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DynoTom
03-24-2007, 07:32 PM
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e93/DynoTom/boat.jpg



Now that is some power guys !:headbang :headbang
DynoTom
03-24-2007, 07:37 PM
This boat used to cross the english channel 3 times a week runnin drugs and it was just a blur on the radar of the British Coast Gaurd. The BCG did not a have boat that was fast enough the catch it so they brought in a special chopper to get it !
DynoTom
03-24-2007, 07:42 PM
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e93/DynoTom/boat4.jpg
Car Guy
03-24-2007, 07:45 PM
So what's the gas mileage on that thing...?

:durr :durr :durr
DynoTom
03-24-2007, 07:49 PM
So what's the gas mileage on that thing...?

:durr :durr :durr

Mileage had to be pretty bad but, it had a 15,000 litre fuel tank to feed the engines.....15,000 litres is just under 4000 gallons......
DynoTom
03-24-2007, 07:58 PM
When they nabbed the boat it had 6600 lbs. of coke on board.....:omg
Yooformula
03-24-2007, 11:30 PM
Where's Tim Allen and his "more power" slogan now?
2SLOW
03-25-2007, 12:09 AM
DAUM!! talk about a go-fast boat!
Lash
03-25-2007, 09:20 AM
Wow...thats crazy!!!
TURTLE
03-25-2007, 11:48 AM
it's like a fast tug-boat! lol
SmokinRAM114
03-25-2007, 12:17 PM
holy fawk
Breecher_7
03-25-2007, 03:47 PM
Im suprised that the transom held........
Lash
03-25-2007, 09:06 PM
A quick calculation...

Water weighs 8.3 lbs/gallon...gas weighs about 6-7 lbs/gallon depending on type). 4,000 gallons of gas would weight about 24,000 + lbs. Plus those motors probably weight about 300 lbs/each.

Now your looking at around 26,500 lbs without the boat...lol. Add the boat and 6,000 lbs of coke their lucky the thing even moves at all.

If that thing weighs around 36,000 lbs fully loaded at 10% slip percentage (it's like drivetrain loss) in a heavy v bottom...

top speed would be around 50 mph....lol.

http://www.go-fast.com/boat_speed_predictions.htm


The boat would have to weigh less than about 9,000 lbs. to even crack 100 mph.
DynoTom
03-25-2007, 09:22 PM
Artical says it went 60 knots ( 70 MPH ) .....it's an inflatable boat so maybe it was not as heavy as most boats....????
Breecher_7
03-25-2007, 09:29 PM
Actually those boats are heavy as hell. Are EOD Dive boat was was a rigid hull inflateable like that and with 3- 275's on it it only hit 56mph on the GPS
Lash
03-25-2007, 10:18 PM
Geeze. The British Coast Guard must suck...lol.
70challenger452
03-25-2007, 11:33 PM
yeah 70 on a boat isn't uber fast or anything, a lot of cigar boats will do that easily
pOrk
03-26-2007, 01:02 AM
Cigar boats are a lot more then a blur on the radar too

Cool photo!
MurphysLaw88GT
03-26-2007, 08:32 AM
make a stealth boat