Rik

GM had a booth at the Miami show and said the engine weight was like 600 lbs. One can bet on 1,000 lbs for a BBC blower motor.

Polonzapie

Just checked on the lsa motor, 6.2 intercooled, supercharged 580 hp for $10,000 and weighs 650 lbs, what a great boat engine. For that price why isnt it being used everywhere? Mast sells the 670hp version vette marine engine for 16,995, what a deal

blume

Rik, with a motor that small and a Arneson drive I think we could do a FatBoy series with the 28' outboard hull?

Rik

About 10 yrs ago we were wanting to use the now defunct Nascar V6 engines in a 28'. They made like 650 hp and when they stopped using them the engines were dirt cheap to buy.

Take a 28' add 3' to the stern, widen it 24" and you would have one bad ass boat. Shallow tunnel, narrow sponson and huge speed potential.

There is a 28' Skater with a single SSM#6 on it and it's for sale.

skate

After landing my 28 with 21" midsection 300Xs on its side a couple of times at LOTO coming back from the Shootout I realized how important beam and Center of gravity are. I really wanted a wider boat with outboards and still have the speed of the 28. A 308 with 300 XS is a great combo but sacrificed the speed I wanted. Dave Bush and Simon both will make more power with he 300 X and XS but not enough yet to get we're I wanted to be.

I was intrigued and hopeful when Seven Marine developed their outboard but it is targeted to the CC market and at 1045 lbs each I could not imagine a ton hanging on the transom that high not to mention unproven lower unit put to the test on a Skater.

After seeing Jim's success with his LS7's and 308 I thought what would be the best power to weight ratio. The LSA stood out as well as the proven and dependable ASD 7M. I literally have an Indmar LSA certified mechanic 12 minutes from my house. The big question is will they hold up.

It's funny that the Seven Marine outboard uses the same engine and weighs 1045 lbs. The LSA ASD 7M Aluminum Velvet drive weighs 1043 lbs but the center of gravity using the Arneson set up is much better.

I will admit that the thought of a widened flat deck 28 with modified 300Xs or XS has kept me up a few nights. Now the LSA Arneson combo in a 28 maybe.

bor

iTrader: (1)

That would be a real great combo !!

easy to trailer even in small marina s and fast ass hell !

I think it might sell better as you think as there s a lot of interest in the "smaller " under 30' boats

Rik

The #7M Kit is under 300 lbs with the aluminum velvet drive transmissions. They save 37 lbs each over the cast iron version. So 263 plus 650= 913 lbs a side..

Who needs outboards

Rik

It would be hard to compete price wise though as a full composite boat would require about 45 days in the mold vs. far fewer days for the others.

Fast it would be though.

Hustler40

These boats are nothing short of amazing. Quality looks and performance.

Please loose the hardley Davidson "fat boy" name. A innovative boat shouldn't borrow it's name from somewhere else.

Rik

Hey Blume, someone has never seen a picture of you