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I just got alot of pics of this new hull. Here is a quick peek. I will get many more up on my site as soon as possible.

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That boat hull looks like the boat that ed smith races with (the what`s up l-2 boat)

I think I`m right.

old boat new look

mike

Mike, Once you see all of the pictures you'll see it is an entirely new design and nothing that has been raced before...;)

Check it out, real cool:D

Hi Sharkey

Looks like Old times; a secluded shop, Building Something New. I find myself hunting for words here like “Soul Enrichment” would best describe that Feeling.(except when racing against the Chemical World at 3 in the morning)

I am Looking for Boat Nut I must offer my most humble apologies He asked me a Question and Unfortunatly I was playing with some new found “Friends”at the time.

Keep the Pictures coming

Best Regards

Quote by Steve1 "(except when racing against the Chemical World at 3 in the morning) " :D :D :D Remember that all too well... PICTURES ARE NOW UP ON MY SITE . They are under "BOAT BUILDING " at SHARKEYMARINE.COM

:cool: The Guest List is getting longer for SKATERFEST!!!:cool:

Dear Steve 1,

You can send me an e-mail at home; [email protected] or send the e-mail to my office; [email protected] or you can respond on this thread. Thanks

Oh yeah! There's nothing I love more than seeing raw a plug being born and crafted out of original ideas... Awesome! I love it :D :D

Sharkey -- I visited your website earlier today. Had not been there in some time....The place sure has grown! Nice job and I'll be back!

Thanks BK!;) It's always being updated, so keep checking back...There is enough there now to keep you busy for a long time!!!:D

I just had an idea. I will ask if they can bring the boat to SKATERFEST

Very cool thread, I'm going to e-mail this to a Naval Designer buddy of mine. :D
MD

STEVE 1, Do you think you can make to Skaterfest? Did you dig up anymore photos?? Would like to see more of your boats...:cool:

Any comments or guesstimates on how well this boat may run?? It's supposed to weigh less than 2000 pounds ready to rig and is getting a 600hp 583 Hemi in it. :eek: :eek: :eek: :cool: :cool:

Hi Sharkey I will try my utmost to Make the Skaterfest, Also found another stack of Photos. Will post some.


Best Regards
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If it is 2,000 lbs and has 600 horses I would guess it will break 100 mph, depending on several factors. But that's a conservative number.

Sharkey Here is one of the Open fish Models We built .The main thing About this particular Boat is the fact that it was molded one piece, In a three part mold, The Sides are a parabola in sectional profile (for the added stiffness of shape) Console is from a 10 Part mold, While the cockpit sole was a series of 8 Hatches with varying interchangeable options,Also so we could glass everything together very easy. I have pictures of the molding operation of this boat.

10 Meters x 3Meters

The Factory next to mine was bombed also during the War you can see where it was hit with a Tank Shell. Next to the boat is one of my wise guy Indians, Had 42 of them on staff in the boat plant.
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steve i would love to see the pics of that one piece molding process. sounds pretty interesting. good looking boat to by the way. so does somebody actually have to glass from the inside of the mold???

Looks Great!!! What kind of speeds did you get out of it?

Sharkey the boat ran 74 mph using 225 Mercs 4 People and fully loaded, During the Military Testing.

Dave Here is a Picture of the Mold assy, we are placing the Crash Bulkhead and frames using a Steel “Maiden” that clamps to the Mold, The side molds are about ready to come off
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Dave here is the Transom going in (the pneumatic clamps were of my design ) next boat got vacuum bagged..had to build everything we used there!! The ole guy looking over the side is an Iraqie,He was my night watchman.

Dave Front view Side molds removed, Ready for inner liner placement.:)

Dave Inside Liners finished boat now is ready to pull, you can see how easy this thing goes togeather, also a very durable boat in the end.

Dave here is the trick to this boat the liners they are two pieces with the floor hatches making the complete cockpit Sole, I also used Round fuel tanks also they fit well and never broke. You can see the yellow epoxy primer on them in one of the photos.:)

Dave Last the splash well liner Kinda like car parts the way it goes togeather.:)

well steve . . .i hafta tell you , i certainly am impresed with your ingenuity. some real cool pictures on this thread. i have been doing glass work for several years now and am also an engineer(or atleast i will be in about one more semester :cool: ) . i can apreciate the work you have invested in these projects. keep it come'n man, this is the coolest thread i have ever followed on OSO :cool: :cool: :cool: . . . . thanks sharkey for start'n it :D

Thanks Dave and the same Back too you as Well ,I have followed your work also. I don’t have to tell you this is more than a “Job” More like a total lifestyle !one has to love Boats to put that extra into it...

