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If anyone wants a sitdown boat, my 30' Phantom is available. With the SSM #5, it is pretty much bullet proof.

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Originally Posted by kalymnos (Post 3433640)

its was sitting there for months for 30k untill someone bought it for less than 20k!! i wasnt sure then about the dragons thats why i didnt buy it.

I found you a great deal on a dragon, pm me when you get time

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Originally Posted by chris@uga (Post 3397737)

I'm a big fan of TUFF Marine in Canada. Their 28' with a single 525 ran 95 the first time out.

http://www.tuffmarine.com/Boat_Pages...28_inboard.htm

Looks like the original 29 Phantom. That was a great boat.

My vote goes to the DDC's... AT and Challenger. I also love the 30 velocity.

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Originally Posted by MidOcean (Post 3437002)

Looks like the original 29 Phantom. That was a great boat.

My vote goes to the DDC's... AT and Challenger. I also love the 30 velocity.

I am sorry to see Challanger Offshore gone. I was involved with testing hull no 1. (32') with twin 502 MPI/mags and black hawks on lake X. Ran 90+ and the boat was around 9000 pound. Needed a diet. :) It had a huge single step, I think 7"+. The same hull became the AT hulls with some mods. Then we ran it at the pier 33/Thunder marine poker run on the Michigan in 2005. Handled awsome untill one of black hawks broke. HS had a good thing going, but the black hawks just didn't last.
What ever happend to John Simpson anyway? I lost touch, he owned the Co' back then.

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Originally Posted by PARADOX (Post 3437072)

It had a huge single step, I think 7"+. The same hull became the AT hulls with some mods.

Sorry but I have to correct that statement. My hulls were designed specific for Active Thunder by Harry Schoell. He resides 1/2 a block north with Brownie and is currently involved with us on the new 33 with 300 Yamaha 4 stroke outboards.

Plus a 'top secret' project (non-boating) which I will post pictures shortly. This thing is very cool.

Pat

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Originally Posted by PARADOX (Post 3437072)

...It had a huge single step, I think 7"+. The same hull became the AT hulls with some mods...

So you're saying Harry Schoell designed the Challenger hulls?? News to me.

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Originally Posted by MidOcean (Post 3437002)

Looks like the original 29 Phantom. That was a great boat.

My vote goes to the DDC's... AT and Challenger. I also love the 30 velocity.

That's always my vote but they (Velocity's) don't seem to come up in these conversations often...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCPspaSZn5U

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Originally Posted by Catmando (Post 3437085)

So you're saying Harry Schoell designed the Challenger hulls?? News to me.

Don't mean to answer for Paradox but sitting here drinking a Lite waiting on my rigger to lock up.

Yes, it has a DDC designed hull. Believe it or not the Larson has a DDC hull as well.

I think these companies built dedicated molds.

We use a seperate mold and insert the part, flip the hull and blue print every boat. Through the years we've played with it and adjust it accordingly to power, length and speed. An example is the 37 with 525 EFIs and Bravos the step is 4". If you move up to 600s or 700s we reduce the heigh one full inch. Sometime we slide it back or forth a minimal amount based on cabin options and weight as well as ITS or more weight in the back.

Larsons are running less than half the speed but still benefit from the ride and hull effeciency so their need for this effort is moot. Challenger goes in and out of business so who knows what goes on there.

Hope this helps.

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