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01-21-2015 | 05:37 PM

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hogie roll

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From: St. Pete Beach, FL

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Hi, not many around. I was given the actual production numbers a few days ago but I want to verify again to be sure and accurate with my response. I have a Scorpion 38 Competition. It is Supercharged with 525 Mercury Racing motors and SSM #4 Drives. Scorpion makes very tough boats that are an absolute thrill to operate! ! I had the pleasure of talking with Julio (the original boat builder of Scorpion ) over the Christmas holiday and he said he named the company Scorpion because of his daughter Astrological sign.! ..pretty cool ![ATTACH=CONFIG]535628[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]535629[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]535631[/ATTACH]

I like that boat a lot. I remember it on ebay i think. Hell of a deal!

01-21-2015 | 06:43 PM

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fastdonzi

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Why are you making the hatches out of wood (To be glassed over I guess) They look pretty good. I would think with your abilities you would just make a set of one-off molds and lay up with a minimal core. Would net you a 1/3 the weight. As far as the vents, I would use sheet aluminum 3/16, punch your vent holes or slots and powdercoat.

You could do that same work with some Coosa Board and like Todd said, you'd save 2/3 the weight and have very stiff, Light hatches that wont rot. You did nice work there !! Keep it Up

01-21-2015 | 09:57 PM

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guilderoy

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Originally Posted by MidOcean

My 37' Midnight did 70 all day long with HP 500's. I would think it's heavier than your 37. The tradeoff being that you are running though transmissions and SSM's. I had Bravos on mine. Still 65 should be attainable with this power.

True. The midnight is heavier. I want to run at 3500-4000. Was thinking on a pair of 540s aspirated or stroked 502s. We also had a convo with joe corretti on a pair of 800s. Running in salt water obviously, so Heat Exchangers are also a must.

01-22-2015 | 02:53 PM

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MidOcean

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From: Lake Norman/ Cornelius, NC

The vents on my Mirage 32 (Armed and Dangerous)

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01-22-2015 | 03:36 PM

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Stormrider

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From: Long Island, NY

For vents, see post #128/129 on page 5 of this threat.
Actually, this thread is one of the nicest rehabs I've ever seen done.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...project-5.html