I've been working hard and taking pics along the way, but literally have not had any time to post them. It's coming along real well, so please stay tuned whislt I play catch up!

Sorry, no videos yet Noli!

How does it run?????? We definitely need pics.

I'll wait for Dave...but...here's the view from my office...

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I don't know how it runs yet, but will definitely find out this weekend. The good news is, the 34 is finally floating in the water with motors on it!!! This is a very exciting step, and I'm so excited to get here!!! Here is a progress report thus far with some pics to illustrate.

Hooked the big-bad girl up to my little FX and took her for one last powerless spin (over to my buddy Rick's shop where the motors had been waiting) before I put the motors on. Poor little thing:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01424.jpg

Here she is with Yammie's bolted on for the first time. She liked it. She REALLY liked it!
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01427.jpg

Austin Powers helped me to name my Japanese twins... Fook Mi and Fook Yu!!! They look great at any angle, but from behind is the best, don't you think?
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01425.jpg

Now, the twins were on the transom for transportation purposes only. The boat and motors knew it was a short term relationship and that after a quick journey down to TUFF, something was bound to come between them. That's right, something shiny and new came all the way up from the beaches of Florida to wedge in between:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01436.jpg

Drilled the 20 holes, Mark prepping to mount...
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01439.jpg

Here we have it partially bolted...
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01440.jpg

Sometimes having that someone fresh and new in the middle can make the relationship work just that much better (know what I'm sayin'?). In this case, I couldn't agree more. And I don't think anyone has ever done the engine bracket thing before on a 34, so breaking new ground here:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01441.jpg

Mmmm, what a fine looking get-up!:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01442.jpg

Now, moving to the inside, it's time to start cutting holes in the lovely dash that Mark had re-finished last October. I paid him to make it look like new, now I get to take the hole saw and ruin it. WTF??? The Raymarine e7 fits perfectly.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01444.jpg

Here's the dash ready for all the gauges:
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...t/DSC01445.jpg

More stuff on the inside of the boat to come!!!

There is a decent 30 w/ twin 250xs' at the USCG impound yard in St. Thomas...evidence

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Dave, she looks really good.

Really enjoy the humor too, lol

I like the brackets, gives lots of options on the interior.

what other positives come with using a bracket?

Does Yamaha come standard with those bullet lowers?


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Thanks Noli!
The advantages of the bracket are:
1) Puts the motors further back, allowing them to be mounted higher out of the water when at rest/slow speeds, which is important because I'm only running 20" shafts.
2) The weight is also further back allowing it to carry the bow higher at speed with less surface drag, thus increasing performance. Now, too much bow height has the opposite effect, but with a boat this long and having lightweight power plants (as compared to heavy big-block engines with stern drives) I highly doubt I'll have the issue of the bow being too high. It's a calculated risk, but one I'm comfortable with.
3) Allows for the integration of a swim platform, making it easier to reboard from a dip. It also negates the Cdn Coast Guard requirement of a reboarding ladder, because it proved access with less than 1'8" to climb over
4) I just think it looks cool!

Yep, the Vmax models come stock with those lowers

Who is changing your Lower to Counter rotating?

I haven't gotten that far yet. Been thinking about a couple of options, but will be running both as is (RH) for the summer. Will see how it goes.

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I can't see from the pictures, but are the engines closer to each other because of the brackets?


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