25xs skiboat

[trollfromthebyu]

turn the volume down dam this thing is loud my neighbors love me so far no vists from the man with the badge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7hoNrypf0

[25xs]

Ok... I saw the video. Get yer butt in the back and remove the whale tail.

That's my advice...

You're on a curved bottom boat and too much weight up front... Get the whaletail off the cavitation plate because it's working against the boat to much in the video.

Tom

[DiGia54D]

Now that looks like a fun ride.

[trollfromthebyu]

going to cut it down some but that is the only way to get on step other than holding on to a ski rope till it breaks over hence the name. before i put that on it it would take 2 miles and 1.5 gals of gas and still not be on step at lease now i can run without support boat pulling me on step. would short and wide on the cavation plate be better?

[Dave M]

Sounds Like

You already tried set ups, so now do some hull work. My guess is weight distribution is the culprit of some of the bouncing. Lack of power would be the next. The Jet drive had a different power curve and those hulls were designed for that power band.

Whatever you do, have some fun with it, looks like something we thought of trying one time a while back.

[SE23]

Its the other way!!! Motor tucked under brings the nose down!!!

try trimming the engine out that will bring the bow down might help with the bouncing just a thought

[ricochet112]

The only thing missing is a 40 oz'er in your hand

[STEVE FRENCH]

Wow...Totally NUTS DUDE!!!!!!

Gott'a like the pipe!.....Is there a filler block from side cover to ports?

Del Snyder ran a Formula 25XS with chamber...but the megaphone is cool...bet neighbors are impressed...

Gear foot looks like it has a nose cone?....prop a cleever?.....was look'n for one for my Cougar Cub/25XD before I sold it......

At 53 MPH you might be about max'd for that hull as far as handl'n.....stay safe!

Bring it to race BMR!!!!!!!!

19P

[HRTV]

I love it! especially the first photo with the cigarette hanging out the edge of his mouth.

[trollfromthebyu]

i've been called NUTS, PYSCO, AND CRAZY i didn't relize yall love me so much boy i miss all that talk at the races, i was the one flying a hyro down the back straight away, turn fin 4 or 5 inches off the water, thats the same thing i here back then. thanks for all the encoragement yall i love that about racers. going to start making the pad wider soon going from 6" to 11" or 12" when finshed will keep yall updated, if anyone wants to try this i would suggest a three seater 8' a bit small, not a lot of freeboard to begin with. yea there is a filler block with a pipe to move water from the bottom of the exhoust into the area around the clyinders.

[STEVE FRENCH]

yea there is a filler block with a pipe to move water from the bottom of the exhoust into the area around the clyinders.

Did you make the filler/side cover????..... Would like to find one to build a chamber for my 25XS...

Keep us posted on changes!

19P

[johnsonm50]

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A pic=1000 words, These plates tamed this Airborn. it did the same bounce & would go vertical sometimes, got tired of that.

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timmed out itll be faster, I also think tilt in = bow down but just right is the Q.

[johnsonm50]

i've been called NUTS, PYSCO, AND CRAZY i didn't relize yall love me so much boy i miss all that talk at the races, i was the one flying a hyro down the back straight away, turn fin 4 or 5 inches off the water, thats the same thing i here back then. thanks for all the encoragement yall i love that about racers. going to start making the pad wider soon going from 6" to 11" or 12" when finshed will keep yall updated, if anyone wants to try this i would suggest a three seater 8' a bit small, not a lot of freeboard to begin with. yea there is a filler block with a pipe to move water from the bottom of the exhoust into the area around the clyinders.

Yup thats nuts! but cool, real cool. Gotta appreciate all the work put into that just for the fun of it.

[trollfromthebyu]

Just a few pics from along the way started cutting out extra glass and foam thats inside the hull. The the man that made the filler block is a machinist and used a 1" block of alluminum he is also who i got the engine from, his user name is sixcylrunabout

[trollfromthebyu]

Yup thats nuts! but cool, real cool. Gotta appreciate all the work put into that just for the fun of it.

YEA like yall race to get rich? unless alot has changed in the last 15 years you cant live off what yall win at the races. i still have a copy of the biggest check ever won $110.00 tunnel boat 202 yamato rockport tx. witch at that time paid for gas and hotel, rember yall do it for the fun of it to, yall just a bit more organized