So are you saying thay are ?

1 changing the bottom

2 start bagging

3 no sure

Nordic is leading they way with wood free boats & and full on carbon/kevlar layups. With that being said why would you say they are changing the boat again? I posted some real # 's,and the Nordic Thor works really good.

There is always room for improvement.

I'm saying....

1. Rumor has it they're looking to work the bottom.

2. They don't bag.

3. no sure


If the boat stays the way it is, great.

If they change the bottom, we can all look back at this and say.. WTF, the rumor was true.

Like any vehicle company.... Chevy, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Nissan, etc, etc, etc

The product is changed and updated almost every year.

I see this as a good thing, and signs that progress is being made. I am sure Nordic will update all of their boats at some time.

I think that Nordic rocks, and applaud their continuing refinement.

Chris

P.S. I am sure I would love my boat even more with a 1200Sci --- Who wouldn't?

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Tim
oregoncustommarine.com

(You posted)The Thor................... When I was in Havasu last week, I was talking to a very reputable person with "friends" at Nordic and the word is that production is coming to a halt on the Thor. Rumor has it, they're completely looking to re-tool the bottom once again because of performance issues.
That would make 4 bottoms in 4 or 5 years.

Performance issues?

525 wood free boats 92mph

700 sci carbon/kevlar 112.8mph

And your point is ?

My point is.......

It's rumored that Nordic is looking to re-tool the bottom..
For what reason, I don't know.

With that being said and if it's true, F'ing good for them. At least they get the part about trying to be better/faster then the competition and not wanting to fall off the map.

Numbers are what they are and there will always be someone faster. For christ sakes, I think Howards 28V runs 92 with a 525 but at least Nordic isn't sitting on their hands looking to get their a$$ kicked.

So if they are stopping the Thor for now or looking to tool the bottom, I say good for them, they're doing the right thing and consumers should be made aware of these changes if in fact it's going to happen.

Unfortunately it may cost Nordic a couple sales now but they probably pick those up down road. Nobody wants to buy a boat and then find out 6 months down the road the next best $hit hit the block.

Not telling people about potential changes and having them find out 5 months after they just dropped a buck 40 as the new stuff starts to roll out is how you piss someone off and lose a potential repeat customer.

Kudos to Nordic even if the dealers don't want to hear it...!!

At 4.5 inches below the keel with my propshaft:

Prop slip with a 30 Bravo is at 13.4% at WOT of 5050
Prop slip with a 27 P5x is at 12.5% at WOT of 5350

Both at 80 mph +/- a few tenths

Since this is a prop slip thread........

Any thoughts?

Chris

Chris,

Thanx for getting us back on track....

As soon as I get back down to havasu and run the boat with the "fixed" ecm and iac, I'll have to start over on my numbers as everything should change.

I would just like to add a little clarity on this whole “New Bottom” discussion! We are in-fact “re-tooling” a new bottom for the 2009 Open Bow Thor only, not the current Thor. This effort is totally focused on the NEW 2009 Open Bow Thor and the modifications are directly related to the Open Bow version, not the current Thor! At Nordic Boats we will always strive to improve all of our products, and new versions with updates will add to our quest for continues improve; this applies to the entire company, not just one model or boat design! At Nordic we will strive to build the very best 100% wood-free Performance Boats on the planet!