Race boats

Waterski racing at Gosford NSW Australia.
It was so great to see some form of racing back at Gosford waterfront, also lovely to hear V8 motors roaring 😁😁.
The racers did well to hold onto the back of the tow boats with rough conditions at over 1000hp for some of the boats.
Enjoy 😉

[@justaddwata]

Cool to see they are still racing at the old aquatic club. I used to ride my bike down there 45 years ago and catch the races. Doesn't quite look the event of yesteryear - nicer boats with bigger budgets but it does not always translate to an improvement. Thanks for sharing!!

[@25hpboatracerman]

Hi Mate, Yeah, was great to see some action back at Gosford. I would really like to see more events held at the aquatic club. thanks for your comments champ. cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@kungpho7325]

Can’t replace that with electric motors 😂 what’s a sound track

[@25hpboatracerman]

So true 👌👌 Cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@bradleyfarquhar2023]

Sounds so good I always love the mercury pro SX v8 and the mercury racing. Not bad for a 4 stroke I love them.

[@25hpboatracerman]

Hi mate, Yeah, was a good weekend. Had to film a few boats and put a vid up even though it’s not my normal smaller outboard stuff, I love all boats so was super excited 😆. Yeah, the V8 outboards sound great, especially on startup. Cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@oldgamer1330]

Wow I thought circuit ski racing would have been banned years ago as they seem to ban anything that becomes dangerous. I remember the La mans drag there at Gosford from years ago and that got banned.

[@25hpboatracerman]

Hi Mate, Yeah I hear you. I would love to see circuit racing back at Gosford. Cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@michaelsimpson9779]

That 6 blade prop is probably worth more than my boat, trailer and old 80 series

[@rosselliott2202]

The prop alone is worth $10k plus

[@25hpboatracerman]

Yeah, apparently the props are about $10000 dollars, that’s very expensive for a prop. cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@adamsrcsandadventure700]

Very nice big $$ there 👌

[@25hpboatracerman]

Hi mate, Massive $$, one guy said he used over $300.00 of fuel in 1/2 hr 😂😂. Some of the boats are about 400k. I’m happy with my little boats 😁 Cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@Crazy--Clown]

Cowboys

[@25hpboatracerman]

Was a great day, the big blocks sound great 👍

[@josephhalwagy6435]

expensive toys for big boys...........

[@25hpboatracerman]

Very expensive, glad I don’t have to put fuel into them 😂 Cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@FlattardiansSuck]

1985 ish... Missile. Big block. Then blown. Then twin turbo . Always NOS. As a teenager it was always my favourite. Haines SO's were the go for any water condition, or Bullet sandwich hulls....2.4 6pacs efi

[@25hpboatracerman]

Ha, that’s awesome 👏 I definitely remember the Haines SO boats as being great in most water conditions. I will always love the sound of the 2.4 liter 😁 cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎

[@FlattardiansSuck]

I got hold of a 6'6" fibreglass tri hull yacht tender to go with a motor i had.... a tuned 1984 15hp Johnson. The idea started when I came across a cut down bronze semi surface 3 blade clever. It was run on a high reving 25hp. I made a steel adjustable jack plate through the transom, bolted to 3 fibreglassed in pine stringers. It ran 1/3 of the prop in the water, catch sprays and custom tube water inlets, and I got 54mph out of it.... in front of Stephan's off shore powerboat crew who happened to be testing on the same day!! 😊 I went past them to get some big thumbs up as I dealt with waves and skipped meters of clean water. The grins were great to see.

[@25hpboatracerman]

Hi mate, That sounds like an awesome little fun boat, well done 👍 cheers 🍻 Aussie Boat Guy 😎