Power and performance

I am a gearhead,Machinist/dyno operator for a race shop,I have owned and raced boats for 30 years. so here is a few of my boats and engines.
engines are 496 bbc/ 565 bbc / 601 bbc both boats are prop driven v-drives

Awesome!! Whats the top speed on one of them??

The sanger hydro ran 127 @ 9.70 1/4 mile
The white flat runs 116 @ 10.50 1/4 mile I have owned this boat for 34 years 565 cu in 3 speed trans and 29 overdrive gear, putting the nos system back on it for this summer

Thats pretty cool!! Would be awesome to have one!

That is cool, I think would would be quite a ride. Scoot

Being a gearhead you must've liked my friends high performance shop in South Ga.I posted. Another spoiled $$$ buddy of mine has 4 or 5 boats they run like scalded apes on the lakes and did this run last year. I know he has a Allison and some other fast A$$ outboards. They hit 120 125mph but, he says it can be a handful at times. I must be the poor guy in the group as I just watch and ride. Here's one of the videos.

I am stupid but not enough to try steer drive thru chime walk. no outboards ever

I'm not into boats really. I like seeing others fast stuff. My buddy had a drag boat with a V8 in it similar to yours. He said that thing was outa control and would stand darn near straight up when launching out on plane.
You guys can have that need for speed, I'll watch ya from the shore or a boat that's going nice and easy in the water.
I remember as a young man living in Michigan, we would go down to the Detroit river and watch power boat races.
Just be careful out there as anything can happen as your aware of already I'm sure after 30 years.