That Boat in Miami Vice

[Vixpy1]

The Mojo one.

Talk to me, are these things even remotely usuable.

And yes, I'm aware they are 200K, I'm allowed to dream

[Gylen]

So don't care if they're useable or not!

http://www.marinetechnologyinc.com/

and

http://www.donzimarine.com/

Total porn...









I'm watching it too btw...

[Waynester]

Niice.....lovely looking boats! Thats for me, not your sailing boat, give me a throttle and whacking big engine..


Wasn't the MV one called a Scarab? Seem to remember it had a large spoiler....if that is what it was?


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Edited by Waynester on Friday 11th December 00:18

[Rollcage]

Waynester said:

Niice.....lovely looking boats! Thats for me, not your sailing boat, give me a throttle and whacking big engine..


Wasn't the MV one called a Scarab? Seem to remember it had a large spoiler....if that is what it was?


Edit:

Edited by Waynester on Friday 11th December 00:18

Scarab was used in the series IIRC?

The film is on ITV2 now though.

Edited by Rollcage on Friday 11th December 00:55

[whitechief]

I do love the Wellcraft Scarab in a fuzzy warm memories of the eighties way

[Rollcage]

Having thought about it ,the early shows had some sort Chris Craft, and the later ones the Scarab.

[gwasoc]

Waynester said:

Seem to remember it had a large spoiler....if that is what it was?

I'm pretty sure that the bar is just to allow radar domes and communications equipment to be mounted high up and out of the way. All that equipment wouldn't then be in the way whilst tipping all the coke overboard in a high speed chase with the Miami Fuzz...

[bull996]

MMMMMMMMMmmmmmm

I have spent quite a bit of time on a Donzi cigarette boat like the one above, and whilst they are not very practicle, they snap knicker elastic at 2 miles, and there was never a shortage of girls wanting to go for a spin....

Worth it for that alone!

[JaySTee]

Some good videos of turbine powered power boats here... http://www.turbinemarine.com/index.html

[James.S]

The origional series used Chris Crafts and Wellcrafts. Jonson was a keen offshore racer.

The film used Donzi's, the Mojo boat was Marine Tech Inc.

What do you want ot use them for, remeber the MT's will be configured for a driver and throttleman, the others will be more lesuire based but you will still need intercoms.

If your after speed with a more practical boat check out fountain, midnight express, yellowfin or venture. All make centre console boats running 70mph plus.

Edited by James.S on Friday 18th December 12:47

[jamiep]

Nice, ive got a Donzi 22zx, Might sell it for an offer around 20k, should cover me for a few dyno runs Charlie?

Edited by jamiep on Sunday 20th December 15:34

[speedtwelve]

Not even in the same ball-park, but years back I had a mate stationed at Akrotiri on Cyprus when he was in the mob. I went across to visit, we fancied some power-boat action, and were told to visit Paphos harbour. There were lots of pretty grp boats with outboards lined up, along with blackboards detailing power-output and prices. 20, 35, 50, even 100hp on some. We approached the chief-boat-wallah, and told him we didn't want any of the limp-wristed tourist crap, at which point he directed us to this pointy white marine-penis with a 200hp V6 Mercury engine. Now you're talkin'!

5 minutes later, matey and I are cruising away from Paphos harbour, sans life-jackets. Neither of us have ever driven a boat in our lives... Braaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maximum-attack! The next 1/2 hour involved several brown-trouser scenarios when we nearly rolled the boat, missed a few pleasure craft in some head-on-what-are-the-seamanship-right-of-way-rules-again? moments, jumped over a few more wave crests, narrowly avoided some passenger-liner, then bottled it and attempted to 'berth' the thing back at the harbour. I think that 0% skill, 100% luck allowed us to get away with it.

[Mark_S_24]

What can you mean Speedtwelve... we had at least 1% talent :-)

[Total loss]

Charlie ,I know you like projects . Theres a Scarab 28 project for sale in Hants. £1800 , just needs engines , drives, cockpit refurb, .......

[Oakey]

Vixpy1 said:

The Mojo one.

Talk to me, are these things even remotely usuable.

And yes, I'm aware they are 200K, I'm allowed to dream

Here you go, for £250k you could have that very one from the film:

http://www.remarkablecars.com/ppads/showproduct.ph...