New Skater's at Key West...............
 

Two new beautiful new Skater's at Key West Poker Run..................The yellow one is a new Skater 4440 with Mercury 1350's and the redish one is a new Skater 482 with Mercury 1350's........ great pics Jay.

I just saw both of those about 3 weeks ago at the factory getting finished up. Beautiful pieces.

Awesome Blume! Any interior pics? or other pics of these 2?
I would love to see the 482 in person. That has to be a big Cat up close! Is it 12' wide?

It doesn't get any nicer than these two Skaters...

Simply, a work of art.. unreal..

Both are close to a 12' beam.

I saw the yellow one up close at poker run village. I think my knees buckled.

Some video of the 482

http://vimeo.com/bluffitfilms/48skater

Outstanding Video Rob..!! Love it !! Liked seeing the girls driving it lol

Amazing boat !

No credit due to me on this one. The guys at Powerboat Nation had an outstanding camera crew! They put together some real nice videos of the week.

Awesome! Thanks for the video guys.

That rides so smooth. Very Impressive!!

I can't wait to hear performance numbers.

The 44 is my buddys boat, its a sweet ride. I hope a women picked the carpet in the red one haha...I love the brown interior. How is it in the sun???

interior shot. Very cool..

Who did the interior??

Wow. Great looking boat. How does it run with the 1350's?

just got off the phone with tommy @ chief and its real leather with snakeskin insets :eek:

Mike at Fineline

Looks like we'll have a new Liquid Limo this summer! I'm looking forward to hearing the 1350's.


BTW, both sharp looking boats, but that 482 not only doesn't look 8' longer than the 40SS in the video, but it also looks like it was all stretched in the stern... it almost looks disproportionate IMO. :eek:

You won't hear much. Those 1350s' are quiet. Trust me. They both look great up close. I do like the blue one better. Mike said it took 7 hides to do the tan interior. I liked it.

Scot I dunno if he's going to have it come summer. those 1350 are so quiet they almost sound like a turbine boat. He misses the noise of the antique motors and with the right offer this skater would be gone. The blue one is another friend of mines old boat. He traded in to tommy without power....

was that a brand new 46 Skater that was updated?

Yeah I knew the 1350's would be quiet in comparison, turbos always dampen the noise considerably.

So he's going to get rid of this new 44 before summer because it doesn't sound as good?!?!?! :eek: If so, where does he go from there??? :eek::eek:

No the 482 is a new model.

No idea he said the 44 is hands down way better handling than his 40 was

great Vid


ROCK ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:coolcowboy:
ITS A SKATER NATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:drink:

This has the 46 bottom correct?

No it's a new bottom and a new model. The bottom is shorter than a 46' bottom. All new boat.

Nice, But i,m confused what boat is bigger 46 or 482?

Thanks in advance:drink:

call me and I can explain it to you, 903-814-8848

nothing posted on the website? 48 ?

http://www.skaterpowerboats.com/#!models/vstc2=46

482 Skater
 

OK, here is the information on the 482 Skater.....
LOA, 48'2"
running length, 42'6"
beam, 11'10"
tunnel width, 66'
tunnel height in front, 44"
tunnel height in rear, 25"
deadrise, 18 degrees

Construction: Vacuum Bagged S-Glass/Kevlar/Carbon Fiber Composite with Aircraft Grade Balsa Core Sandwich and Epoxy Resin.

Aircraft grade balsa core??????? Is this new old stock from 1945??? Are they using marine grade elmers instead of epoxy???

Same size tunnel as the 46. She must ride nice.

Good talking to ya Blume:drink:

Gerry

Yes that is correct as in HP small lightweight aircraft and the new Boeing Dreamliner

In 1945 this type of material was only a dream , rivets were state of the art back then

I'm in the aircraft business and specifically structures. I can assure you that nothing we have ever come across had balsa in it. maybe I'm wrong and there is some new stuff out that I haven't seen.

End Grain Balsa Sandwich Structures
Balsa wood, one of the oldest core materials, is again being used in sandwich structures. Because of its high impact resistance and high compressive properties, End Grain Balsa core panels have exhibited good resistance to heel damage and provide long service life. End Grain Balsa floor panels are still widely used by most airlines and airframe manufacturers. A large stock of balsa wood is available in all densities from General Veneer Manufacturing Co.

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journa...&show=abstract


I don't know a thing about it but did a quick search and came up with the above.

What is the layup schedule using the above?
S-Glass, carbon fibre, and balsa core

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All SKATER pics from 2011 Miami to Key West can be found here:

2011 Miami to Key West / SKATER Photo Gallery




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