Outer Limites vs Fountain ???
05-03-2012 | 01:48 PM
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Would Never own another single eng. Boat again!!!! 39' single......waste of $$!! I am a Skater guy through and through ,but when I buy another V it will be an OL42 for sure, top of the line cockpit, cabin, ect.
05-03-2012 | 07:35 PM
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Tell you what dude if that criteria can be met, ill buy the first skater 39, let me know and ill put down a deposit
05-04-2012 | 07:51 AM
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Even though, I am not a vee bottom guy....I like my training wheels on my rides. I have pondered that idea for years. When I was watching the 399 Spiderman Skater Vee dominate in Super Vee with 525 mercs. If memory serves me right it was running 117mph and I can't remember if they were limited by gear ratio to run faster. I am pretty sure they had gotten 700# weight penalty to create parity in the class and it still ran 117mph.
It seems to me you could drop a complete engine package (1000#plus)....add a 700 hp or more merc package and have a 399 Skater Vee that would run 100mph maybe more. The advantages I see would be Fuel cost, a better center of gravity, savings on the cost of one less engine package and the priceless look going around someone's twin engine vee. The disadvantage of docking in the wind....I have seen plenty of twin engine vee's have issues docking in the wind, simple solution....bow thruster... it make the worst of us look good, when docking.
I know Pete has a vee up their that could be converted into that project, just don't tell him I sent ya. I might get a phone call.
It seems to me you could drop a complete engine package (1000#plus)....add a 700 hp or more merc package and have a 399 Skater Vee that would run 100mph maybe more. The advantages I see would be Fuel cost, a better center of gravity, savings on the cost of one less engine package and the priceless look going around someone's twin engine vee. The disadvantage of docking in the wind....I have seen plenty of twin engine vee's have issues docking in the wind, simple solution....bow thruster... it make the worst of us look good, when docking.
I know Pete has a vee up their that could be converted into that project, just don't tell him I sent ya. I might get a phone call.
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05-04-2012 | 12:05 PM
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In a vee bottom, longer and lighter NEVER equals smother...
05-05-2012 | 04:53 AM
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Longer and lighter never equals smoother............. I agree only because you run in unperdictable waters, not an indy track......call paul tracy !
howerver the extra lenght in a vee is a plus IN MOST ALL CASES...........
howerver the extra lenght in a vee is a plus IN MOST ALL CASES...........
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