Miss Geico Racing Mystic C5000-R race boat

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Miss Geico Racing Mystic C5000-R race boat

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The new Miss Geico Racing Mystic C5000-R race boat gets ready with her sea trial in Palm Beach Florida.



Sorry, but that is sick!
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The old boat was on Build It Bigger on the Science channel. They said on the show after each race the turbines get a once over and the damaged veins replaced. Guess the salt water tears up the turbines fairly quick.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discove ... -video.htm
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Re: Miss Geico Racing Mystic C5000-R race boat

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bubba wrote:The old boat was on Build It Bigger on the Science channel. They said on the show after each race the turbines get a once over and the damaged veins replaced. Guess the salt water tears up the turbines fairly quick.
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discove ... -video.htm
I can believe it as that was one of the reasons Convair's Sea Dart didn't go into production!!

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