I know in the old days they all where stand up boats because of the high freeboard. Almost all the 28-32' boats that have been winning the races now are low profile sit down hulls. There's a big trend going this way. Lavey's 28 Evo, you almost sit on the floor!

http://www.laveycraft.com/28evo.htm


Check out these: Extreme, Superboat, Activator, LaveyCraft, Phantom, Velocity ect..

I love that Lavey Evo, but they've only built TWO! So, I don't think it's quite the race boat yet. I believe they race the 2750 which is a stand up. I guess in that size range people are looking for practical?

I wish people had been buying those Evo's, so I could be looking at used ones this winter.

They are racing it since last year. Here is the Evo I raced with in POPRA.

http://www.laveycraft.com/racing.htm

The 2750 is s sitdown, and does very well racing in the rough stuff.

Michael

You're right. I was only talking about the pleasure version I guess, there's a red with flames and a yellow "tribalish" one. The owner's son had said only 2 built, but he must have been talking about the pleasure versions.

Man, I'm wrong again on these Lavey's I guess.

I am nearly positive though I have seen pics of stand up Lavey's in that size range 26-29, but I can't find any now so it might have been another West Coast boat?

Is the Evo the same bottom as the 2750 then, since those are the 2 they race? I had assumed actually the full canopy race versions were 2750's with canopies rather than evo's, but obviously it makes more since for them to be the original evo deck with the canopy chopped off.

Hard to disagree that the eastcoast consistently builds a better ocean boat, heck thats where it all started. There is plenty of knowledge on the westcoast however, to build a purpose built rough water boat. I guess it depends on how much $$$ you want to put into it and how much time. The Lavey we run is a rough water machine and has the results to prove it. Its a local westcoast boat and would be easy to take a look at.
I wouldn't trade my East Coast tunnel for anything!!! There is not a manufacturer that I know of that builds a true tunnel, WC they all have a training wheel.

THE BIG QUESTION!!!! WHERE WAS EVERYBODY THIS WEEKEND WHEN ALL THE ROUGH WATER RACING WAS GOING ON IN LONG BEACH??? IT DRIVES ME CRAZY THAT THERE WHERE PROBABLY 30 ROUGH WATER BOATS SITTING IN THERE GARAGES WHILE WE WHERE OUT RACING!!!!

I was there! Last year I won P5. Ya, just a Patrol boat this year. I have alot of hours on my drive and business is slow so I chose to keep the drive in the water this time. Real Estate sales is starting to recover so i should be back in contention soon.

Was that your white SB?

I tried to talk some sence to these guys but they want to take it personal. I wasn't bashing the west coast boats. I think they make some great boats but there has been a difference for a long time and in the last few years the west coast mfg's have started to focus more on the ocean boats.