38 Flatdeck “over compensated” any info?
01-22-2025 | 10:42 AM
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Our Cafe Racer had no notch, our two Top Guns had notches. I'll take the notch all day. Ride quality is better I found - less porpoise, more efficient with notch. Of course the Cafe was a bravo boat and the guns were both SSM boats so CJ was different too.
01-22-2025 | 02:27 PM
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This is a similar effect you get with extension boxes??
01-22-2025 | 05:36 PM
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Well, I NEVER thought it would escalate to this, but we are NOTCHED!
after going and back and forth on the idea, I figured that IF there was going to be a time, this would be it. So after taking measurements from the Apache next it, we have a notched transom. The new center stringer was almost perfectly made for it.
after going and back and forth on the idea, I figured that IF there was going to be a time, this would be it. So after taking measurements from the Apache next it, we have a notched transom. The new center stringer was almost perfectly made for it.
01-27-2025 | 04:28 PM
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01-30-2025 | 09:22 AM
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Hi Nick nice work . I put a notch in my 1985 Kevlar flat deck when put on the ssm no 5 drives on . How big is your notch. I reached out to Phil Lip**** and he advised me to go with a 10 inch notch as opposed to what ever the standard Cig notch was. The boat handles great and jumps up on plane with the 5 drives . If you are going with sixes I imagine the improvements will be even better. Keep up the great work. Rick G .
01-30-2025 | 08:54 PM
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Hi Nick nice work . I put a notch in my 1985 Kevlar flat deck when put on the ssm no 5 drives on . How big is your notch. I reached out to Phil Lip**** and he advised me to go with a 10 inch notch as opposed to what ever the standard Cig notch was. The boat handles great and jumps up on plane with the 5 drives . If you are going with sixes I imagine the improvements will be even better. Keep up the great work. Rick G .
01-30-2025 | 09:02 PM
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Well, can’t believe how well this crew did in about a months time. Hatch done in primer, transom with notch done in primer, bilge prepped and painted. Off to get some holes drilled for drives!
