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GLH 01-03-2004 07:43 PM

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Originally posted on Website
-Displacement 6500 lbs. (half load)
-Keith Eickert 825hp fuel injected V-8
-Performance - 100 mph (half load)

A little salesmanship there, unless this thing is a cat and I missed it. I did not even take hp out for the tranny. Still a nice rig after your done buying space shuttles and all the other toys!

dreamer 01-03-2004 08:41 PM

arneson drive and rudder are alot diff than say a bravo

Mr. Demeanor 01-04-2004 01:09 PM

I belive thats the boat I saw about 4 years at the wooden boat show in South Haven Michigan. It looked similar and had an Arneson drive. If so, pictures do it no justice.

Escape Velocity 01-04-2004 07:46 PM

I had the good fortune to see the boat under construction in Boyne City and later watch it run where I boat on Lake Charlevoix. Stunning is an excellent description. It almost seemed a shame to risk putting something so beautiful in the water!

One cool detail is how the engine hatch lifts and then slides back electrically. The lift is accomplished using a modified Land & Sea outboard hydro-electric transom jack. Very creative folks and excellent craftsman. When running, it is seriously loud.

Ric232 01-04-2004 09:31 PM


Originally posted by Troutly
I have never liked those old Woody boats :)
Why don't we just start calling them BONER boats, although I suspect that is an accurate description of any boat over 30' with twin big blocks.

THRILLSEEKER 01-04-2004 09:36 PM

I think I read an arcticle about that thing in Playboy:cool:

carreraboat 01-04-2004 09:38 PM

is that a laminate over fiberglass or a true wood boat?

Rik 01-04-2004 11:19 PM

It’s a true cold molded wood boat.

They built a wooden frame (all designed on a 3D cad system) and laminated the mahogany planks to it under vacuum.

There are also two separate exhaust systems in the boat, one that runs in a muffler stage, and the other is a straight pipe arrangement.

There is a tremendous amount of detail in the boat. Everything is well thought out in the boat and it shows, both in the boat and the recognition it has garnered.

dreamer 01-04-2004 11:32 PM

thrill your such a liar... like you read the articles!!
maybe exercise your forearms!!!:eek: :D :p

BROWNIE 01-05-2004 08:24 AM

I did the original 23' Alpha Z for the same owner. He is the most exacting and fastidious person that I have ever been around. His thoroughness shows in this beauty. Can't wait to see what he does next!


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