Blueprinting hulls?
 

Hello all, I was wondering what the cost is for blueprinting a 29 foot scarab hull. Also, what should I expect to gain in mph. Is it worth the time and expense? What is involved in the process and would it be a good time to have some dings and gel cracks repaired? Just curious, because I dont expect to pick up much speed; but having a straight hull would make my future mods more effective. Any info would be appreciated.

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Having 30 Y2k Superboat Built Now. This Hull Will Be Blueprinted At Factory Before Rigging. Check Out Treads At Superboat Site. ( Superbabi ) Check With Rick. ( Fx-10 ) Top Man At Superboat Inc. Gary

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Blue printing can have as much as a 10 mph gain on some hulls. Not cheap, and should b done if bows, hook's , or un-even surfaces are noticeable and high speeds are expected.

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prolly a stupid question but exactly how is it done?
alot of sanding , laser measuring?

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Hey, Steve H, thats not a stupid question at all. That was part of the reason I asked about blueprinting in the first place; to see if it was worth the time and trouble to have someone do all that to my hull. I am still wondering about the cost. Also, is there anyone in Texas or near Houston that can perform the work.

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29 footer should be in the range of 3- $5,000. Depending on how bad the hull is. Could be as high as 10k

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You might try this guy. Name is Joe he is in Flower Mound Tx it's in the Dallas erea.
214-679-1089. Give him a call and get some references.

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Hey Russ, Thanks I appreciate the info. I'll give him a call. From the looks of the price, I might be better off going with my other option...Whippled 502. At least I can do the mechanical work myself. Fiberglass work looks scary!

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Plus, you need to turn the boat upset down, to do it right.

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Make sure the guy is experienced with blueprinting. Talk with customers of his to verify the results of his work.
There are many different ways to blueprint a hull.
What attitude does your hull have now ? Are you satisfied with it ? Is it to flighty, or is the bow not getting up enough.
These are all things to take into consideration when having your bottom blueprinted. Whether your having a plain straightening job, or a rocker put in to give you more bow lift. Having the wrong blueprinting done will give you no increase in speed. Most hulls are safe with a straightening job.

Rick

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Russ,

Is this the guy north of 1171 on Shiloh out at the western edge of FM? North of Christina's? Actualy the road changes names but the name slips my mind with now. :D

BTW, how's the boat running??

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The boat runs fine except that I can only get to the mid sixties with a labed mirage plus 23p. The boat is a 96 Scarab 29 with a single 502 mpi. My problem is that I cant seem to get the bow up like I'd like. Could be the fact that I'm running 6 optima gel batteries and a 2000 watt stereo system. Four of the batteries are mounted in the storage bin in my cabin area. I was really looking at my options to pick up some speed. I think I'm going to go with a set of headers and a whipple charger. I'll also rebuild the motor as well. I have those resources at work, but I don't know didley about fiberglass.

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A guy in the fountain threads did it and shows pics, very informative, you might want to do a search there.......

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Searay Jim,

I don't know exactly where he is located. I only talked to him on the phone. According to Casey at the Baja/Fountain dealer ship he has done all there work and some other race boats. He said it would cost about 2 grand to for my 25' boat. Still thinking about haveing him do it.

The boat is was running pretty good. Got 69MPH gps after I had the prop labbed. Gained 3 mph not to bad. I still need to go down to Bobs this sping and fine tune it the motor some. How's your motor comming along?

Russ

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I'll bet that's him. I've heard a lot of good things about his gel and glass work. I ran by there a week or so ago and he was filled up! He always has at least 1 big go fast of some sort. As I drive by there was a Fountain being pulled in.

The motor is coming along. Should be ready and in the boat sometime after the holidays. I have to admit, I'm getting a little giddy! :D

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i would check with Jerry Davis of Conroe fiberglass, the owner of War Party the "drag boat"

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How about someone to blueprint in the FT. MEYERS FLA area 26' SCARAB W/ ARNESON # 6 LG S/B thanks obads 31

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http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=64578

good pics, ideas ect, ect

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Anyone know who blueprints in FT> MEYERS area 26 SCRAB arneson #6 LG S/B Thanks obads 31

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Any suggestions on HULL Blueprinting IN s w fLA FT MEYERS area ??? Thanks obads 31 26' scarab

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or know how to get it up :drink:

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call dereberry performance up in pottsburough texas , they do bottom blue printing.