Boat racing? ha

ric · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:33 pm

So another guy on my lake challenged me to a race yesterday. He has a 1994 176 regal valanti with a mercruiser 3.0 and 17 pitch prop. I have the Volvo Penta 3.0 with 21 pitch solas prop (factory size). Our gearing I'm sure is different so prop size is of no importance.

The Regal valanti 176 is a substantially smaller boat compared to the H180 so he has the weight advantage, I figured I was in for a beating but I couldn't back down from a challenge.

We raced twice, same outcome each. Just us in the boat, both about 1/2 tank of gas. I didn't get video (I should have). Both races from a dead stop and the H180 instantly gets 3-5 boat lengths on the punch and keeps pulling away. After about a half mile there was a 10 boat length distance between us.

Go Four Winns!!

fiznuka · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:30 pm

I raced this boat last year not a pretty sight had him to about 30mph then it was over. Definitely a good time to see how long you can stay with it

Jafo4U · **Joined:** Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:33 am **Posts:** 1026

fiznuka wrote:

I raced this boat last year not a pretty sight had him to about 30mph then it was over. Definitely a good time to see how long you can stay with it

LMAO!! That is awesome I tought I was the only one trying to pick fights I knew I couldn't win.

The yellow one has a supercharged stroked out engine that is a menace down in the keys. I was better off putting my SS in reverse than trying to race that joker! It was fun none the less and we raced for rum runners and he definitely had a couple on me.

aguyindallas · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:39 am

I will have to say...you were complaining about the "old timers" wanting to make additional no wake zones due to errosion etc....racing isnt helping your case.

ric · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:10 pm

aguyindallas wrote:

I will have to say...you were complaining about the "old timers" wanting to make additional no wake zones due to errosion etc....racing isnt helping your case.

we're in the middle of the lake

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