Originally Posted by skate

There is not much room between the front and rear seats on the 308. I would have Pete move the rear seat bulkhead back 6" and dash bulkhead and dash forward 6". This will give you some room to get around between the seats. Also have the foot rest movable or custom placed so you can reach it to brace while running. I would set up dual trim and Jack plate controls with lock out so you can throttle and let someone drive. Watch placement of the steering wheel sometimes it is mounted too low on the dash. I would recommend going to Douglas and sitting in the boat and having them custom set up foot rest steering and gauges.

Hydraulic Jackplates are the bomb. You also may want to consider thru hull pickups as when you get the motors up on the plates and running hard the water pressure becomes an issue even with the water ramps in the hull. Pop up dictators are much easier to read than the mercury racing vessel view. Also my 308 is very light in the bow. I would consider moving the batteries in front and tanks forward.
Twin 300XS are going to max out at 100-102. Trips or something "stronger" would make it more fun.
Make sure they put fender pins on the deck also.

Congrats on your build you are going to love the boat.

Originally Posted by Skater30

Speaking of weight, have you got a weight on your 28 yet Ron? I'm really curious to know where you're at. It seems like I'm the only one in the world that knows exactly what his Skaters weigh! Lol

Originally Posted by precisiondetails

Congrats on the new toy.

Dale- sorry I missed you at Big cat, I saw you briefly talking to Doug on his Talon, went to find you later but you were gone.

Originally Posted by Double Rigged

No not yet. Been very busy with work and we bought a new home for the toys. Currently being remodeled. It is going to be a really nice boat shop/man cave. I will definitely get it done over holiday break as I close my company from Christmas through New Years. Plan on doing motor swap then also. Will post pics of the new shop soon. I cant wait either. Hope to also get one run the xs set up with cool weather before the swap too.

Originally Posted by Skater30

A lot of great suggestions from a man that owns one! One thing to remember though is that the flat-deck/wrap-windshield boats are heavier forward of the CG, and they have added aero downforce forward of the CG generated by the big windshield. Steve's boat may not be as light in the bow as a standard-deck 30 OB is. Just a thought - but I'd talk to Pete about what he thinks about the CG of this specific boat, as the wider tunnel may also add additional lift to compensate for the additional weight. I honestly don't have a clue where the running CG of this boat will end up vs a standard width/deck 30 OB. Where Pete ends up placing the dash and seats also affects the CG. There's nothing straightforward about a custom flat-deck build! Attached are a couple pics of how I "fit-up" and laid out the dash on my 30. I'd recommend you do the same Steve. Make plenty of trips to the factory during your build and have the boat custom tailored to you!