Unique 48-Foot Doug Wright-Built V-Bottom Ready for Paint
03-27-2017, 02:48 PM
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Unique 48-Foot Doug Wright-Built V-Bottom Ready for Paint
Most boats from Doug Wright are unique, but this new "throwback" 48-foot V-bottom that was just delivered to Visual Imagination in Missouri for paint takes the cake.
https://speedonthewater.com/new-boat...eady-for-paint
https://speedonthewater.com/new-boat...eady-for-paint
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03-28-2017, 09:55 PM
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I think its styling resembles the Canopied 38' Signature from the late 70's by Tommy Adams, and yes, the waviness in the hull just under the rubrail is unacceptable. I am guessing he still isn't using CAD/CAM (big mistake)...nobody in their right mind would have let that boat out of the shop for pics with those issues. And paint won't cover that up.
03-29-2017, 07:12 AM
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Doug Wright uses CAD/CAM and cuts all the plugs for his mold on a CNC router. This is a one off deal. The issues will probably be handled at paint if they haven't been already. The photos look to have been taken before the hull and deck were bonded together. I've worked with Doug and his crew on the original Dragon project with Craig Barrie and Scott Smith. Doug's work is second to none.
03-29-2017, 08:59 AM
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Looks laser straight compared to the Profile Poker Run boat from the early/mid '00's I saw at LOTO. That boat looked like two different hulls depending which side you looked at. Those imperfections are easily body-worked out in paint.
03-29-2017, 10:00 AM
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Thats more than an imperfection, thats bad work... and thats more than a quick sanding from a paint guy.
03-29-2017, 10:06 AM
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Don't get me wrong, the boat is awesome looking and offers some fresh styling, something different than all the others over the past decade. But this is unacceptable with todays technology and the cost of these boats. And I don't want to hear how it will look "wright" when completed, there is no excuse for that wavy, bumpy, surface. Jus' Sayin'
03-29-2017, 11:01 AM
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The waviness that you're seeing is an illusion, its just a shadow and the focal length of the camera shot is magnifying the shadow by a thousand
When you see it in person you would not see any waviness
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The waviness that you're seeing is an illusion, its just a shadow and the focal length of the camera shot is magnifying the shadow by a thousand
When you see it in person you would not see any waviness
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Last edited by noli; 03-29-2017 at 03:44 PM.
