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During the winter I have been sanding the bottom to get the finish I wanted from the beginning.
Started out with 320 grit to get it perfectly smooth http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2a934895.jpg The longer SB strake is still in place since my strake testing, I lost the other one during the test. It's removed in the following pics. http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps222fbdd8.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps222fbdd8.jpg And after a finer grit it was time to wet sand. http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8330563f.jpg And finished of by wet sanding it by hand and it was done! The finish is only for speed gain purposes, not for looks... http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...psb469bffb.jpg |
The lower has got a nose cone from Hydromotive.
It's wet sanded to the same specs as the bottom, straightened and the leading edges is sharpened (enough to cut a piece out of my thumb...). I got rid of the lower intake and modified the side intakes to make them work (hopefully) with my 3-1/2" prop depth. I made reliefs on the lower intake holes, they were also opened up and I changed the angle a bit. The 4 upper ones on each side were removed, since they will be above the water at speed. http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...psd679886d.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1f9e9ddd.jpg I will paint it when it's tested, and all the adjustments needed are made. |
looking good!
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Tomas your one of my idles but how bout you put a 2 x 4 between those two rear jack stands and tie them together so one of your family members doesn't post a pick of your legs hanging out from under the boat .
Did you notice enough with the extended strakes to justify doing it or did you 86 that idea ? What do you do for a living ? |
Originally Posted by OCCJoe
(Post 3864662)
Tomas your one of my idles but how bout you put a 2 x 4 between those two rear jack stands and tie them together so one of your family members doesn't post a pick of your legs hanging out from under the boat .
Did you notice enough with the extended strakes to justify doing it or did you 86 that idea ? What do you do for a living ? I will continue testing with longer strakes when the ice is gone. The nose cone might make everything different so I'll start from scratch again. I gained a couple mph but didn't do that much testing because of lack of time. |
Thumbs up!!!:thankyouthankyou:
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Awesome pics...
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