New SVL being built !!!
 

In case any of you don't know. In the Activator section there is a thread on a new Super Vee Lite (SVL) being built. They are doing a great job of documenting the build each step of the way. I know its winter time and this may make the long days go by quicker watching a race boat being built. Just thought I wanted to share. Any one else have any thing in the works?

A new all carbon Bandit. Boat is now in rigging stage with a Sbi 510 ci power package/Imco drive. Boat was sold to be raced the 2016 Sbi circuit.

Chis awesome will u also be racing hull #1 in 2016? Could possibly be 12 registered boats for this coming yr. It will make for one hell of a show down in KW.

Any pics you can share on the build? Seems like good advertising

That would be cool Chris post some pics.

Soon. Boat is covered in blue plastic while being rigged. Both boats hopefully will race 2016. I want to sell the Vortec engine I have in #1 now and run the same 510 Sbi motor.

Awesome sounds like a plan. Give me a call when ur free this wk.

Any speed ideas for this bandit being built??

Chris would have to answer that, but we spoke quite a bit a few months ago when he was testing and the boat was running some impressive numbers.

My point is that we have played with the bottom of my boat many times to try and find that "new set up" with only 6 feet to work with we have tried different angles on the lifting strakes, removed strakes, shortened strakes, added a notch, blue printed, moved tabs, changed the air intake to the step wider pad, steeper dead rise and all those attempts didn't gain squat after long term testing each. Yes we had a couple magic days that some set ups were faster but after several test sessions on different days with the same set up the average never changed much. There are so many variables when testing that its almost impossible to do back to back test. The SVL boats that have been running the 525 package for the last 10 years have made little to no progress in speed or handling. The only progress has ben from prop work IMO. At weight, 85 deg outside temp, stock 525, 1/2" below x dimension, single step, no current (NO river) the best boats are all with in 91-93 MPH and 94 is a flash not a consistent speed. This is the same speeds as 10 years ago!!!! This is what makes this class great. With that being said I have no data on twin or triple step boats

Good point Randy