38 banana boat beam?
10-01-2015 | 11:46 AM
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38 banana boat beam?
as i understand the 38 banana came from a 41 mold did they have a 8 or 9 beam,i have a bet with my friend who thinks he know everything better,i thought a 8 beam?
please dont tell me i lose my money
please dont tell me i lose my money
10-01-2015 | 06:07 PM
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The 38 came from a 41 foot mold?
Where do these stories come from?
Well to add to the rumors, it has a 11.5 foot beam.
It was originally a 7 foot beam when it was a 41, but when they shrank it they left the bulkheads in that caused it to expand to12 foot, but later shrank again to 11.5.
Everybody get that?
Where do these stories come from?
Well to add to the rumors, it has a 11.5 foot beam.
It was originally a 7 foot beam when it was a 41, but when they shrank it they left the bulkheads in that caused it to expand to12 foot, but later shrank again to 11.5.
Everybody get that?
10-01-2015 | 06:18 PM
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That sounds like the story of the number 5, 43 Scarab that they cut the noise off to fit it in a container that was a great feat of engineering being that the boat is 8' 6" wide but this guy swore that he was there and saw it done!
10-01-2015 | 10:39 PM
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The 38 came from a 41 foot mold?
Where do these stories come from?
Well to add to the rumors, it has a 11.5 foot beam.
It was originally a 7 foot beam when it was a 41, but when they shrank it they left the bulkheads in that caused it to expand to12 foot, but later shrank again to 11.5.
Everybody get that?
Where do these stories come from?
Well to add to the rumors, it has a 11.5 foot beam.
It was originally a 7 foot beam when it was a 41, but when they shrank it they left the bulkheads in that caused it to expand to12 foot, but later shrank again to 11.5.
Everybody get that?
10-02-2015 | 06:02 AM
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Just had a thought, maybe Don Aronow didn't have a tape measure and his feet were 14" long?
Edit: sorry, I've been really busy all day and now I'm bored...
Edit: sorry, I've been really busy all day and now I'm bored...
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10-02-2015 | 08:34 AM
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well i think if you are the king of the forum you can permit yourself that.
let's hope the rest stay friendly i think i mixed up with this article, my excuses to all that get offended by that.
The history of the 41 foot boat goes back again to that 8 foot beam 24 foot boat that Don built for Doc Magoon. He took the 8 foot beam and used it on his new 35 footer. He then stretched that to a 39 footer. He once again changed the length by blocking the 39 mold at 37.6 and pulling Ajac Hawk out of it. This boat was introduced to the public in Argentina at the World Championship in 1978, with Jerry Jacoby driving and Bobby Saccenti throttling. This boat was the beginning of the line that was known as the famous 38 Top Gun series.
let's hope the rest stay friendly i think i mixed up with this article, my excuses to all that get offended by that.
The history of the 41 foot boat goes back again to that 8 foot beam 24 foot boat that Don built for Doc Magoon. He took the 8 foot beam and used it on his new 35 footer. He then stretched that to a 39 footer. He once again changed the length by blocking the 39 mold at 37.6 and pulling Ajac Hawk out of it. This boat was introduced to the public in Argentina at the World Championship in 1978, with Jerry Jacoby driving and Bobby Saccenti throttling. This boat was the beginning of the line that was known as the famous 38 Top Gun series.
