Well looks like the outboard cat market heading to a new level. The boys out west at DCB is upping the game with another first. They are building a triple engine 400r Verado M29. Saw pics of the boat on River Dave's Place. No motors yet but boat looks really nice.

Hat's off to them. Should be interesting to see how it will run.

Peter and Randy better get busy!!!!!

damn.....i am staying tuned for more info on that.

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Peter and Randy have nothing to worry about if the waves are bigger than 1', Dave builds a beautiful boat, no one has a better eye for the details, but they are made for lakes, going to be a friggin rocket though!

They are made for wide rivers not "lakes". That boat won't survive in real lakes as LOTO, Great Lakes, and so on. Can't take away the credit that they are beautiful and detail is second to none.

I agree and not saying they can compete in rough water but like you all said they build a beautiful boat and continue to try new things. Just want to share for me I see a 308 with triple 300x's LOL!

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DCB hull colors are fantastic!

Same boat

A pic of the bilge

I'm always excited to learn about how boats are built

what are the (access) holes depicting? Does the bilge have a liner, and the holes are showing the carbon fibre hull?

What is it about DCB that brings out river comments? Not trying to stir up a hornets nest but they seem well built, much attention to detail and the latest materials. Is it the design? I know there are other west coast boats that are a bit "blingy" but run well in the rough like Lavey.

I had a Nordic 28' and it did not like rough water, shallow entry, pad bottom, side saddle tanks. The workmanship was excellent, the design not for my waters.

I think it's the center pod on these boats that make people think they can't run in the rough. I don't know much about center pods, but the experts say it makes for a rougher ride in the slop...I dunno...

There's some truth to it but the notion that they can't handle anything over one footers is BS. You can drive them through some pretty rough stuff on "real lakes" if you know what you are doing. We ran between 85-100 from Slidell to NOLA a couple of years back and it wasn't exactly flat. Unless you are talking about 3+ footers or going offshore, I'll take the ride of my F26 over my formerly owned 35 Top Gun any day.

Oh, and the access holes you pointed out are exactly where my battery switches are. Dave hides virtually all of the wiring and my guess is that's what's going on there.