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New Toyota 28 foot boat made with Composites

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"...At the 2016 Japan International Boat Show, Toyota unveiled its Toyota-28 concept powerboat, which features a hybrid hull combining carbon fiber, fiberglass and a tiny bit of aluminum. Toyota’s boats typically have all-aluminum hulls, and the Toyota 28 is the first in the brand to feature fiberglass composites. The specific combination of materials enabled Toyota to produce complex, curved shapes while offering the rigidity of aluminum. Toyota says using molds to create these shapes can lead to improved maneuverability..."


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More boats by them in the past ----- Toyota owned and had made in the USA --- 1998 Epic wakeboard boats and ski boats with a Lexus marine engine installed, they made 180 of them - made by a Bass Boat company in Florida for Toyota Marine - 1998 thru late 2001.

Worked on one last year and its back in now for IMPACT damage - strut / prop shaft and prop way bent - bad vibrations.