Nor-tech 80 are you kidding :O
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What happened with the 125' ? Also whats the hole in the center bottom of the transom ..looks big to be a drain plug ..Beautiful boat , cant wait to see thefinished product
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Went to Nor-Tech Yesterday, the 80' is very impressive, but I really like the 50' with turbines,the massive tubes out the back can't wait to see that boat run. My friend Mike is getting a 39' built, the whole operation is outstanding, from fabrication to the rigging and engine department,first class.
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Originally Posted by Pantera1
What happened with the 125' ? Also whats the hole in the center bottom of the transom ..looks big to be a drain plug ..Beautiful boat , cant wait to see thefinished product
The hole is the thru-hull for the stern thruster.
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Originally Posted by salesmanship
The City of Cape Coral would not allow the us to keep the steel framed tent over it. Without a shelter we could no longer continue the project. There's nothing on the books about a giant hulk left to rot though.
The hole is the thru-hull for the stern thruster.
The hole is the thru-hull for the stern thruster.
Why a stern thruster..couldnt you just fire one up or is it for sideways movement, im aware the surface drives are useless at the dock.
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Back in '89 0r '90, John Connor had an 83' "offshore" in his shop for rigging. The hull was built by Tencara in Italy. It had a narrow beam- proportioned about the same as a 40' performance boat. Propulsion was a pair of turbines AND a pair of diesels. The turbines for running and the Diesels for moving in and out of port or areas the turbines couldn't be started for noise considerations. The engines were connecting to dual-in/single-out ZF boxes. They could be switched back and forth between which mode of propulsion you chose- you couldn't use both. John projected speed at about 85 mph.
Somewhere in the project, the customer died- I don't know whatever happened to it. It went up for sale as an incomplete, unpowered project.
Somewhere in the project, the customer died- I don't know whatever happened to it. It went up for sale as an incomplete, unpowered project.
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I think Nor Tech are wise to expand into the bigger super cruisers. Don Shead went from designing class 1 racers to designing the highly successful Sunseeker range - Europe is swamped with them - it has made the company very high profile. If Nortech go for the European market I think they may have a winner! (Not so much demand over here for out and out racer types of machine - ).
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Re: Nor-tech 80 are you kidding :O
Originally Posted by salesmanship
The City of Cape Coral would not allow the us to keep the steel framed tent over it. Without a shelter we could no longer continue the project. There's nothing on the books about a giant hulk left to rot though.
The hole is the thru-hull for the stern thruster.
The hole is the thru-hull for the stern thruster.
She bolted after Charlie (wimped out), I had and used a generator after the storm but no extension cord went her way, but did supply neighbor on the other side with juice for fans/tv/refridge/freezer as well as us.
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Dad and i built a strip mall up there about twelve years ago when the whole area was a real dump.Halfway through the project we sold the rest of the land off and soon sold the mall after dealing with the city of Cape Coral.That city is ran by some of the most uncooperative a$$e$ on earth.