Randy Corson's new Talon 22 almost ready to head to Florida

**Ing** · 11-25-2015, 12:00 PM

Couldn't have picked a better dude to work this project. Can't wait to see the pics as it progresses. As a past 22 Talon with single 300PM owner, (should have kept it) I have one suggestion. Fab a new rear deck lid and put a sun pad on it so you can sit your butt on it. The original Talon deck lid with the fake louver vents was useless and a waste of space. I also added billet swim steps which made getting in and out of the boat very easy.

**AZMIDLYF** · 11-25-2015, 01:51 PM

How does this hull handle when put into a hard turn? I'm sure it changes rigged with twins or single too.

**Spectre Powerboats** · 11-25-2015, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

How does this hull handle when put into a hard turn? I'm sure it changes rigged with twins or single too.

I have put the Talon twins and the singles into pretty hard turns and can honestly say it turns very flat and glues down pretty good. I owned a lot of 21' Skaters with twins and singles and that was one of the things I did not like about them was the turning especially if you had to do it at any speed and real quickly.

**AZMIDLYF** · 11-25-2015, 04:04 PM

That is why I asked. Having the center pod must help with this...thx.

**Spectre Powerboats** · 11-25-2015, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

That is why I asked. Having the center pod must help with this...thx.

The center pod helps quite a bit and the Talon is also wider in the tunnel then a 21' Skater.

**Risco** · 11-25-2015, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by Screaming Eagle Boats

The center pod helps quite a bit and the Talon is also wider in the tunnel then a 21' Skater.

Whats the beam and tunnel width of 22 talon

**Spectre Powerboats** · 11-25-2015, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by Risco

Whats the beam and tunnel width of 22 talon

The Talon 22 SS has a 95" beam. It is 45.5" wide at the bottom of the tunnel and is 43.5" at the top in width. A 21' Skater is (this is off the top of my head) 87" beam, 42" at the bottom and 39" at the top.

**F14** · 11-25-2015, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by Jamescole

i would love to see an XL with twin bigblocks.. might be just big enough to make them sit better.

You my friend have a problem, and I like it!

**AZMIDLYF** · 11-25-2015, 07:23 PM

F14, yours is the XL model correct? You have the I/O obviously but, how does it handle in some big chop?

**PARKER RABE** · 11-25-2015, 07:30 PM

i would think one with no pod would haul ass, love to know... any plans to make one with no center pod with twins?

**PARKER RABE** · 11-25-2015, 07:32 PM

such a good looking boat , talon was so ahead of there time , they tooled alot of there boats in the 80's, that 37 is one of the best looking boats out there, and its an old design.

**AZMIDLYF** · 11-25-2015, 07:58 PM

I would have thought the tunnel dimensions were designed with the pod in mind. Removing it could be interesting.

**F14** · 11-25-2015, 08:12 PM

I agree their designs were way ahead of their time and the bottom of this boat is one of the best ever made. My XL eats up the chop like it's not even there. The big V-8 is fun but I would prefer the XL with a 300 or 400 on it.

**PARKER RABE** · 11-25-2015, 08:15 PM

different deal but , ive had 3 mirages. stv.... 3 seebolds and to run a boat with no center pod was a different animal, a seebold with a s 3000 with a speedmaster, and a mirage with a sportmaster, totally different

ask chris justice when he ran the 22 talon with speedmasters , versus the cle,s

**Jamescole** · 11-26-2015, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by F14

You my friend have a problem, and I like it!

yeah i really like the inboards. they look so badd as$.. i actually don't have the big block problem anymore, sold them to a guy with a 24 skater.. they were cool and all but too much money into them. now i'm going with Small Block yamaha's... lol.

here are a couple photos of how it sat with 3.0l XS'