Fastest Skater with equal power?
10-21-2010, 07:16 AM
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Again, this is why I was saying the 32, with all things being equal. Comparing a custom light layup 368 or 388 to a 'production' 32 is not apples to apples IMO. Now if you're talking about a custom 368 vs a custom 328 with equal build/options/features, now I think we're talking apples to apples.
Like I said, I think all things being equal the 32 will be faster (in the proper conditions). With that said, obviously the bigger boats have a huge advantage once the conditions get rougher...
Like I said, I think all things being equal the 32 will be faster (in the proper conditions). With that said, obviously the bigger boats have a huge advantage once the conditions get rougher...
10-21-2010, 07:45 AM
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Again, this is why I was saying the 32, with all things being equal. Comparing a custom light layup 368 or 388 to a 'production' 32 is not apples to apples IMO. Now if you're talking about a custom 368 vs a custom 328 with equal build/options/features, now I think we're talking apples to apples.
Like I said, I think all things being equal the 32 will be faster (in the proper conditions). With that said, obviously the bigger boats have a huge advantage once the conditions get rougher...
Like I said, I think all things being equal the 32 will be faster (in the proper conditions). With that said, obviously the bigger boats have a huge advantage once the conditions get rougher...
That's pretty darn efficient. Then you've got the 388's with big power running 188 +. I'd say that's a hard combo to beat.
10-21-2010, 08:40 AM
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if things were able to be equal, physics says the smaller / lighter boats would be faster. but there are a lot of things going on besides length and weight.
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10-21-2010, 10:39 AM
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10-21-2010, 11:41 AM
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It's not fair to say an ultra light lay-up 36 with the tunnel widened 8" is faster than a plain Jane 32 with the std tunnel/lay-up, therefore a 36 is faster than a 32. That's horse sh!t. Comparing a light weight 368 or 388 or a canopy boat to a std 32 is not comparing apples to apples! These boats have had the tunnel widened over the std model, are lighter, and possibly even a canopy! If you make the same mods on a 32 (328) so that both have equally widened tunnels with the same lay-up and areo, the 32 becomes much more efficient... just like the 36 and 38 do when you widen them 8", lightened, and a canopy is added.
Doing like mods to both and given the same amount of development/setup, the 32 will be faster. With that said, I'd rather own the 36/38 all day long, but that wasn't the question.
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10-21-2010, 11:59 AM
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I've had an ultralight carbon cut down 328 ob race boat and now have an all carbon Kevlar cut down 32 with 710 ilmors and #6's, if I put my power and drives on a 36, 368, or 388 with the same layup and deck those 3 would be faster. End of story. The 36, 368, and 388 are more efficient hulls. Don't shoot the messenger . Ps this is the 4 th skater I've personally owned, and I used to race a 36 triple ob boat (snake man) as well.
10-21-2010, 12:05 PM
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Exactly. So going back to the OP's question, which is going to be faster? Let's compare like models and modifications.
It's not fair to say an ultra light lay-up 36 with the tunnel widened 8" is faster than a plain Jane 32 with the std tunnel/lay-up, therefore a 36 is faster than a 32. That's horse sh!t. Comparing a light weight 368 or 388 or a canopy boat to a std 32 is not comparing apples to apples! These boats have had the tunnel widened over the std model, are lighter, and possibly even a canopy! If you make the same mods on a 32 (328) so that both have equally widened tunnels with the same lay-up and areo, the 32 becomes much more efficient... just like the 36 and 38 do when you widen them 8", lightened, and a canopy is added.
Doing like mods to both and given the same amount of development/setup, the 32 will be faster. With that said, I'd rather own the 36/38 all day long, but that wasn't the question.
It's not fair to say an ultra light lay-up 36 with the tunnel widened 8" is faster than a plain Jane 32 with the std tunnel/lay-up, therefore a 36 is faster than a 32. That's horse sh!t. Comparing a light weight 368 or 388 or a canopy boat to a std 32 is not comparing apples to apples! These boats have had the tunnel widened over the std model, are lighter, and possibly even a canopy! If you make the same mods on a 32 (328) so that both have equally widened tunnels with the same lay-up and areo, the 32 becomes much more efficient... just like the 36 and 38 do when you widen them 8", lightened, and a canopy is added.
Doing like mods to both and given the same amount of development/setup, the 32 will be faster. With that said, I'd rather own the 36/38 all day long, but that wasn't the question.
Count me out b/c I already own a Skater & ordering 2 more would leave me w/ 3 which simply wouldn't make sense.
10-21-2010, 12:35 PM
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10-21-2010, 07:12 PM
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10-21-2010, 07:13 PM
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Lets face it this thread is never going to amount to anything more than bench racing UNLESS one of you order 2 boats from Peter w/ the same power & specifications that SRE is inquiring about.
Count me out b/c I already own a Skater & ordering 2 more would leave me w/ 3 which simply wouldn't make sense.
Count me out b/c I already own a Skater & ordering 2 more would leave me w/ 3 which simply wouldn't make sense.
