Top Guns - The Fastest HydroStream Boats on the Planet
Ever wondered, what's the fastest HydroStream boat out there?
Note - this list is VERY OLD!
This page honors those warriors who hit the big numbers. I have created a 100 MPH club and a 90 MPH club. If you belong in one of these clubs, let us know. NO pretenders! We want only legitimate speeds here and no "theoretical" speeds. HydroStreams only! Let me know your top speed as recorded by GPS or radar, and the prop you used to get there.
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| There is something special about hitting that triple digit mark. These guys deserve a lot of credit for reaching this elite club. | |||
| Name/Location | Rig | Top Speed | Prop used for Top Speed Run |
Jimmy D - N.Y., N.Y.  |
'88 HST/Merc 2.5 260 | 127 | 14-1/2 X 34 Cleaver |
| Joey Smith - Seabrook, Texas | '85 V-King/Merc Drag 300 | 115 | |
| Mike Bishop - Vero Beach, FL | '83 V-King/Merc 260 Drag | 110 | 28" Cleaver @8600 RPM |
| G-Man - Marrero, Louisiana | '78 Vector/Merc 2.5 260 | 109.76 | 28" Cleaver |
| Russell Johnson - Higganum, CT | '90 HST/Merc 2.5 | 109.1 | 28" Mazco |
| Jeff Williamson - Brooklin, Ontario, Canada | '90 V-King/Yamaha 2.6 Mod. | 107 | 28" Yamaha Drag |
| Russ Rogers - Ft. Worth, Texas | '86 Valero V/Merc 2.5 200 Mod. | 104 | |
| Gary Williams - Hilliard, Ohio | '77 Vector/FrankenRude | 101 | 14-1/2" X 30 Spinelli Cleaver |
| Ron Flood - North Branch, MN | '89 HST/Merc 260 Offshore Mod. | 100 | 28" RE4 Mazco |
| Mike Sumner - Bellingham, Washington | '90 HST/Merc 2.5 280 | 100 | 28" Mazco cupped RE3 |
| Mike Warjone - Olympia, Washington | '98 V-King/'99 Merc 280 EFI | 100 | |
| Dave Lustila - Mt. Iron, Minnesota | '88 V-KingYT/ Merc 2.5 | 100 | |
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| Not into the big triple digit numbers, but still an elite group deserving of a lot of respect. | |||
| Name/Location | Rig | Top Speed | Prop used for Top Speed Run |
| Christopher Premo - Leominster, MA | '83 V-King/Merc 2.5 200 | 97.9 | Mazco 32" Cleaver |
| Barton Jacques | '78 Viking/Merc 2.4 Bridgeport Carb | 97.2 | 29" Mazco RE3 |
| Chris Thomas - Ontario, Canada | '87 Venus XT/Merc 225 ProMax | 96.5 | 30" Lightning ET |
| Mike Fontana - Ft. Lauderdale, FL | '84 V-King/Merc 2.5 200 mod. | 95 | |
| Tom Jenkins - Baton Rouge, Louisiana | '79 Viper/Merc 2.5 | 94.6 | 30" Roundear |
| John Mason - Washington, N.C. | '83 Vector/Merc 200 mod. | 94.1 | 28" Inline Chopper |
| Ray Waller - Birmingham, Alabama | '77 Vector/Evinrude 235 | 94 | |
| Joe Downing - Greenville, North Carolina | '79 Viking/Merc 2.4 Mod | 93.8 | 28" Cleaver |
| Sal Gennuso - Ontario, Canada | 84 Vegas XT/Merc 2.5 | 93 | |
| Spencer Cotie - Ontario, Canada | '89 V-King/Johnson VRO 200 | 93 | 32" Mazco |
| Rich Beemer - Kansas City, MO | '95 X-Stream AE-21/Merc 2.5 260 SS | 93 | |
| Mike Mingle - Naugatuck, CT | '87 Viper/Merc 2.4 225 | 92 | |
| Duane Introwitz - Illinois | '77 Ventura/Evinrude 200 | 91 | 28" DAH Merc Cleaver |
| Charles Jacques - Temple, Texas | '82 Ventura/Merc 2.5 200 mod. | 90.7 | |
| Tony Wouters - Ontario, Canada | '90 Valero YT/Merc 225 ProMax | 90.3 | Stock 28" Yamaha Drag |
| Gary Parsons - Wapello, Iowa | '84 Vector/OMC 2.6 | 90+ | |
| Denny Dean - St. Augustine, Florida | '91 Vulture/Johnson 3 Liter | 90+ | |
| Kurt Anderson - Aitkin, Minnesota | '90 Vulture/Evinrude V8 | 90+ | |