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October 2018's Boat of the Month Vote!
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| I vote for "JupiterPulsare's" Starflite! |
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| I vote for "Chrisg82's" Enchanter Jet! |
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| I vote for "knarloid's" group shot! |
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03-02-2009, 12:28 PM
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Senator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: JUPITER, FL
Age: 58
Posts: 3,420
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Rep Power: 248
Model Owned: 2800SX Twin Outboard
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New top speed for my Pulsare 2100!!
Well, after a 5 hour long wrestling match installing my Stainless Marine 8" setback bracket yesterday, I got to splash the boat just before dark and take a few speed passes. With the 8" bracket and Bob's 5.5" hyd. jack plate I now have 13.5" of setback. With a full tank of gas, two adults, my dog, and turning a Trophy Plus 26; my stock 225Xri pushed my boat to 77 mph with the needle bouncing to 78 on the Livorsi speedometer. My Livorsi speedometer is very accurate and usually mirrors my Garmen handheld GPS. We were still climbing when I had to get off throttle due to the train bridge approaching rapidly  !! That's 3+ mph faster than my last setup of 7.5". The handling dramatically improved also with much less chinewalk. I got a chance to make 3 passes before it became too dark and unsafe to run. We decided to do dinner by water and headed south to the Waterway Cafe for a couple of burgers. The ride home got pretty chilly as the needle dipped to 60 degrees! Even my dog was shivering! Oh well, that's winter boating in Florida!!  Pictures of the install to follow.
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Checkmate 2800SX Outboard/Twin Mercury 250Efi’s
Pulsare 2400 Bowrider/Verado 300 Pro
Past Boats:
17' Searay Seville
Velocity 230/454 Magnum
Scout 172 SF/130 Yamaha
Searay F16 JET BOAT
Checkmate Spectra 170/Merc 150Xr2
22' SleekCraft Mod VP/225 Vindicator
Talon T-21/Merc Racing 2.5 Carb
1988 Hydrostream Valero YT/Merc 175
1994 Pulsare 2100/Merc 3.0 225Xri
1991 Canadian Edition AE-21/Merc 2.5
1997 Pulsare 2100
1990 Starflite/Merc Pro XB250
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03-02-2009, 12:45 PM
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Commander
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Tampa, Florida
Age: 68
Posts: 445
Thanks: 218
Thanked 116 Times in 79 Posts
Rep Power: 150
Model Owned: Looking
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Great Improvment
Way to go JP, if you keep this up you'll never take the Valero out of the garage.
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Enticer1 1980 Enticer (Sold)
1987 Sportfire, 135 Black Max (Sold)
1988 Hydro-Stream Vegas, 225 Pro Max Sport (Sold)
2007 Mirage Ski-Racer
1986 36 Grand Banks Classic
Tampa, Florida 
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03-02-2009, 01:44 PM
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Admiral
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Mi
Posts: 1,428
Thanks: 357
Thanked 333 Times in 240 Posts
Rep Power: 149
Model Owned: Old & Underpowered
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congrats jupiter !!
your knockin on the 80 mark!!
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Originally Posted by JUPITER PULSARE
The ride home got pretty chilly as the needle dipped to 60 degrees!
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60 degrees????? id be heading to the river right now if it was 60 degrees out!!!
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03-02-2009, 02:47 PM
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Senator
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Saginaw, MI
Age: 33
Posts: 4,958
Thanks: 7,644
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Rep Power: 205
Model Owned: 2000 Powerquest 380, 1987 Starfire, Past: 1997 253 Convincor,
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If it were 60 degrees, my motor would be in the machine shop and I would be feverishly waxing and polishing. Congrats on the new speed!
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03-02-2009, 02:52 PM
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Senator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Dodging logs on the Saginaw River, MI
Posts: 4,575
Thanks: 290
Thanked 872 Times in 515 Posts
Rep Power: 239
Model Owned: '78 Predictor, '88 Starflite, '98 Convincor 220 (current)
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im sure you'll end up with a couple more than 3+. man i cant wait to get playing.
