any pictures of flat decks with race hatches AND scoops?
01-15-2015 | 05:16 PM
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01-16-2015 | 09:10 AM
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You are correct, the first season I built a high rise hatch for the Gun. It cleared the engines, but took away from the look of the boat. It was ugly, It got me through the season. Then I went with the scoops and flat hatch, worked out great and got the lines of the boat back. I had an incredibly high X dimension for my 3A's, I raised them twice, they ran like V's. I had Blower Shop Intercoolers, 10-71 blowers, and 1050 demon carbs and thick flame arrestors, Standard hatches were not in the cards. lol
01-16-2015 | 10:17 AM
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The flat decks have that additional 6" bump up all the way around that helps with engine heights. Scoops, building taller hatches, or building big N.A power rather than blowers would be my three options. You can always spend the extra time and money and build up the top deck like a flat deck to.
