Is this a go fast hull or am I dreaming?
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The biggest thing is what are the priorities as no 1 boat is perfect. Every boat sacrifices something to gain something else.
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Very simple answer just tinker that 7.4 to about 500 hp and you be the judge. Inland water's and 2-3' chop it should hang with the best....maybe just a bit narly but then again that is half the fun. Catching air that is and you will catch some air with 500hp.
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nice! I would love an hp 500, but you must have missed the comment about a beer budget lol
i bought a 502 mag that is supposed to be right around 420 hp
im screwed because of stock exhaust, I cant run open and am worried about reversion with captains call
i bought a 502 mag that is supposed to be right around 420 hp
im screwed because of stock exhaust, I cant run open and am worried about reversion with captains call
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I need to buy a magic cat open bow or a sunsation mid cabin open bow with 700 hp
theres that problem of money and university funds lol
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The Eclipse is a family cruiser. It's a nice boat [ friend had one ] but not meant to be a high performance wake jumper. It is a shoe box hull & deck construction like many mass production boats out there. Meaning ,you start jumping wakes getting air time ,the hull/deck will become loose in no time hence it's held together with screws. Even the so called high performance
Wellcraft Nova in the past with twins was built like it .Any high performance boat meant for rough water should have a bonded hull deck joint to last, at least. If you get the boat for a good deal, go ahead and enjoy it for cruising and occasional blasts in moderate water conditions.
Wellcraft Nova in the past with twins was built like it .Any high performance boat meant for rough water should have a bonded hull deck joint to last, at least. If you get the boat for a good deal, go ahead and enjoy it for cruising and occasional blasts in moderate water conditions.
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The Eclipse is a family cruiser. It's a nice boat [ friend had one ] but not meant to be a high performance wake jumper. It is a shoe box hull & deck construction like many mass production boats out there. Meaning ,you start jumping wakes getting air time ,the hull/deck will become loose in no time hence it's held together with screws. Even the so called high performance
Wellcraft Nova in the past with twins was built like it .Any high performance boat meant for rough water should have a bonded hull deck joint to last, at least. If you get the boat for a good deal, go ahead and enjoy it for cruising and occasional blasts in moderate water conditions.
Wellcraft Nova in the past with twins was built like it .Any high performance boat meant for rough water should have a bonded hull deck joint to last, at least. If you get the boat for a good deal, go ahead and enjoy it for cruising and occasional blasts in moderate water conditions.
Plz elaborate on your conclusion's...... I have been in the automotive ind for more yr's than i care to speak of and find your response provacitive to say the least. i would very much like to know what makes a performance boat..gluing down a cap????? Or gloifying a image.....not that the auto ind play's that game.
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Plz elaborate on your conclusion's...... I have been in the automotive ind for more yr's than i care to speak of and find your response provacitive to say the least. i would very much like to know what makes a performance boat..gluing down a cap????? Or gloifying a image.....not that the auto ind play's that game.
I've been around boats only 50 or so years, so what do I know. Sorry if I offended anyone with a boat that the builder chose to use shoe box method to build their boat and use screws only to hold hull&deck together,LOL.
Slamming into waves at 60+, bow acceleration puts tremendous pressures on a hull,1000\s of pounds per square inch causing the hull flex like noodle. This image shows load distribution on the hull with greatest stress points on the hull. You'll see more stress cracks in the forward section of the hull from the bulkhead towards the bow on some boats that were running hard.
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