Banana's year and number
Re: Banana's year and number
01-04-2005 | 06:03 AM
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Hello Charlie
With out question my favorite was the 35 flat deck.
I like the Banana better than the 24' fire fox or the squadron.
I like the 28 Cig SS, but felt it didn't have enough freeboard. Almost like it was a stretched 24 in length, but it was never made taller.
The 35 is just a simple, yet tough looking boat. Take the 35 flat deck and make the front fairing a V shape or a three panel V shape instead of the original flat fairing and I think that would look even better.
I like the Banana better than the 24' fire fox or the squadron.
I like the 28 Cig SS, but felt it didn't have enough freeboard. Almost like it was a stretched 24 in length, but it was never made taller.
The 35 is just a simple, yet tough looking boat. Take the 35 flat deck and make the front fairing a V shape or a three panel V shape instead of the original flat fairing and I think that would look even better.
01-04-2005 | 09:11 AM
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Re: Banana's year and number
Air Dog
Take a look at the picture of banana #1 in the water at rest and you will notice a boat without much freeboard. That is due to the weight of two 350 cu in engines and 2 TRS drives. Now compare that with a single engine banana and the freeboard problem disappears.
Now think of how nice a 28SS would be as a single engine and you can see your freeboard problem is gone.
The 35 with the v shape is what Don did with the windshield on the Mistress and the raised deck on the Awesome. Super boat designs, classic, timeless and all the other words that describe that look.
Take a look at the picture of banana #1 in the water at rest and you will notice a boat without much freeboard. That is due to the weight of two 350 cu in engines and 2 TRS drives. Now compare that with a single engine banana and the freeboard problem disappears.
Now think of how nice a 28SS would be as a single engine and you can see your freeboard problem is gone.
The 35 with the v shape is what Don did with the windshield on the Mistress and the raised deck on the Awesome. Super boat designs, classic, timeless and all the other words that describe that look.
01-04-2005 | 09:19 AM
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Re: Banana's year and number
Top banana, just because the boat sits higher out of the water w/ less weight does not increase the freeboard... but it will decrease the draft. But then again w/ a single engine the drive is mounted lower in the boat you increase it again.
You'd either have to lower the floor or raise the sheer(rubrail line) to increase the freeboard. Others have done it by raising the fairing to give you the feel of increased freeboard(as in a 28 magnum maltese).
You'd either have to lower the floor or raise the sheer(rubrail line) to increase the freeboard. Others have done it by raising the fairing to give you the feel of increased freeboard(as in a 28 magnum maltese).
