Originally Posted by pasquesi (Post 3700139)

Ok, so you're Robby Woods, the Lucas oil offroad truck team driver?

Sorry if I'm sceptical, but the amount of posing that goes on around here is incredible.

Originally Posted by SkiDoc (Post 3700015)

If you do a search on the topics you have mentioned, there will be a ton of information found.
Big cubes are very unusual in our boats because there are cheaper ways of getting the same horsepower. There are a number of them out there but rare.
I'm not trying to be negative, but there are multiple ways you can make mistakes that will cause a meltdown or more seriously a crash due to mechanical rigging issues.
I'm sure your shop is top notch, but if you actually want to enjoy the boat seriously consider getting some reputable experienced help with it. There are so many little rigging things that can shut you down or be dangerous.
You can do the project, but it may be more heartache than pleasure in the end.

Originally Posted by RIPJIVE9311 (Post 3700216)

That was my first though,insurance may be impossible on a cat with no hours.My daughters boyfriend builds and races trucks locally and went out with us and he was amazed at how different the marine world is from the truck world.If the project works out take it slow,there are no seatbelts or roll cages.I have been ejected from an 18 footer at about 45mph with no vest and am lucky to be typing this 25 years later,you don't want that under your belt.Good luck with it.

Originally Posted by smiklos@sunprint (Post 3700037)

I will take a stab at this:
I have a 32 B I bought from Pete. He was easy to deal with and is still very responsive a year after the sale. The boat is better than I expected. I race V hulls I have run cats and owned a few raceboat's but this is my first pure pleasure catamaran.

On the engine side there is plenty on spec's if you look on here or you can buy Dennis Moore's big block book. I would talk with Sterling, Eddie Young etc to make sure you get the shortblock optimized.
The go to guy on marine camshafts is Bob Maderia RMBUILDER on here his reputation speaks for itself.

For heat exchangers I would not have a Marine engine without one. I have used Monitor marine in Brooksville Fl they have a great engineering dept and they make parts for many OEM's. Mr Cool on here seems very competent and helpful I have not used him before.

For power steering pumps KRC are fine you want to be sure to have a large gravity fed collection system to prevent pump starvation and air in the system. You will want to cool the fluid on the return side.

For Alternators with fuel Injection you will want over 100 amps of output if you use an all electric fuel delivery system. If you deliver the low pressure fuel supply with a mechanical pump you could go smaller.


I have not had an Arneson boat. It is my belief that the guys at Wilson Custom Marine are the best at implementing Arnesons in the States if not the World. They are third generation racers with a pedigree and reputation that is respected worldwide.
Hope this helps!
Steve

Originally Posted by Pro1 (Post 3700123)

I have a Skater 32B with Arneson 7 drives.

I can tell you if you want a fun project and great guys to work with, you got it. You are proposing a serious boat that will run extremely fast.

The boat is Carbon Fibre and epoxy, so you are already light. The power to weight ratio is extremely good. The arneson is very easy to repair and work on. You can disassemble the drive yourself in a half hour. The prop shafts are stainless steel.

That boat should run 160 without superchargers.