Speeding to the finish

Plonk a T58 helicopter engine with 1,350 horse-power in a sleek aluminum hulled boat and this isn't grandfather's fishing boat.

Gangster Eagle 2011 World Jet Boat Marathon champion Gord Humphrey of Grande Prairie, keeps his 23 foot-large jet boat, named Unnatural Disaster, under control as he hits speeds of over 209 km/h.

"It's a lot safer than you think," said Humphrey, who finished with a whole time of 4:15:53 over 11 days of racing. "It's very solid in the water."

Jet-boat racers are part mechanic, part airman, and part lucky.

"Mentally, lots of seat time and multiple races will help keep you sharp because it's unexacting to lose an edge," said Tim Greber, who won the CX class in his jet boat Aquaholic. "With all that power, safety is still number one immediacy in the sport. It's a fine line between being in control and out of control, depending on conditions."

Greber's jet boat is equipped with canard wings on the prow, which are a duo of electrically controlled short wings that act like airplane ailerons to give the jet-boat slight lift or downward pry.

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i have a 1998 jeep cherokee make a laughing-stock of 4x4 4.0L standard transmission with a class 3 hitch. i also have a 3 inch suspension lift


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Your holder's manual should have manufacturer's recommended towing limit. A transmission cooler may be factored into that limit. Look at the foolish print.


You have to refer to the owners handbook to know for sure. No manual, go see a local car dealer.


It will tow a 24' boat but up a rise ???


18ft. to 20ft. any more and it wont be uninjured or good for the car


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What size of I Beam do I need to support a 5,000# boat?

Boat lift will be a cradle category with 2 Beams to be 15' long (and 2 smaller beams 10' long to tie them together). Boat will sit on one side so weight will not be evenly divided. Steel wire will attach to, and lift from each end of the beams.


First of all, no, aluminium will not detain c last the same as steel. You will need about three times as much aluminium as steel.

Assuming, the worst, let's say that the entire 5,000 lbs is placed in the meet of the 15' beam. What size

is this used jeep a good deal?

im looking at this jeep for 7000K is it a credible deal? what should i watch out for? i plan to use it both on the road and off road i dont know that much about jeeps but i love the ourdoors any ideas is this is a probity idea to get? thanks


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Mercury Marine unveils the Spitfire aluminum propeller
"There's a in a body segment of customers in the pontoon and freshwater fishing market who are comfortable with aluminum propellers but still want top performance from of their boat," said Dirk Bjornstad, brand manager of Mercury Propellers.

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Personnel at Platypus made spacious repairs to the teak decking, sandblasted the aluminum hull and superstructure and gave the boat a new paint job. On Friday morning, the centerboard was pulled out and it, too, will be sandblasted and repainted.