New 388SS
 

This is going to be a new exciting build. A 388SS with Mercury Racing 700SCI's, NXT transom assy and #6 dry sump drives. 6 seat cockpit, wrap around windshield and a tunnel extension/bussel. In a world of all monster power this is really a nice change.

I will put progression pictures of the build if anyone would like to see the build process of this boat?

where is the 6th seat?

Yes, please do.

B e a u t i f u l !................i have been wanting to see this set up for years.......
A blessing for insurance.

2 in front 4 in back, it will look like this. Our graphics rendering only shows a 5 man cockpit.

I will show some hull pictures tomorrow. It is getting the flate deck and bussel put on the bottom hull now.

what speeds are you looking to get out of this package?

Pete is saying 135mph with 3/4 tank of fuel and 4 people.

Just curious, from the time a customer pulls the trigger on a project like this, how long does it take until they receive the finished boat.

Looks great, keep posting progress pics.

Great!!!!


Looking forward to following this project

Damn, now I got another thread to follow.

Expecting to finish it the first of June, 2012

Greg- So very true...Based on your posts here and on FB you would have a new Skater if you were a stand up comic!!!:lolhit:

Thats pretty good!

AFTER the hull (bottom) comes out of lamination.......It goes into accembly, at that point it takes about on an average 6 months to paint...........paint/sanding /buffing/repairs is about 2 months.......from there the boat goes forward to rigging........expect 2 months.........at a good pace......10 months at best

This 388SS will be to the new customer early June 2012

Blume, which one is this red one? Is this Top Cat?
I don't remember seeing any other Red 368.

Awesome color and layout.

Looking forward to seeing the progress pics.

Thank you!

Yes that's Top Cat, hey Blume what is the top speed of that boat? Does it still have the NXTs or did they switch to the 6s? And it had 525s correct?

yes, it is top cat. 525efi's and nxt's

This was always one of my favorites. Love the colors and the tasteful paint job. I would be curious on the speed as well.

around 125 mph

388SS with 700's
 

OK, here we go. here are a few pictures of the hull getting ready for the deck and getting the tunnel extension/bussel put on.

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another awesome boat!


What is the wood used for that has been attached on the top edge?

it's put on both sides to rest the skill saw on the cut the side

Blume..........Did this one come out as a SLW rather than an SS ?.....Thx.

I'm curous about this as well. Can you in a few short details explain the diff. between SS and SLW, and can the 520, 46 308, Fat Boys ect. be build as SLWs? Back in the day when the SLW was Peters boat, I remember reading something about it being a one-off, but is the SLW build something that all your customers can order now?

I'll do my best to answer this: any size boat can be a SLW. An SLW has foam coring (what some poeple call a race lay-up) instead of balsa coring which males it lighter. Yes the SLW is now available on all models.

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Blume,

for SLW hulls and with the hull-bottom fully foam cored, is the boat 100% wood-free? or will other parts of the boat (deck?) still get the balsa core?

Also, how much more are SLW 388's in cost over the non-SLW 388. You don't need to post $$$ amounts here, just a percentage cost over non-SLW would suffice....thanks.

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The bilge will be silver/grey color and the motors and drives will be the Mercury Fire Orange pearl color.

A simple and understandable good answer. Thanks Blume.
What kind of weight savings are there between a bare SS and SLW hull? The 388 for example?

[QUOTE=A.O. Razor;3648116]A simple and understandable good answer. Thanks Blume.
What kind of weight savings are there between a bare SS and SLW hull? The 388 for example.

around 800LB's lighter.

Blume.....what is the total weight of both the slw & the ss when it is delivered ??????

October maybe november delivery ??

Beautiful pachage.............you still need to get back to us on the weight
sand down bruce's boat ..... Repaint and then you will make the june delivery

Blume........pic's...pic's...pic's............plea se

Hows this project coming along Blume?

388SS with Mercury 700's
 

Here are a few up date pics of this project.