Lake X Spy Pics ... The Dragon
08-17-2003 | 11:37 AM
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Hmmmm - That canopy looks familiar.....
You're right about the canopy/back seat ride, Craig. You can arrive for dinner or the opera after a high-speed ride without even mussing up The Admiral's hair. 
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08-17-2003 | 12:24 PM
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One more. They are both very nice similar yet different. And you are correct to ride in the front or back is great. I always like those boats and they say they are real fun to run. Maybe someday I could go for a ride. Craig
08-17-2003 | 02:39 PM
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Trade you rides any day.
Wow - the similarities are amazing. My hull was designed to accept either front/back seating with an F16 canopy(like the Rain-X race boat), or a side-by-side pleasure interior. The entire interior, including the windshield fairing, is a one-piece, drop-in insert. It is screwed, bonded and laminated to the hull, bulkheads, and stringers, but not actually part of the mold. The roof, however, is supported by 2" aluminum tubing. I wish my roof was as well-integrated as the Dragon - very stylish and, I'm sure, strong. (Nice lamination work, by the way - looks like it was pre-preg and autoclaved.)
Bet this view looks familiar, too: (Yes - that's an A/C vent. You DID A/C the Dragon, didn't you? )
Wow - the similarities are amazing. My hull was designed to accept either front/back seating with an F16 canopy(like the Rain-X race boat), or a side-by-side pleasure interior. The entire interior, including the windshield fairing, is a one-piece, drop-in insert. It is screwed, bonded and laminated to the hull, bulkheads, and stringers, but not actually part of the mold. The roof, however, is supported by 2" aluminum tubing. I wish my roof was as well-integrated as the Dragon - very stylish and, I'm sure, strong. (Nice lamination work, by the way - looks like it was pre-preg and autoclaved.)
Bet this view looks familiar, too: (Yes - that's an A/C vent. You DID A/C the Dragon, didn't you?
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08-17-2003 | 04:52 PM
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Yes, on the lamination. Split, the center is a walk way or sit down port/starboard post 27. You climb over nothing. Dual helm behind the dash. T&S are the seat base, also post 27. As they say anytime.....Let Ride. Craig
08-17-2003 | 08:56 PM
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Re: Hmmmm - That canopy looks familiar.....
Originally posted by C_Spray
...You can arrive for dinner or the opera after a high-speed ride without even mussing up The Admiral's hair...
...You can arrive for dinner or the opera after a high-speed ride without even mussing up The Admiral's hair...
I love Opera but I need to know where I can get here with my Offshore!!!!?
