30' Activator Super V Light / Poker Run Edition
12-29-2015 | 08:02 AM
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Mark can you explain what you did that made it a lot faster and what a lot means in MPH?
12-29-2015 | 08:26 AM
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Really????
Copy/Paste of OPA Rulebook revised 10-7-15 version#5
Page 44
Single Step Hulls Weight minimum, Bravo, Imco drive 4750 lbs
Twin Step Hulls Weight Minimum, Bravo, Imco drive 5000 lbs at first race – adjusted for parity by OPA.
Triple Step Hulls Weight Minimum, Bravo. Imco drive 5250 lbs at first race- adjusted for parity by OPA
Page 45
27’ Activator hull # ----------- is approved for competition at 4550 pounds
SMH
Copy/Paste of OPA Rulebook revised 10-7-15 version#5
Page 44
Single Step Hulls Weight minimum, Bravo, Imco drive 4750 lbs
Twin Step Hulls Weight Minimum, Bravo, Imco drive 5000 lbs at first race – adjusted for parity by OPA.
Triple Step Hulls Weight Minimum, Bravo. Imco drive 5250 lbs at first race- adjusted for parity by OPA
Page 45
27’ Activator hull # ----------- is approved for competition at 4550 pounds
SMH
OPA adds 500# ( ~10% ) to a SVL/SV with 2+ steps,,,,,,,,, assume an attempt to keep from retiring the old boats
"Parity' in sports is not in vocabulary of most professionals.....
12-29-2015 | 08:26 AM
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My point is that we have played with the bottom of my boat many times to try and find that "new set up" with only 6 feet to work with we have tried different angles on the lifting strakes, removed strakes, shortened strakes, added a notch, blue printed, moved tabs, changed the air intake to the step wider pad, steeper dead rise and all those attempts didn't gain squat after long term testing each. Yes we had a couple magic days that some set ups were faster but after several test sessions on different days with the same set up the average never changed much. There are so many variables when testing that its almost impossible to do back to back test. The SVL boats that have been running the 525 package for the last 10 years have made little to no progress in speed or handling. The only progress has ben from prop work IMO. At weight, 85 deg outside temp, stock 525, 1/2" below x dimension, single step, no current (NO river) the best boats are all with in 91-93 MPH and 94 is a flash not a consistent speed. This is the same speeds as 10 years ago!!!! This is what makes this class great. With that being said I have no data on twin or triple step boats.
He start build 14 Days ago right?? hull is allready out. Looking great - Congrats to this part !!
12-29-2015 | 11:43 AM
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It really is amazing, to watch Mark and Rich put this boat together, yes its only FOURTEEN DAYS, since the day he got the go ahead, like Ive stated pior he might be done pior to the original Feb completion date....... Truly a fantastic job by Activator!!!
