From previous experience, I suggest that you adjust the trailer position so that the rear roller is never out behind the boat for mice to climb on to then go through the drain port hole. Beyond that, I will say that you need to be very mindful of weather conditions, most notably, wind. Once that thing gets up out of the water, they often go over faster than than the driver can find the throttle. It would be smart to use a head up, face up full life jacket. When you get tossed out at high speed, you will get beat up and shock sets in very fast. I was the crash crew director for an APBA Hydroplane regatta for over 20 years and I have seen more boat flips than either of us can count. I'm taking these few minutes to try to save your life.

107 MPH at 12:32 for the 2019 Mirage 280 Mercury is impressive! Nice to see father and son enjoying racing boats together.

Im a guy, this is my wifes profile, anyways..... I love this stuff. And that boat is sweet. BUT if you want to get rid of that chime walking im seeing you battle at top end, you need to get that propellar shaft WELL above the bottom of your boat.. jack it on up man! You got the low water pickup foot. Utilize it. You are running a chopper prop which is a bow lifting prop on a natural bow lift boat. So when you top out, as your liftng the bow, its pushing your stern down. You should not have to trim much once your setup is in that sweetspot, the prop will get you up without trim once its out of the water more. So get that chopper up and out and i promise youll get 10 to 15 more miles per out of it SAFELY. Only one blade needs to be in the water at a time. JACK IT UP... Also, If you can , Try out a Cleaver prop! Your motor has more than enough power. Unlike the Chopper, the Cleaver is a transsom lifter. Your hydrostream has natural bow lift from the angle of the pad it rides on. With a transom lifter youll kinda equilize without loosing power, the less of that boat thats touching water the faster you go. plus youll have more room to play with your trim to get it leveled out without chime walk . On that boat the chopper will come out of the hole faster AND top out quicker. Its best all around. but... If you want to smoke that green boat, that cleaver with the correct pitch willdo it. It will walk the dog on top end. It wont stop pulling. Youll let out before you top out i promise. But anyway bud, nice rig and nice video. I subbed.

I can smell it from here!!! Nothing like a 2 stroke six screaming!

Engines sound great. Don't forget to tell dad thanks for the help.

Had a smile on my face the whole video! You're Dad seems like a cool guy as well. Stay safe and have fun!

Sick sick sick!! That speed on the glass. Dam man. Father son time. That's what dreams are made of. That thing rips

Super cool those are badass sounding 2strokes

I suggest a helmet as your contact patch with the water is so minimal and there is a lot of air under the hull. I lost a good friend in a flip at 105mph in a California Drag boat with Chevy 454 blown out to 1,000hp. Be fast, but be safe.

Haha your dad is so cool, what an amazing hobby to share

Very Cool, working with your pops, lucky kid, I remember those days. Great looking Boats. 😎

I'm an old man who used to love the water with my brothers. We loved to ski and fish... still do. When I saw your Dad hit 120 MPH... I thought about my younger brother. He's dead now, but he never let "LIFE" catch him short. I've driven a boat with him skiing barefoot at 38 MPH........ hanging on to the side of the boat. You guys appear to be attracted to the water as well. There's nothing like 14 foot off going through a ski course at 36 MPH on a beautiful soft and flat water day. Great video, we used to drive all day and night too. I miss you, brother. Peace out !!!

Two beautiful boats.....Vectors look absolutely stunning when they're up on the pad and dialed in. I'm extremely jealous!

Boated a lot when I was younger, the smell and sound of a outboard and the sea never leaves you, this brings back memories, albeit with slightly more normal boats. Fun watch, thanks :D

That was great! Man, your dad's boat FLYS!!! You've got a fast boat too, looks like a friggin blast!

Damn that's sick dude love it and your old man's boat too love them both... enjoy your time together guys.. looking forward to many more videos 😊👍

Dude! Love to hear a big Merc sing!

That chine walk at 80 when your just sitting on the pad feels so wild

bro the smile on your pops face to see his son doing what he loves reminds me and my dad when i bought my nitro bass boat hes proud of you.

