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[StartQuote] [StartQuote] I was under the impression that on a clean boat it was around 40+ knots. In the Elco Rudders post a few days back talked about a 55 Elco and a 78* Higgins in a race on July 4 1945 doing 75 mph. During the Plywood Derby a Huckins was 33.8 knots while a 77 Elco was at 39.7 knots. On top of that I've read where a boat encrusted with sea life couldn't outrun japanese destroyers. I realize other factors involved such as a clean boat , calm sea and weight , but there's a big difference between 30 mph and 75 mph. What do you guys think? [EndQuote] Ahoy there. I wonder if the 75 mph comes from the old PT boaters' song: "Oh, some PTs do seventy-five And some do sixty-nine. When we get ours to run at all We think we're doing fine." (From PT-109 by Robert J. Donovan) Cheers from Peter "Give me a fast boat for we want to get out of harm's way too."[EndQuote]
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