Back in the wind.

[Anti Federalist]

It's a twin throttle body system which has been intentionally shaped to look like carbs. They're all fuel injected.

Yeah that was already pointed out...I forgot I was looking at a 2017

 

[TheCount]

Yeah that was already pointed out...I forgot I was looking at a 2017

Yeah, I was working on a day-old version of the page.


I don't really understand it, to be honest. I know that "heritage" is the hipster thing right now, but I'm not a fan of something pretending to be something that it's not. Tacking on some carb-shaped plastic is worse, in my opinion, than just leaving the throttle bodies looking like throttle bodies.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Yeah, I was working on a day-old version of the page.

I don't really understand it, to be honest. I know that "heritage" is the hipster thing right now, but I'm not a fan of something pretending to be something that it's not. Tacking on some carb-shaped plastic is worse, in my opinion, than just leaving the throttle bodies looking like throttle bodies.

Be nice if you could get the real thing, but we cannot, because Uncle.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Off topic, but, if you ever wondered, here's how "surface piercing propellers work".

Also how you go fast on the water.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Was in one of these...

 

[afwjam]

Off topic, but, if you ever wondered, here's how "surface piercing propellers work".

Also how you go fast on the water.

Very cool! I've never seen one of those.

heres a Boston whaler with a 30 hp merc I helped fix up for my buddy Tom in the past year before his passing last month from the cancer.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Very cool! I've never seen one of those.

heres a Boston whaler with a 30 hp merc I helped fix up for my buddy Tom in the past year before his passing last month from the cancer.

Sorry to hear about your buddy...looks like it's running nice.

 

[afwjam]

Sorry to hear about your buddy...looks like it's running nice.

He was a good man and I'll miss him and his knowledge.
ran like a peach after a new stator and a carb rebuild.

I'm a sucker for big mercury outboard two strokes, better yet four of them.



of course the big v8s in the seven marines sound good for a four stroke...

 

[Anti Federalist]

I'm a sucker for big mercury outboard two strokes, better yet four of them.

Oh hell yeah...used to run towboats with 200 HP souped up "Black Max" engines making about 225 hp.

Primary fast response vessel was a customized 28 ft Parker with three of them.

With full gear, salvage equipment and crew I could air it out to 50 knots.

I miss go fast boating...used to know these Team Apache guys, in a passing way, I've run an Apache and raced a season in a Reggie Fountain about 20 years ago now.



That's offshore racing...rough, stand up, and on the edge.

 

[Anti Federalist]

As long as we're daydreaming here...I've always wanted to get my hands on on of these, a Baja 24.

Simple, single engine, good for about 80 mph which is plenty fast enough for me at my age now.

 

[afwjam]

Oh hell yeah...used to run towboats with 200 HP souped up "Black Max" engines making about 225 hp.

Primary fast response vessel was a customized 28 ft Parker with three of them.

With full gear, salvage equipment and crew I could air it out to 50 knots.

I miss go fast boating...used to know these Team Apache guys, in a passing way, I've run an Apache and raced a season in a Reggie Fountain about 20 years ago now.



That's offshore racing...rough, stand up, and on the edge.

'That's absolutely incredible racing, right on the bloody edge, those guys got balls. I love watching racers in the zone like that, they are so smooth with the throttle and as a result fast, but it almost makes it look slower then a guy with less precise throttle control.

reminds me of this lap at mount panorama TWR campaigned an XJS

 

[Anti Federalist]

'That's absolutely incredible racing, right on the bloody edge, those guys got balls. I love watching racers in the zone like that, they are so smooth with the throttle and as a result fast, but it almost makes it look slower then a guy with less precise throttle control.

reminds me of this lap at mount panorama TWR campaigned an XJS

Two wheels!

I wish I had the money and time to get into racing.

One of favorite segments of Top Gear was the "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car"...

Check out Tom Cruise at 3 minutes even...wait for it.

 

[afwjam]

Oh hell yeah...used to run towboats with 200 HP souped up "Black Max" engines making about 225 hp.

Primary fast response vessel was a customized 28 ft Parker with three of them.

With full gear, salvage equipment and crew I could air it out to 50 knots.

where were you running the tow and salvage? I would like to hear more. I love the big ocean going tugs myself, racing to the salvage Job somewhere in the pacific...

 

[afwjam]

Love the sound of that Jaguar V12...

 

[Danke]

As long as we're daydreaming here...I've always wanted to get my hands on on of these, a Baja 24.

Simple, single engine, good for about 80 mph which is plenty fast enough for me at my age now.

...

 

[Origanalist]

I just want to say to all of you who ARE in the wind now, be careful. There are a lot of Danke's out there.

 

[Danke]

I just want to say to all of you who ARE in the wind now, be careful. There are a lot of Danke's out there.

I actually give motorcyclist and bicyclists a lot of room on the road. I do not care if they ride between lanes (legal in California) and get in front of me, etc. It is just the ones that purposely make noise. But whatever. I still have my first motorcycle. But I don't ride on the roads anymore. I drive trucks and SUVs. Too many idiots on the road. Not taking chances like that.


I think bicyclists would be much safer using sidewalks, especially when nobody seems to use them anymore. Unless you are in a downtown area.

 

[Danke]

I just want to add. I am probably one of the most conservative drivers out there. I use the right lane and usually drive slower than most, I don't need the aggravation to get somewhere 5 seconds before the next guy. I fly too, very cautiously.

 

[Danke]

My first bike, got it in third grade. My bothers and me used paper route money to get it.

https://www.google.com/search?clien...31k1j0i46k1.KZ7BvfZlrtU#imgrc=hM57YTgqy18N2M:

 

[Anti Federalist]

Love the sound of that Jaguar V12...

Love the Ferrari V12s too...