Best Regards And Many ManyThanks To Mr Sharkey for Starting this
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yup . . .there is nothing like the personal satisfaction when your breaking new ground or trying somthing different AND it actually works :D . . .i know i get pretty wraped up in my graphics. if i dont like it , it aint done. . . .

steve what are you working on these days . . . . just curious.

Dave came back home to the States on a leave of absence to see my Mother and do a Small job for a friend ,Now with the current Nightmare in place! Going back to my Job in the Middle East is a really bad Idea... I am currently doing Contract work to Keep busy.

Best Regards

Great Pics!!! I never get tired of seeing new ideas coming out of the molds. Keep them coming. Steve, If you want to send me a bunch of pics to put up on my website, let me know. Hope you can attend SKATERFEST. It would be quite interesting to hear some conversation amongst you, Peter Hledin from SKATER and George Linder of Conquest. :cool: :cool: :cool:

Sharkey that would be a real Honor ,I have a lot of pictures that still need unpacking. And video :)

Also, If you have setup shop back here in the STATES, Send all the info to me so that I can add that to the pics as well. I don't mind pluggin' GREAT HULL DESIGNS It's a simple service for our boating friends out there........;) :) :)

That’s a deal Mr. Sharkey Also on the side I am working on a Resin Infusion system of my own (KRYPTON) and a Vacuum Bag system (Quick Bag) .the selling features are the fact that One doesn’t fill the Dumpster with expensive disposables .and the speed is another feature.

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Let me guess... Is it some sort of Pre-Pregnator with a Scrim rolling through with the glass??? :D :D :D

steve 1:

why not pre-peg?

vtec

Steve1,
I was wondering if sometime i could talk to you about boat design? I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Vermont and am trying to decide if I want to go into Naval Architecture at The University College of London. Thanks for your time.
Chris

Vtec interesting you said that! First my thoughts; as the EPA tightens its grips on the Reactive chemicals and some of the Solvents that we use everyday in the Fiberglass Boat industry, You may very well see much more Prepeg and Epoxies used, Towards the higher end, of performance boats at first. Then drifting down.

Basically has to do with the cost of doing business, as using the cheaper materials becomes more costly (this sounds crazy but) Then the formerly expensive becomes the cheapest way, By Avoiding the Paperwork and penalties, taxes, daily fines, additional licenses, and ext. The cold storage if needed and oven become a very logical trade off .Plus it’s not “if” but “when” Styrene is classified as a carcinogen, with retroactive penalties for the employers. Look out!

The advantage to me is the fact that filament ratio to resin can be custom tailored, and the obvious fact that it is ready to use, upon arrival at the shop door .Cuts down drastically on the amount of epoxy storage in house. Now this brings me to KRYPTON my Infusion system. Say you are Mr. just closed down Boat Builder seems too much vapor emission And with some standing orders no less, The pencil necked environmental ones have just left, So what do you do?? Maybe you call someone you heard of, they come over and layout this plan, it goes as follows the all the boats Input is to be cut a certain way, and kitted out so to speak. Day one Gel coat and skin out, Day Two all the Kit is in place, Day three the Resin shot! Maybe 4 hours, boat Hull done but wait here is the difference! The Stringers and bulkheads were done as well, plus nothing expensive in the dumpster. And here is the good part Krypton molding no vapor emissions except for the pump exhaust. Now would that not be worth a gold Doubloon to Steve 1

Quick Story that open fisherman was setup for bonding the inside liner system with an 8” 1708 tape so to speed up the job I built a 12” impregnator not being able to find a Air motor locally to power the rollers, I did the next best thing a Hand Crank was used instead, 6 of my top glass guys could not keep up with the thing! If I had a lot of coffee or tea that morning the machine got cranked a little faster, for crew morale reasons I retired the thing..




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Cowsl The University of Vermont had a good Advanced Hydrodynamics program right?? Or Has? And talk about Boats Anytime buddy ..:)