Steve 1 I have a question about your five pcs mold for the pilot hse, in construction of the finished part are the section gelcaoted independantly of each other glasses to a certain point put together and fininfed glassing?

Steve what a very cool and informative thread,thanks for sharing.
Bill

Hey Steve, got a question for ya.......I'm makeing a small plug for a stereo project for a buddy and am thinking about possibly making a few of these items.....the plug right now is a mix of wood and the pink insulation foam. What would you cover this with to get a nice smooth finish to make a mold off it??? Would you cover with glass? I was hopeing for something to maybe spray it with with minimal finish work...any thoughts? Thanks :D

As long as some questions are being thrown out....

What is the wavy material on the engine room battery shelf/step/floor?

Thanks!

Steve1 will you be at the miami show next week? I would like to buy you a couple beers and pick your brain for a bit.

Ditto,

I was gonna bag outta the show, but I think we all need to meet up.

Yes we gelcoated those seperate on the floor and then brushed gelcoat across the joints when we assembled it,before glassing into a unit ,there was some wet sanding on the seams when we pulled it a small nub ,they looked real good and it took a Truck windshield so eventually I could add wipers and a wash system.

Bill ,Thank you.

Be careful of the styrofoam, you are forced to use epoxy over it to be safe ,that precludes the cheap fairing materials,Even in Duratec you must use the Vinylester based material for finishing. If you could swap that out for a urethane foam, then a layer of Glass and body fillers ,long boarded then covered with like a 707 Duratec and sand until you see your face.

I am pretty busy, but will try to make the show.

That would be cool.

anybody have a 33 engine hatch????

:kiss:

Thanks 302!


:evilb:

"Can't make a race horse out of a pig, but you can make a damn fast pig!"

I believe that is the one you were looking for!

Dan

33 SF weight
 

I am lift shopping and need to know the true weight of my boat. This is what I have so far:
- PP brochure lists weight (hull and deck, bonded) as 2,980 lbs.
- Total engine weight is 1,568 lbs. (3 Merc 250xs)
- Full fuel at 250 gallons figure another 1,538 lbs (6.152 lbs per gallon)

So far I am up to 6,086 lbs. Does anyone know if the brochure weight includes all the other stuff on the boat like seats, console, wiring, radar arch, etc, etc? If not, what is a reasonable guestimate for all the other stuff

Pedro Medina still around? I remember him from midnight express with Cheo a cigar smoking older cuban dude.They were great!

Marine Machine Nowadays!

This is right up the street from me, did this boat come with inboards from the factory?

http://www.mcgoystoys.com/1253%20Powerplay.htm

yeah......

adam you live on these forums...haha

good meeting you on saturday.

Steve 1 do you where the gas sending unit is located on the 33's with I/O
Thanks

Yes. This boat was rigged from new at Performance Marine with their own custom I/O engine package. They made in the 550hp range. we rerigged the boat with 502s when the new owner took possesion in Texas. Its a killer boat in great shape.

Under the back seat is a hatch leading to the tank valves and senders unless it had custom tanks, or was rigged for transmissions which placed the hatch in the engine bay .

Thanks Maverick

Maverick, Welcome! I assume you are Gary C.? If so spill some knowledge on us!! I'm sure you have tons of PP stories for us.

A few.....but not many to share on a public forum:)

That would be awesome!!!

Looking for a 33'ss
 

Wow I just read from page one,way to cool. I have found every 33' sport deck out there for sale but live in Texas. No chance you know any of the these boats or anything about them.
Thanks for all the kick ass info!

Hey Steve, thanks for the awesome thread! Back in the day we rigged two 32 Cobra raceboats, and 25 years later its still my dads favorite vee bottom design to date. Awesome boats, and you have without a doubt built some of the most impressive vee bottoms in the world. Thanks for the thread!
Johnny

Sir you are very welcome.

Yes, great thread. I already liked Powerplays but reading this gives a true appreciation for their quality, and what had to go in at every stage.

Do you mean Plum Gut??

Yes and no. It's a play on words (getting in shape for summer). I grew up on the east end.

been through plum gut hundreds of times.......my boat can steer itself from the pavillion to claudios and back :drink:

That's cool. Plum Gut was a pucker test for us "wimpy baymen" types back in the day.

I'm glad to hear Claudios is still in GP. What about Port of Egypt (**** company)? Or the old blacksmith shop?

power play
 

hey can you please tell me what speeds this boat was doing max. and wat would a 25 sports deck do with twin 2.5 260/280's or twin 300xs promax wat will yhe speeds be thanks. i have one and want to rigg it to reach great speeds to race in and just to be a fun beach day boat, and whats the fastes this hull can go? and with >? thanks!

Steve what was the CG on the 33's and were the race boats balanced different???? If so, why, and what was the CG on them???

The staggered race boats like yours most likely across the dashboard on a stock IO 33 behind the front bolster.