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03-02-2009, 03:23 PM
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Diplomat
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tampa Bay
Age: 35
Posts: 1,665
Thanks: 7
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Rep Power: 170
Model Owned: Checkmate Predictor and Checkmate Spectra
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Congrats on the new top speed. Is there going to be any engine mods soon? How many RPM's you throwin at that speed?
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1983 Predictor SOLD
1988 Spectra SOLD
1985 17' Proline CC family/fishin machine
1972 mx13 work in very slow progress
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03-02-2009, 04:17 PM
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Senator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: JUPITER, FL
Age: 58
Posts: 3,420
Thanks: 1,208
Thanked 2,996 Times in 885 Posts
Rep Power: 248
Model Owned: 2800SX Twin Outboard
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enticer1
Way to go JP, if you keep this up you'll never take the Valero out of the garage.
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Yup, the Valero hasn't seen daylight in over 4 months...I just may have to sell her to someone that will use her!
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Checkmate 2800SX Outboard/Twin Mercury 250Efi’s
Pulsare 2400 Bowrider/Verado 300 Pro
Past Boats:
17' Searay Seville
Velocity 230/454 Magnum
Scout 172 SF/130 Yamaha
Searay F16 JET BOAT
Checkmate Spectra 170/Merc 150Xr2
22' SleekCraft Mod VP/225 Vindicator
Talon T-21/Merc Racing 2.5 Carb
1988 Hydrostream Valero YT/Merc 175
1994 Pulsare 2100/Merc 3.0 225Xri
1991 Canadian Edition AE-21/Merc 2.5
1997 Pulsare 2100
1990 Starflite/Merc Pro XB250
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03-02-2009, 04:24 PM
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Senator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: JUPITER, FL
Age: 58
Posts: 3,420
Thanks: 1,208
Thanked 2,996 Times in 885 Posts
Rep Power: 248
Model Owned: 2800SX Twin Outboard
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Originally Posted by 83PREDICTOR
Congrats on the new top speed. Is there going to be any engine mods soon? How many RPM's you throwin at that speed?
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Hey Predictor, I've been trying to maximize the boat speed with set up rather than engine mods. My motor is completely reliable and has never let me down....I would hate to lose that reliability factor. I'm sure I may eventually make changes to intake and exhaust and possibly send the lower to Bobs for a nose cone and lwp's...I have a bunch of friends with hyped up 2.4's/2.5's on their Streams and they are constanly blowing something up. I think I'll just stick with my "fishing" motor and creep up on the 80 mph mark!!
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Checkmate 2800SX Outboard/Twin Mercury 250Efi’s
Pulsare 2400 Bowrider/Verado 300 Pro
Past Boats:
17' Searay Seville
Velocity 230/454 Magnum
Scout 172 SF/130 Yamaha
Searay F16 JET BOAT
Checkmate Spectra 170/Merc 150Xr2
22' SleekCraft Mod VP/225 Vindicator
Talon T-21/Merc Racing 2.5 Carb
1988 Hydrostream Valero YT/Merc 175
1994 Pulsare 2100/Merc 3.0 225Xri
1991 Canadian Edition AE-21/Merc 2.5
1997 Pulsare 2100
1990 Starflite/Merc Pro XB250
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03-02-2009, 05:46 PM
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Ambassador
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Rapid City, SD
Posts: 2,044
Thanks: 750
Thanked 1,151 Times in 537 Posts
Rep Power: 156
Model Owned: 2100BR / 300XS
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  Let's see some pictures of the new setup!
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03-02-2009, 06:49 PM
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Forum Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Charleston SC
Age: 53
Posts: 5,746
Thanks: 9,370
Thanked 3,473 Times in 1,983 Posts
Rep Power: 232
Model Owned: 83 Enforcer w/ 01 Evinrude 250 Sold
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Jup, not bad for a stock fishing mota, great numbers!!
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