM

I wanna go fast on the lake when it's not too choppy. Don't need a big boat for taking friends cause I've got one. Don't need a fishing boat because it's the lake. Don't want a PWC b/c I've got a standup and don't want another boat that size. I just wanted to know how fast I could go for that kind of money? I don't want to have to work on it, just drop and go.

4/30/2007 2:51:35 PM

seriously....

stingray + supercharger + lower unit + prop = WOOOHAAAA and she won't kill you in chop

we actually raced a 2khp 21' custom boat running alki on smith mountain lake and he couldn't keep up cause it wasn't long enough (we were in a 23' before swim platforms were counted so the equivalent of a 24-25'now)
he ended up spinning it trying to get the power to the water on a windy choppy day which was weird... i'd never seen a boat spin before well... on accident.

and all the stingray has on it is a ported/polished aluminum intake manifold and a decent carb so maybe 350hp (330 stock)

its a pretty damned fun boat... its fuel injected now w/ a procharger... same prop though so not much faster just a lil quicker out of the dig.

the thing that sucks about the boat is the step isn't designed well for a skier the boat i doesn't plane well till a lil over 25 so 2 skis suck slalom its fine and wake boarding it pushes a TON of water.

and its a 1996 so... 11 years and the glass is fine... he's re-doing the gel coat on it this year though cause his blue is looking too teal now.

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 2:59 PM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 2:55:59 PM

the fastest boat for freshwater lakes that money can buy is a bass boat. period.
obviously you'd have to buy a used one since the new ones range from 30K-50K.
i've been in a Champion bass boat with a 250 mercury on the back that would run over 85mph. i'm sure that's pretty close to it's limit but that is insanely fast on a lake.

4/30/2007 3:34:23 PM

ick

but then you have to listen to that outboard noise
vs teh rumble of a big block noo thanks.

4/30/2007 3:45:56 PM

i'll throw my $.02.... stingray... honestly for that price you can find a stingray that'll do 50+, hell mine does 55+ with a 4.3 carb and 23p 3 blade on an Alpha 1.

there are plenty of guys out there with the 22 or 23' that can do upwards of 65-70 with little if any work depending on the motor. they make a good quality boat for the price and can't beat the speed... the z-plane hull is amazing. their glass has gotten better over time as they've gone back to doing things a little different. went to the plant last year and they really have their act together. yeah they're no sea ray or nordic or donzi or fountain... but for affordable speed they can't be beat

4/30/2007 4:40:12 PM

^^^true that. i've had some dudes in bass boats run my 70+mph waverunner down.

^^big outboards sound pretty mean.

4/30/2007 8:10:07 PM

they need to put mufflers on boats

[Edited on April 30, 2007 at 8:13 PM. Reason : .]

4/30/2007 8:13:20 PM

boats have mufflers. its called the lake.

4/30/2007 9:14:14 PM

haha.... yeah or you could go with a captain's call or others... but there's nothing like hearing a big block screaming across the lake...

4/30/2007 9:49:08 PM

and trees

4/30/2007 9:50:58 PM

seriously the lake is the only place you can hear a big block scream at high rpm for over 13 seconds

4/30/2007 9:51:09 PM

^maxton mile.

4/30/2007 9:59:06 PM

I've never been to maxton but boy would i like to go sometime.

5/1/2007 7:02:44 AM

bttt per request

7/18/2008 5:16:46 PM

7/18/2008 5:32:27 PM

why would you want such a fast boat in a small closed area? and by small...I'm comparing a lake to the ocean. I guess growing up with a boat out on the open sea has spoiled me...but I don't think I can fully appreciate boating on a lake unless its strictly tubing/skiing

7/18/2008 6:23:25 PM

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1988-STV-Charger-93261504

7/21/2008 3:25:49 AM

^^ to me that seems like a dumb statement... sml still takes 2 hrs to go from 1 end to the other @ a 55 mph cruise that seems like more than enough room to me.

but then its fed by 2 "main channels"

7/21/2008 8:00:36 AM

Quote :

"big outboards sound pretty mean"

7/21/2008 8:38:55 AM

Quote :

"Going fast in boat is overrated, unless you are doing some open ocean shit and hitting some serious speeds."

7/21/2008 8:56:18 AM

I'm happy with 75-80 on the water... its quite a rush for me.

7/21/2008 9:14:59 AM