This boat could move

[snag]

I have a relative who is a marine insurance adjuster.

 

He sent me this email:

 

This baby was being used to run drugs into the UK, Scotland Yard had to use a special high speed helicopter to catch it....

 

 

 

Looks fast?

[Pachone]

[Carp]

That's just sick.

 

I think running that thing with the price of fuel nowadays

would eat up a lot of the profits.

[RangerGuy]

Would take way more gas than that would burn to eat up drug profits LOL!

[Gerritt]

cool boat

 

http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp

 

G

Edited May 13, 2008 by Gerritt

[bbog]

15,000L of fuel at $1.25 per ($18,750 for a fill-up) - I wonder how many gallons per hour at WOT?

[Margino]

unreal... would love to see a vid of that in action.

[dannyboy]

2000 hp = 1000 lbs fuel/hr

1000 lbs fuel = 167 gallons per hour (632 liters)

70 knots = 80 mph

2 gallons per mile

 

Dan

[Uncle Buck]

Forget the speed, do you know how many downriggers you could moung on that beam??? ;D

[bpsbassman]

Forget the speed, do you know how many downriggers you could moung on that beam?

Might be a tad tough to cut back to trolling speed Buckaroo!!!

[highdrifter]

Why not just fly there?! It would probably be cheaper!! Awesome vessel though. I betcha she hovers at full tilt! LOL

 

HD

[maybe]

Thanks, Snag! Next time the Scarab-driving :asshat:s on our lake hurtle past at mach IV & 5,000db, I'll appreciate knowing that it could in fact be worse.

[snag]

cool boat

 

http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp

 

G

 

Wow, it's true!

 

I was looking for some photoshopping!

 

I asked if it would flip, he said,

 

"Tilt and trim on the engines allows helmsman to control the balance of the boat at high speeds... if it hit a big wave at top speed it would definitely get airborne.."

 

[snag]

unreal... would love to see a vid of that in action.

 

Welcome aboard!