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Forum: PROJECT SECTION Topic: Anyone finished their winter engine builds and ready to test |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: April 8th, 2024, 8:41 am
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| cool..you will have to let us know how it performs |
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Forum: PROJECT SECTION Topic: Anyone finished their winter engine builds and ready to test |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: April 7th, 2024, 12:19 pm
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| Thanks to Tim and Paul Hickey I have a new 56 build completed over the winter. Here’s the story. Over 20 years ago after the SST 70 class died I was able to purchase at an APR SUPERLEAGUE Race in the states an OMC 56 SST 70 powerhead. It had been just been refreshed but never started. I thought it ... |
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Forum: PROJECT SECTION Topic: Anyone finished their winter engine builds and ready to test |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: April 7th, 2024, 8:21 am
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| I managed to do some 56 sleeve swaps to what we think is the most efficient block and the most efficient sleeve. To my knowledge this combo never came as a production option but with the talented boaters out there trying different things this seemed like an interesting combo to put together to at l... |
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Forum: GENERAL FORUM Topic: Getting 4 stroke outboards into Stock Outboard classes |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: February 7th, 2024, 9:53 am
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| With the new 4 stroke motors coming to stock outboard we are starting to see the first wood sit in seat runabouts. O’Connor Racing hydroplane have one available. It is sold by Richmond Aero Marine. They look similar in design to the European GT30 wing shape hulls. https://www.richmond-aeromarine.co... |
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Forum: GENERAL FORUM Topic: Getting 4 stroke outboards into Stock Outboard classes |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: February 2nd, 2024, 9:13 pm
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| It's great that there are now new engines available that anybody can buy and race. Hard to find parts definitely keep people from entering. Hopefully we will see something similar with T-boats in the future. The Mercury four stroke was run in T750 for a number of years as it’s an eligible motor. Wh... |
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Forum: TECH TALK Topic: What’s Happening With The 70CES Yamaha? |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: January 22nd, 2024, 10:38 am
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Roflhat wrote: But he had a lot of tricks up his sleeve too, small clever things which are probably all worth less than 1% each but add up.
agreed they do add up ! |
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Forum: TECH TALK Topic: What’s Happening With The 70CES Yamaha? |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: January 19th, 2024, 8:38 am
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| Genuine Yamaha head gaskets are the only ones worth running. TSR use o rings which is a good concept but they're hopeless in practise, less than 10 hours on mine and water was getting into the head. TSR head is no good in my opinion. Have run the one piece, two piece, TSR head eventually got fed up... |
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Forum: TECH TALK Topic: Engine Height & water pickup without Low Water Pickups |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: August 30th, 2023, 9:42 pm
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| Kyle actually ran an external pickup on that set up all the stock water pick ups where filled in |
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Forum: CBF Topic: TBoats Racing At TORC Race Haliburton..August 19/20 |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: August 21st, 2023, 9:53 am
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| Rob sold his boat to son Josh who actually raced it Saturday and won the Saturday race, great driving by Josh! Josh didn't race the Sunday but is hooked and pumped for next year. Two deltas in the field By the sounds of things there are a couple more people getting out racing next year so boat count... |
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Forum: PERFORMANCE BOAT HISTORY Topic: Professional Powerboat Racing....PPR |
| LittleCharger |
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Posted: August 10th, 2023, 1:18 pm
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Hounddog wrote: Formula V was reborn in 2006 as T Class.
Thanks for bringing it back Don! |
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