What made you feel good today?

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I was speaking to my brother, he is a motorcycle guy, im a boat guy. He was telling me one of his old neighbours called for a chin wag. This bloke was a jetski guy, but after having kids bought a seadoo jet boat. So a 310hp supercharged 1300cc kawasaki in a light 4.8m (i think) hull. I got my boat new in 2003. So 220hp stern drive, 5.3m hull, pretty heavy as it isnt bare bones. Its got a sun bed, swim deck and a few other things that deffinately do not add lightness. So obviously my brother has been on my boat more then a handfull of times. So he knows enough. So when he told his mate 95km gps top speed on an even tide (so no current) his mate said what in the crap? 95 is fast for a boat but not rediculous. And my boats rev limiter is at 4800rpm. 70kmh is considered pretty fast for any boat. The smaller, lighter, more nimble and more powerful seadoo revs to the moon but apparently runs out of legs at mid to high 70s. It will most deffinately get there much quicker, and at full tilt, probably a heap more fun. But still im a tad bit surprised a much lighter, powerful and more performance orientated boat doesnt have the legs of my more practical day trip boat. And by practical, im talking things like no reason to bring an esky aboard, it has an ice box, it has power steering as opposed to simple hydraulic steering. Stuff like that.