New 32 doug wright 400r build
07-12-2016 | 06:23 PM
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Congrats Darren, Boat looks totally awesome. Good numbers too. Im waiting on a set of 34 dewalds with 15.25 diameter and 20 degree rake. The standard ones I had originally were 15 Diameter if there is such a thing as standard. I say that because I had to ask for the additional Diameter when we built the second set. So happy for you. Have fun and have many hours of safe boating. Steve.
Thanks i appreciate it! I wish you the best as well with your Sweet Skater and the continued dialing in. I love following these threads with all the cool builds and info.
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07-13-2016 | 12:45 PM
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it looks great! the additional height was a great touch! not sure how tall those guys are but pretty sure I'd like the feel sitting in it! 
the 28 skater was a little to shallow for me. 308 is deep and much larger all the way around. your 32 look to similar in depth. congrats!!!
the 28 skater was a little to shallow for me. 308 is deep and much larger all the way around. your 32 look to similar in depth. congrats!!!
07-13-2016 | 02:16 PM
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it looks great! the additional height was a great touch! not sure how tall those guys are but pretty sure I'd like the feel sitting in it! the 28 skater was a little to shallow for me. 308 is deep and much larger all the way around. your 32 look to similar in depth. congrats!!!
the 28 skater was a little to shallow for me. 308 is deep and much larger all the way around. your 32 look to similar in depth. congrats!!!The two guys in the boat are Grant and Andy and they are both 6' tall.
07-21-2016 | 09:12 AM
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Did some prop testing with Mercury Monday and Tuesday. Boat loved the 33" Merc small hub props.Ran 121 consistently on the limiters with a good crosswind. That's with 95 gallons of fuel and two guys. Acceleration was incredible. We got 2.23 miles per gallon @ 100MPH.
07-21-2016 | 11:27 AM
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07-21-2016 | 01:36 PM
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The only differences we made were 80 gallon tanks instead of 65 and the transom is thicker and has bigger supports. We did not move the batteries forward or anything like that. You can always add weight to balance the boat up front but hard to do the opposite. We ran the boat in some very windy conditions with a 2' chop but it was not super rough.
