New 318 Flatdeck Widebody Outboard build.

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03-03-2015 | 01:48 PM

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Nastybug

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just to get a little more confusing...I thought that the 308 came from 30'8" running surface??? you added 10" to the tunnel width (center number) so there ya go, 318 skater LOL

and no flight,,,I have a 28 that is #1 hull and its called 28-1...you have the 320sh!t...but I would be glad for you to have the 28-1 if ya realy want it

My understanding was that the boat came out of the mold at a length of 30'8" before anything was done to it. Hence 308. The boat was widened 10 inches from a beam of 9'4" to 10'2". Tunnel should have been widened the same width of 10 inches. 308 combined with 10 comes out to 318. In the end the numbers do stand for something. What else sounds good. 310, 3010, 30810,. Could have been something like 308FB or WB for Fatboy or Widebody. Could go on for a while. I actually liked the 318 the best. Thats just me. I know others will have other preferences or much better ideas from info you have. My knowledge is very new and limited in the Skater world. A while back someone suggested to me 308RT for race tunnel. I will leave him anonymous unless he wants to chime in. I actually liked that one. I can live with the one they used. Like the way it sounds actually but thats just me. Steve.

03-03-2015 | 02:01 PM

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ROAD TRIP !!!!!!!

03-03-2015 | 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Skater30

You guys are all killing me with this 30/308/318/338 name game! They all measure the same exact 30' 8" from tip of the sponson to back of the transom out of the mold. When Pete was tooling the plug back in 2004, he told Rik he was coming out with a new model - the Skater 30. I got hull #1, and it is listed by Douglas Marine as a Skater 30, even though it measures 33' loa with the tunnel/deck/hullside extensions (as do a few other inboard 30 Skaters with extensions). Right around the time the 30 came out, Pete came out with the 368 Skater (which references a 36' Skater widened 8") and a few years later the 388 Skater (which is a 36' Skater lengthened 2' and widened 8" - hence the 388). All of a sudden guys started calling their 30 Skaters 308s (these were not 30' Skaters widened 8"). Then guys built 10" widened 30s with tunnel/deck/hullside extensions and called them 338s. Now Steve's is a 10" widened 30 with no tunnel/deck/hullside extensions and it's called a 318. Can somebody please explain the logic of all these different numbers, because I'm lost.

Peter is laughing all the way to the Bank!!!

03-03-2015 | 07:10 PM

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From: Toms River,NJ / Siesta Key, Sarasota, Fla.

Hey All, Not sure who is aware of this but they are supposed to have performance numbers on a DCB M29 with Merc 400Rs tomorrow. Its on River Daves Place under RD Lounge. Basically listed as above.

03-03-2015 | 08:52 PM

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I had heard they already ran the boat once but no numbers disclosed yet. Based on my intel down here I am guessing 10mph faster than the 300xs package. Also had heard that the new 350hp verado not quite as stout as the old high octane rated version. Only makes sense if they now run lower octane there was a small loss of hp too. Multiple boat builders reporting it.

03-03-2015 | 09:22 PM

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Today was the 1st day in the water. I'm good friends with Tony @ DCB, he should have some numbers for me shortly. Will see if he will let me post

03-03-2015 | 10:48 PM

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What is the fuel burn on these 400 hp engines? Everyone says the verados like the gas station and 7000 rpm will probably like the gas station too whereas the xs motors are known to be efficient.