Looking for Ed's number...
 

Have a 25' PowerPlay and want to install a new SeaStar steering system. Short of a number, does anyone know the name of his shop?

Thanks!

PM him, he's good at answering :)

Thanks! I *thought* "Ed" was somebody else. After reading a few posts, I realized this was Gar. Not the same person I was looking for, but as PP owners, we're lucky to have him here. I had the privilege of meeting him at Danny's shop several times.

post some pics of your boat .

Built in 1991, this was one of the original 25' PowerPlay Boat Show boats. The first owner, a gentleman in his 50's, kept it in high & dry storage and accumulated 400 hours of use over the 12 years he owned it. The boat was still in the same condition as the day it was delivered from the factory.

In 2002, he sold it to a buyer in Lauderdale who turned the boat over PowerPlay to have it completely updated. This included the new Pirelli floor, new dash, new Gaffrig gauges & bezels, new stereo system, etc. The guy used the boat for 50 hours and wanted to move up to something larger.

I bought the boat less than a year later (this was in 2003), hung a new pair of 200 Opti's on it, updated the graphics and have used it very little since then. It still has the original Hynautic steering system, which doubles as a work-out at the gym... thus, the reason for this thread. Here's my boat...

http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/im...Shot%20NET.jpg
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/im...ay/DashNET.jpg

If anyone is interested, I'm thinking about selling it. The boat is located in Jupiter, Florida. It has a full cover. The boat is flawless. Seriously.

what kind of speeds are ya getting with that power?

Are you lookin for the Ed that has/had the shop that was doing 5 axis CNC stuff?

Do you have a pic of the back with the engines. Seastar steering is an easy install.

Best I've seen on the Gaffrig was 77mph, by myself, downwind, low on fuel and crisp, cool January in South Florida air. You can knock close to 5 mph off that figure in the summer. Can't say how accurate the Gaffrig is, haven't had to opp to GPS the boat. Truth is, don't really care anymore. Mostly, I just putt around at idle speed and tell lies to women about how fast I was when I was young.

And yes, that was the Ed I was looking for and found. Spoke with him yesterday and am turning the boat over to him in a couple of weeks to install the SeaStar system.

Not on disc, but I plan to take some pics in the next couple of weeks. Will post after.

LOL Good deal on the lies! :D

And i'm glad you found him.....my buddy Karl had a plug CNC'd by him few months back

Hey XSNSX, this you? or your boat i mean? :D Dont remember where/when i got these pics from ;)

Sure enough! Pics were taken about 4 years ago at a central Florida S & F gathering. When I originally bought the boat, I chose the 25 because it was easy to trailer. I planned to splash in different parts of the state and explore new waters. Unfortunately, the only road trip I've ever taken with the boat was the pics above!

Heres a question for ya XSNSX, what, if anything would you change or want different on the boat?

I would send the boat back to the drawing board...

1. Add one more degree to its 22 degree hull (which for all purposes was a George Linder design, lifted from the Challenger, Shadow and Superboats).

2. Narrow the beam by 8 inches, possibly more.

3. Add 4 very small steps to aerate the hull. Not these gigantic ledges that one idiot after another copies in the fast boat biz.

4. On the outboard model, I would lengthen the cockpit (forward) by one foot.

The 25 PowerPlay hull is essentially one of the best handling, best running 21' to 22' hulls in the world, hence the success of the aforementioned Linder designs, but when it was ramped up to a 25' hull, the changes above would have made this a much better boat in the rough.

Still, for a 20 year old design, the 25 PowerPlay is a remarkable boat. This is why I have held on to it.