This is my 1975 Sanger hotrod boat - Its what they call a "true flat bottom" with a gull wing front. Its 18'-10" in length. I have recorded about 96mph on GPS in it but my TFH pilot friend has taken it well above that. 90+ is more than enough in that little boat on a good water day!
It has a 496 BBC running about 720-ish hp at 6900 rpm with its current setup. its a pump gas 91 octane motor at 10.55:1 CR, dual quad 850DP carbs tunnel ram, iron 990 heads all port matched, polished and large valves. The cam is .638 lift at I-270/E-280 duration that works from 3500-7000rpm just perfectly for this torque range on water. It was built for reliability and longevity, this is its 3rd season now running around. Was thinking of putting it in the truck.... but the boat is setup perfect and I dont want to mess with it, took awhile to get it there.
This photo was taken at a H1 Hydro race event where some of us "Nostalgia Boat" old timers were allowed to go out and run around the track with each other. And this pic was taken there at Folsom Lake in CA. Some big water that day! Usually we run the smooth water rivers and sloughs of the CA Delta with these types of boats.
