Reed Jensen

I keep telling myself that... but then I go to the uncensored section and see what Strip Poker has posted and I'm in a whole new catagory of weird stuff....

Reed Jensen

Processed Bovine excrement.........

Sandisk

Hey "42" thanks for the omelet update.

Downtown42

Sand- what boat do you have? pics?

T2x

There's an old adage......that goes something like "I may not be able to cook a great hamburger...but I can sure taste a bad one."

I have looked at a number of West Coast boats over the past decades........ some more closely than others. What I've seen...and I can't think of exceptions.... perhaps there are some..... is a paint job supported by something that floats. Generally they are cut down or modified "pops' of other west coast hulls that weren't very good to begin with. The single supporting dynamic for all this junk is their proximity to, and relationships with, the major performance boating magazines which by default are also their primary advertizing venues.

From a performance standpoint most vee builders , East or West Coast based..are stuck in the rut of trying to "out step" each other...and therefore the West Coast is not as glaringly different on those products. It is the cats, however, where technological excellense and originality are imperatives, that suffer the most in the "dumb downed" atmosphere of West Coast manufacture. While anyone can wedge unlimited horsepower into a bathtub and go fast, that is not the technique favored by the better Cat builders (Skater, Platinum).... Yes the good cats can accept high HP...but they go like hell with modest power as well. On the handling side.....There is no comparison between the left and right coast cats.....nor is there any in rough water either..... The race course proved that long ago.

T2x.......... irresponsibly correct.

T2x

Mike:

I'm still trying to understand the question...... Are you asking what size do I think is "perfect"?...... or a preferred size for a certain type of water?

Simple answer....buy a Skater. Otherwise I'll be glad to address specifics.

T2x

T2x

Mike:

Fair enough.......I didn't take the question as a slam, rather it confused me. But I get it now.

My position is pretty constant that vee monohulls do not benefit from steps... in terms of mph at high speeds, in fact, I submit, they slow you down.. I will acknowledge that steps MAY provide an advantage in a more submerged (slower) environment. However, absent, some form of skid fin or aft adhesion technology, steps will almost always create greater tendencies to spin out than non step hulls. That does not mean that non step hulls will not spin out, but it will take greater dynamic forces to create the occurence........

So.... I would eliminate steps altogether.... and concentrate on delta pad designs with greater aerodynamic lift from the hull sides and deck. (see the Allison below)........ In terms of speed and handling....this design is dramatically superior to the existing Stepped thingamajigs popping out of factories like head lice...... Certainly it needs to be reworked for rough water...but not by as much as you might think. If you did a scale up on this to say 40 feet..... and put in a pair of Sterling 1300's......let's just say that Reggie and OL....would be sucking wind in its wake. Why?.. simply because a step cannot reduce forward surface friction........when there is none to begin with.

Bottom line......When you're faster......and safer.....that's a good thing.

T2x

T2x

No amount of steps.... could speed this up.

T2x

jb

good bantor here..

cigarette1

.... it would be one ugly MoFo