AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I ran to the post office real quick and along the way, what did I see but a Bad Ass DCB M44 wide body fueling up at the Chevron station. I talked to the owner Dave Magoo and his wife for a few minutes while they were fueling up. He was running the fuel nozzle and she was swiping the Card as fast as she could. They put on 150 gallons of 112 octane race fuel in one set of tanks and 250 gallons of 93 octane in the other set of tanks. Dave has a place here in Havasu and has been playing on the lake for much of the past few weeks. I have seen Dave go about 160 before on the south end of the lake. I asked him how fast he he has had this up to and he said he hit 186MPH last week on a nice cool calm morning. This has the Merc Racing Dual Cal 1550HP engines in it. What an incredible piece of machinery. Just so bad ass. 7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) A little video of Magoo running from town down to the south end of the lake. Dave said this video was taken the first week he had the boat on the lake. His maiden voyage. Edited April 3, 2020 by AKIQPilot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Good lord! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Good lord! xfuckingeleventy! What does something like that cost, and how much is lost once it leaves the lot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 So bad ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, hayward said: xfuckingeleventy! What does something like that cost, and how much is lost once it leaves the lot? I haven seen an exact figure but similar boats from DCB are in the $1.75mill range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, hayward said: xfuckingeleventy! What does something like that cost, and how much is lost once it leaves the lot? I’ll never know those answers but I’d give a right nut just for a ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Nice! They had an M41 at the PHX show a few weeks ago. I didn't ask about pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted April 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 3, 2020 15 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said: I ran to the post office real quick and along the way, what did I see but a Bad Ass DCB M44 wide body fueling up at the Chevron station. I talked to the owner Dave Magoo and his wife for a few minutes while they were fueling up. He was running the fuel nozzle and she was swiping the Card as fast as she could. They put on 150 gallons of 112 octane race fuel in one set of tanks and 250 gallons of 93 octane in the other set of tanks. Dave has a place here in Havasu and has been playing on the lake for much of the past few weeks. I have seen Dave go about 160 before on the south end of the lake. I asked him how fast he he has had this up to and he said he hit 186MPH last week on a nice cool calm morning. This has the Merc Racing Dual Cal 1550HP engines in it. What an incredible piece of machinery. Just so bad ass. Sweet mother of God!! That is one incredible piece of machinery.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted April 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) Damn what a sweet fucking boat. Edited April 3, 2020 by Jimmy Snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: So bad ass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 If you have a few minutes watch that video. The last 2+ minutes is all ran at speeds over 150mph. There are a couple spots where the DCB M44 Spooled Up and Gone Racing try to run Dave down but he pours the coals to it and just leaves them behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted April 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 minute ago, AKIQPilot said: If you have a few minutes watch that video. The last 2+ minutes is all ran at speeds over 150mph. There are a couple spots where the DCB M44 Spooled Up and Gone Racing try to run Dave down but he pours the coals to it and just leaves them behind. I watched, saw 156 near the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) You catch the poor family in the wakeboard boat at 5:04? LOL Edited April 3, 2020 by Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Here is a little write up Powerboat Nation did on Bananas XL. https://www.powerboatnation.com/dcb-delivers-m44-bananas-xl-to-dave-magoo-for-maiden-voyage/ Yesterday, Powerboat Nation reported that DCB Performance Boats was en route to deliver its latest M44, Bananas XL, to repeat customer Dave Magooof Lake Havasu City, AZ. Today, the boat saw water for the first time as Magoo and DCB’s Tony Chiaramonte launched it and took it for its maiden ride. “During our first run, we saw 119 or 120, something like that,” Magoo told Powerboat Nation. “I’m breaking the boat in, so I’m not in any hurry to run it hard. But the boat runs really, really good. It handles incredible, and it handles better than my 35—it turns better, too. It runs so flat, it’s unbelievable.” The Bananas XL project began when Magoo gave DCB carte blanche to build the wildest, options-heavy craft they could devise. “He kind of gave us a blank check and said, ‘Let’s see what you’re made of,’ and I think we stood up to the challenge,” says DCB’s Tony Chiaramonte. “It’s probably the most creative, crazy project we’ve ever done.” Prior to delivery, the boat was displayed at the recent Los Angeles Boat Show. Some of the boat’s dozens of options include: • Twin Mercury Racing 1550/1350 dual-calibration engines capable of reaching speeds of 180+ mph in 1550 mode. • Air conditioning on the engines to keep them cool. • Temperature-controlled seats. • The seats go up and down and back and forth. • The elaborate cabin features a dropped ceiling. • A cooler that doesn’t need ice—just plug it in, and it keeps things chilled to 37 degrees. • RGB lights on the command screens. • Colors on all lights may be changed, including under the tunnel and under water. • Lights and cameras on the sea strainers. Asked which of the boat’s features most blew his mind, Magoo said, “How it handles. The boat turns so hard, even at 30 mph. It just handles so well. It does not feel like that big a boat. It’s mind-boggling.” Magoo added that the boat’s air conditioning system, while perfectly operational, was not needed in mid-January, even in Arizona. “It’s already ice cold out here. It was 44 degrees when we took off.” Magoo says that he and wife Buffie plan to attend at least 11 poker runs this year, “so the boat will be going everywhere,” he says. “We’re going to do LOTO, Desert Storm, the Emerald Coast run, Thousand Islands, Texas Outlaw, Powell, Big Cat, Miami in November, and that’s just for starters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: I watched, saw 156 near the end I think I saw 159 near the end. Super fast regardless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted April 3, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, AKIQPilot said: I think I saw 159 near the end. Super fast regardless. I was fast forwarding to the good parts..Boat is sick, I see he is running the 1000 islands, I think that is about and hour and a half from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, AKIQPilot said: Looks pretty good floating in the marina of the trailer park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Fuck that guy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: I was fast forwarding to the good parts..Boat is sick, I see he is running the 1000 islands, I think that is about and hour and a half from here Yea. He goes all over with this thing. There are 6-8 DCB M44’s on the lake here regularly. They are all just bad ass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just now, Anler said: Fuck that guy Exactly. Hahahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ya' know how most of you guys go ballistic over the SUPER BOWL?? Triple that, and that's how crazy I get over powerboats. True dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 I mentioned that I saw him floating out on the water in front of the trailer park the other day. I told him I was a bit disappointed not to see him make a speed run for us. At least cruise by at a buck 40 or so. He laughed and said he had run it out of race fuel and was just hanging out with his buddy before heading back to the ramp. Here he is floating out front of our trailer park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIQPilot Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, Matt said: Nice! They had an M41 at the PHX show a few weeks ago. I didn't ask about pricing. Dang. That is a bad ass boat too. So cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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