Weirs Channel Speed

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by No-Mo-Shun

55 years ago when the lake was not so crowded, I would head under the Weirs Bridge in my Class B Utility racer at about 35 MPH, reach back and lean out the high speed jet on the Merc, back off the throttle and glide under the bridge. The exhaust note was outstanding. "Headway Speed" was not too big an issue in those days. The Marine Patrol had a few of those heavy Steelcraft boats. They weren't very fast and there weren't many of them.
I'm not trying to encourage Bad Behavior. Just telling you how few boats were on the lake back then.

Back in 1958 I had a Sid-Craft Class B-Utility with a Merc 20H on the back. I've often wondered if this would even be Legal today. The 20H had what was called a "Quickie" lower unit which had open exhaust when on plane. You could here it for miles.....especially in the early morning when the conditions were best for this rig....flat water. Those were the days.

[No-Mo-Shun]

Originally Posted by NoBozo

Back in 1958 I had a Sid-Craft Class B-Utility with a Merc 20H on the back. I've often wondered if this would even be Legal today. The 20H had what was called a "Quickie" lower unit which had open exhaust when on plane. You could here it for miles.....especially in the early morning when the conditions were best for this rig....flat water. Those were the days.

Yes they were loud. One night, about midnight, my pal Don Nelson and I shoved off from in front of my cabin at Lakeshore Park and went for a run along the near shore of Welch Island and return. When we got back, I caught hell for waking up half the residents of LSP. Mine was also a Sid-Craft with a Merc Super 10 Hurricane and Quickie lower unit. It would do about 45 MPH as clocked on the "Measured Mile" on the North shore of Rattlesnake Is.