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iliveonanisland 05-07-2015 06:50 PM

make ur best guess
 
One of the local guys i like down here has a 45ft 24 degree hull, he pulled two midship mounted diesels and is turning into a boat to take tourists out to our island.

45ft bench seats for 65 people! He thinks trip 250s is gonna get it up on plane... i told him no f in way! I told him he is gonna need to widen the lifting strakes a bunch and might need quads... what is ur best guess as to what its gonna take to get that pig up on plane.. should have an answer in a couple of months lol... rm

SB 05-07-2015 07:02 PM

2 midship mounted diesels

iliveonanisland 05-07-2015 07:13 PM


Originally Posted by SB (Post 4301704)
2 midship mounted diesels

Yep with shafts... kinda trippy set up. Its all bench seats now, and ready to rig

iliveonanisland 05-08-2015 01:04 AM

Comon u guys, i was hoping someone would throw out some other ideas how to get all that weight up on plane..rm

thisistank 05-08-2015 01:23 AM

More power. Lol

Where's the pics of this Frankenstein?

phragle 05-08-2015 02:17 AM


Originally Posted by iliveonanisland (Post 4301830)
Comon u guys, i was hoping someone would throw out some other ideas how to get all that weight up on plane..rm

http://corkheritage.ie/wp-content/up...ing-ship-9.jpg

iliveonanisland 05-08-2015 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by phragle (Post 4301841)

Lmao i dont think the tourists will go for that chit lol

iliveonanisland 05-08-2015 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by thisistank (Post 4301838)
More power. Lol

Where's the pics of this Frankenstein?

Thats the first thing i told him. But then i remembered reading some where that back in the day the guys hauling bales had wider lifting strakes to get the extra weight on plane... rm

I have never seen anything with quads down here 6 buck a gallon gas discourages that type of thing

Interceptor 05-08-2015 10:09 AM


Originally Posted by iliveonanisland (Post 4301701)
One of the local guys i like down here has a 45ft 24 degree hull, he pulled two midship mounted diesels and is turning into a boat to take tourists out to our island.

45ft bench seats for 65 people! He thinks trip 250s is gonna get it up on plane... i told him no f in way! I told him he is gonna need to widen the lifting strakes a bunch and might need quads... what is ur best guess as to what its gonna take to get that pig up on plane.. should have an answer in a couple of months lol... rm

Wouldn't a couple pangas do ther job ?

phragle 05-08-2015 12:16 PM


Originally Posted by iliveonanisland (Post 4301957)

I have never seen anything with quads down here 6 buck a gallon gas discourages that type of thing


6 buck gas??? you guys need to lean on your next door neighbor a bit... Venezuela is full of gas, there should be a cheap citgo on every corner.


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