THOSE......BOATS.....ARE....INSANE! Lol both are beautiful but are insanely fast lol loved the video, thank you for sharing

Takes a lot of seat time to stick a vee bottom on the pad,but you’ll get it,be careful,glad to see you guys wearing life vest.Subscribed.

Bruh,That bit damn near flying in air on trim tabs lmfao! Great video!

I had a hydrostream V King with a similar engine, brought back good memories.

I really enjoyed this video, I loved seeing you and your dad work on the boat together 👌

I thought us real go fast boats were dead I drive a STV river rocket 2.5 merc sport master offshore mid keep it up brother!!!!

Bruh, with that thing trimmed up, you need a pilot's license.

Man I love the sound of those motors. That's the sound of my youth running around rivers fishing with my dad every chance we got.

I had a Hydrostream Vulture many years ago and absolutely loved it. Congratulations on your purchase. They are awesome boats!

That was a cool video. Sick boats! You and pops were cookin on the water!!

Sweet rig, be safe and keep your eyes on the horizon. Your dad's set up is bad ass too......love the mariner gray. Makes me miss my stroker/ merc proxb250.

Nice,very fast sportboats !

Oh he11 yeah! This was a fun vid! Man.... I am sooo ready to get the Water Toys in the yard.... and get em' all washed up, cleaned up, and ready to go. Can't wait to hear the sound of my Merc when I crank it up this year, and to actually hit the water and get that feeling back! This has me itching, and ready to go!

I was screaming "trim it up" then you did.. What a difference... I love the old Hydrostream... The windshield is flawless... Or remanufactured..

Haven't even watched the video yet just from the picture I can tell you that boat is BADASS👍👍👍👍👍

101mph smooth as butter wow what a nice rig

You got it by the end .... just a lil more fine tuning, looks awesome,,sounds sick!!

awesome. Set that boat up beautifully.

The youtube Gods have spoken by recommending your channel. Hell yeah man. Keep it up. Put out some regular content and not wait forever between videos and you can definitely build it up.

That 2 stroke sound is amazing

loved it bro good shit right there your dad loves that you followed his passion for boating

I love it!!!! i hope to have a boat like that

Great vid! Your old man is a good man!

It took me awhile to get comfortable flying one. Took awhile to learn how to do it to lol. Scary until you learn how to do it.

Dude thank you for helping me!!! My best friend/bro from another Mom. He pasted a couple years ago. He owned a Hydrosport. I could not for the life of me, remember the name. We live in Phenix city Alabama. Ran the boat on the Chattahoochee!!! Yep that Chattahoochee lol. It was a race boat in Texas. We just used it for recreation. Had the most awesome times in that boat. So thank you for bringing back memories of my dear friend!!!!! You got a new sub!! " way down yonder on the Chattahoochee "🎶🎵🎼🎤😎

Those 2 stroke Mercs are some of the greatest sounding engines of all time.

There’s nothing like the sound of a screaming 200+ HP 2 stroke outboard. One of the best sounding engines OAT.

That sound at idle is amazing.

The sound of a 2 stroke never gets old

WOW, amazing boats. understated

Looked like a blast hanging with the old boy is always cool 😎

Nothing like the sound of a open exhaust Merc coming across the lake, you can hear they're distinct sound for miles. Especially early in the morning, when there's just a ripple on the surface of the water, and she's on plane.

Had a Mirage ski racer in the early 2000’s with a 260ros. I miss that boat . Got it up to 116mph . It was running a sportmaster lower unit and a Merc 30” 3 blade cleaver . Engine was 1 3/4” above the pad . Those boats are fun to fly / drive. Never tried a monohull .

I have always loved the shape of the Hydrostream

I don't mean to be a Debbie downer no kind 9f way but here on Father's Day I am missing my Dad something serious. I lost him to copd almost 2 yrs ago. I wish so bad I could go back and spend more time with him. Cherish the time you have with yours, it's precious and unreplaceable!!!!

