Just another 400+ hp V8 Starflite vid

[Rob'Z]

I took the Checkmate out early April and finally remembered to post the clip here. The camera boat is my boss' 2008 Glastron which tops out at 53 or so, he was going between 45 and 50 during this clip. I didn't bring the 29" chopper because there was supposed to be a lot more people in our camp that weekend so I was running my 24" Renegade Bass which just spins up whenever I go WOT. You can hear it losing its hold each and every time I open it up. I had to severely "pedal" the throttle to keep from spinning the motor too high. I plan to get it out sometime in May with the big prop and see some new numbers.


Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFpJbpbUbJo



Rob

 

[ndaniels]

Cool vid... motor sounds sweet!
Man you gotta get a bigger prop for an all arounder!

 

[Rob'Z]

Nah that 24 is the biggest I can get away with if I have more than 3 people onboard. The motor is so aggressively ported for high end power that it has very little grunt down low. I already have to have my passengers lean forward over the windscreen to get out of the hole. It's kinda embarrasing but they all forget about it as soon as the tach gets past 3500rpm.




Rob

 

[Great East Predictor]

that thing sounds sweet

 

[sim]

Nice!

 

[Big Red]

Cool Vid.

 

[Rob'Z]

Thanks guys! Next time I need to show the camera operator how to adjust the settings so the picture isn't all washed out.




Rob

 

[CheckMerc]

Awesome! I cant wait to see some video of it proped right.

 

[fireguy]

Very cool vid...

 

[2010crewmax]

Nice Video Man!!!