Dave Hall wrote:
On 11 Aug 2004 12:27:38 -0700, (basskisser) wrote:
Why would one who is not racing boats, need to make them as loud as
possible, only to gain a mile or two an hour?
Why does one have to race to enjoy going fast? I used to enjoy playing
an occasional game of football when I was a kid, that doesn't mean I
need to join a professional team.
Where did I say that you shouldn't enjoy going fast? What I asked was,
does one mile an hour give you that much joy, to have to have
completely open exhaust? Jeez, if so, walk, three miles an hour should
really excite you!
If walking at 3 MPH excited me, I would 've bought a sailboat. When it
comes to the subject of maximum performance, you either understand it,
or you don't. Have you ever watched the things that car racing guys do
to pick up an additional few MPH? The same thing goes for the guys on
water. The biggest difference is that the legal speed limits generally
make recreational racing illegal on the road. On the water, this is
usually not the case. Guys are free to take part in impromptu "races"
at any time. Obviously the drive to win will push these guys to use
every resource at their disposal to make their boat as fast as
possible (or that they can afford to spend). There is almost endless
prop swapping, engine tweaks, waxing the bottom, cutting out excess
weight etc. A race can be won or lost by 1 MPH.
If you think that's silly then you don't get it. Nothing wrong with
that, but don't denigrate those who do.
Why would these people
have a need to run them near people, instead of open water?
How do you get to the open water?
You don't have to go wide open to get there do you?
But you can, so why not, if it's what you enjoy?
Dave
Because it is noisy, obnoxious behavior that can and often does intrude
upon others. Most penis-boat-boys receive the well-deserved
single-fingered salute when they roll by with their damned opened
exhausts. They're older, but no different, than the assholes who have
the 400 watt amps in their little cars, and boost the bass so everyone
can hear their crappy music.
--
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in
Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me -
you can't get fooled again." -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept.
17, 2002