Thanks for the memories! I'm 62 now. In 1986 I had a 1985 red corvette and a 1978 18 foot hydrostream viking with a mercury 175 black max with a hydrolic jack plate and a good looking girlfriend that looked great in a bikini! ..... And then I got married!

Very cool hanks for sharing can’t wait to see more

Really nice vid! I liked how tiny portion of the hull was in contact with water.

the old boys cat was da bomb

I don’t know nothing about any of this but it looks amazing…

Very impressed how quick you learned that chine walk! Sick boats man

Those hydrastreem were one of the fastest production hulls ever. They did some crazy stuff like taking a 16' cutting it in half adding a mid section to create a 21' different model. Super fast and strong we have a lot of them down there on the bayou in the swamp

that is a clean hydrostream. used to ride those to elementary school when we were kids.

New Sub. I'm just an avid outdoorsman and bass fisher. I know what 60-70mph feels like on the water. I could NOT imagine what 90-100+mph is like. Talk about little to no drag. That damn thing was all but completely out of the water. Some serious skill to do that safely. 🙏🏻👊🏻🤘🏻

Sounded amazing cruzing by!

Want a hydrostream so bad. That thing is beautiful

2 types of people that drive hydrostreams, those who have been wet and those who will get wet. Bad Ass boats

Great boats! Love the sound and looks of them :).

12:22 Pops has the hammer down!

That looks equal parts funand terrifying! Very cool!

Love the hull and shape of your red racing boat man👍

Absolute much better than watching anything on TV nice job

Awesome the boats sound great. Can’t beat it

Looks fun, I’m sure lots of work, skill, and bit of luck goes into it.

Nice ride that green pickle fork boat hauls. Never knew how little of the boat is in the water. Awesome stuff

What fun man..:)..

I haven’t watched a full KZfaq video in forever great video keep up the good worl

I liked that Mariner!

Back in 85 I had a STV mod vp that I bought from Rourke Summerford in Texas. When it would walk from chine to chine he suggested I loosen my grip on steering wheel. it went away. He mentioned the hull needed very little input from my hands going straight. More important was the trim button and the throttle. The hydro streams were a bit sketchy when they first came out. I bought a new one with the most powerful outboard merc had at the time. A 175hp black max. I also had a 21 challenger built on Long Island that I would swap the 175 on to. That hull had one of the fastest and smoothest rough water rides for that era. Hydro and challenger had to be 1975ish on barnegat bay in jersey. Now I sail!!

wish to have that kind of boat awesome.

This is my first video from your channel I will most likely become a pretty big fan of the channel. I personally have an 81 Hydro Stream Vagas with a later 80s mercury 175 2.4L. Hopefully I'll be able to learn a couple tricks to use for myself. Loved the video🤙

I know nothing about this stuff but that sure was fun to watch. Thanks!

Fantastic energy, infectious The editing keeps the vibe up

Boy that engine sounds good in the driveway !

just subbed, what a great video. nothing beats watching that boat ride on the pad like that

That boat looks gangster keep up the great work be careful

Yeah man that clip on that glassy water was sick 🔥 Definitely flying low 😎👍

Not much boat left in the water when you're skeedaddling with that boat, great looking rigs

I just found your channel, definitely a nice purchase. She looks like she has the potential to be one bad maama jaama!

Speed costs money. My boat does 7mph. So, yeah......

Wish I had a stick relationship with my dad like that

Looks like that engine has had the poppet valve pulled and thermostats cored. That’s why your not showing much water at idle. That’s how you set up an engine that turns higher rpms to get rid of the extra water. Looks good. Engine sounds healthy.👍

Your Dad was killing it 👍

be safe guys great video thanks for sharing

THANK YOU! for putting it in gear with the engine off. THANK YOU, I was suffering until that moment

Dad gets the zoomies and shows what that boat can do

That boat lifted up like my guy I ain’t no slow boat ya know

Thats wild how little the boat is touching the water. That’s beast mode

Did 100 mph in a hydrostream.. great experience

Allison craft made boats that were designed to run on very back pad a fly

I have a prostock 200 on a xb02. You got that hydro flip flying good.