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Originally Posted by AppSysCons
(Post 3175704)
In reference to the 50 Skater, back on 11/15/2008 I called out to Bruce Bullock and Peter Hledin in regards to the 50. I was told (and I think they would be the guys to know) that the 50 was a stretched 46, not with 4 feet of bustle, but with "a longer running surface" (his exact words).
It was initially being offered by 200MPH Marine LLC, a venture between Bruce Bullock and John Tomlinson. |
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Just watching paint dry now!!!
changes have been made to both structure and the actual running surface design. tomorrow we will finally have the boat level so the exhausts can come out of it and i can do the hot end inspections...even after the very short run we did in st.clair!... just like arruda was charging jeff for! lol we are cutting it close for MI city....but we shall see |
by the way a HUGE THANKS TO SKATER and the people involved in helping us out! WAY OVER THE TOP...pat has been an animal working on the hull. and huge thanks to mike that has been helping me work on the trailer that has been a nightmare! even thanks to WHM for lending me their 20 ton bottle jack!
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Originally Posted by audacity
(Post 3176068)
by the way a HUGE THANKS TO SKATER and the people involved in helping us out! WAY OVER THE TOP...pat has been an animal working on the hull. and huge thanks to mike that has been helping me work on the trailer that has been a nightmare! even thanks to WHM for lending me their 20 ton bottle jack!
Sorry, i had to ..even if this is not my fight but i am sick and tired of getting f***ed in this industrie and nobody does anything about it. I know its not since yesterday but talking things sweet does not help the fact at all. Good luck to JBS |
Originally Posted by audacity
(Post 3175743)
"Saying AFTER the fact, that the boat should have been brought in at the first sign of trouble, sounds more like a cop out for lack of a better term, to put the responsibility on Jeff & Joe's shoulders, instead of the manufacturer's shoulders for making a mistake with their method of laminating? "
=....how do ya like my thread!.... we would have never finished one race if we needed to stop first sign of "cosmetic" damage! good thing we have brian on our team that is the head painter of a massive body and paint facility, or we would never have even started a race! brian also spent months at mystic. Who was on the Radio Saying it was only cosmetic? as I recall an old thread it was the JBS support Team, Was John C on the Radio saying to keep going? Pretty Big Factor!!!! |
Originally Posted by audacity
(Post 3176063)
Just watching paint dry now!!!
changes have been made to both structure and the actual running surface design. tomorrow we will finally have the boat level so the exhausts can come out of it and i can do the hot end inspections...even after the very short run we did in st.clair!... just like arruda was charging jeff for! lol we are cutting it close for MI city....but we shall see |
Didnt the Geico Mystic have a bottom issue as well?
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Originally Posted by audacity
(Post 3176063)
Just watching paint dry now!!!
changes have been made to both structure and the actual running surface design. tomorrow we will finally have the boat level so the exhausts can come out of it and i can do the hot end inspections...even after the very short run we did in st.clair!... just like arruda was charging jeff for! lol we are cutting it close for MI city....but we shall see |
jeff and i were having a laugh in the boat while running this weekend...i was telling him (while LOL) he had the mystic side and he was worse off! then he answered with it would snap roll and crush me on my side.
"Nice big ole piece of balsa and some vinylester will fix her up! "....funny how strong it is! |
Obviously Skater knows much better than I, but I am surprised at how small the bonding surface for the repair scarf joint is. 3 inches of glue is all that is keeping a 3 foot section of bottom from blowing off.
Is that really enough at 200mph? I don't know so if anyone can explain it I would appreciate it. |
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