New stv river rockets

[super aggregates]

NEW STV RIVER ROCKETS, WHO MAKES THEM NOW AND WHAT DO THEY COST? IS IT BETTER TO BUY A NEW ONE OR THE TRIAD ONES? THANKS:thumbsup:

[ddipert]

http://www.fullthrottlepowerboats.com/

[Michael J Giesler]

two words carbon fiber:thumbsup:

[Fl Boy in ILL]

Jack builds a quality boat (I have bought 3 new boats from Jack) the new ones are very nice, and if you want a really light one he just builts the first FTP STV RR Carbon Fiber boat which I believe will run at Rucker this weekend.

Rick

[super aggregates]

I looked on there web site and there was no info, mabe I'll make a call to them.

[Fish]

I looked on there web site and there was no info, mabe I'll make a call to them.

Jack spends a lot more time building boats than websites. :) the stv's being built now are every bit as good as the summerford and triad if not better with some of the advanced materials he is using and the finish/quality at FTP is top notch.

[SANTAFE]

What about the ones that are built in Canada? Mike Nass I think!
I think you can buy a new one for the price of some used ones listed. If you don't mind doing the rigging.
Maybe not the same price but pretty close and you have a new boat. JMHO

[us1ss]

The boats in Canada aren't STV's

[Fish]

What about the ones that are built in Canada? Mike Nass I think!
I think you can buy a new one for the price of some used ones listed. If you don't mind doing the rigging.
Maybe not the same price but pretty close and you have a new boat. JMHO

unless there is something i dont know, Jack Barsh at Full Throttle Powerboats bought the molds, business, name, rights... whole ball of wax from Wally and Triad. STV's are only built in Florida at FTP as far as i know, maybe someone is splashing them and ripping off the good name and design Jack paid for.

[M. HARDEE]

There is a 2004 --REAL-- stv (triad) in for sale section

[Billy Sedman]

There is a 2004 --REAL-- stv (triad) in for sale section

Can ya say dead horse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[M. HARDEE]

The man ask a guestion --- i directed him to one of the ones he asked about . what's your point . The horse i have NOW is alive and well -I sold the dead one . HE will still stink if YOU dig him up.

[mickeyjr]

Jack builds a quality boat (I have bought 3 new boats from Jack) the new ones are very nice, and if you want a really light one he just builts the first FTP STV RR Carbon Fiber boat which I believe will run at Rucker this weekend.

Rick



http://i53.tinypic.com/2janjnm.jpg
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[SANTAFE]

Didn't mean to start any chit!:nonod: A friend told me they were building stvs in canada. I'm sure they are just look alikes. Full Throttle is the way to go as evidenced by the beautiful boat in mikeyjr's pic.:thumbsup: stvs may not be as fast as allisons but they are my favorite boat.
I'm not even going to ask about the dead horse issue!:confused:

[David]

NASS boats in Canada were based on the STV according to their website. The design was modified. Someone here described Mike Nass as 'a genius' when making accolades about his quality. I've never seen any of his product.

http://www.haulinnassraceboats.com/

[FrenchPhil]

I don't know about the build quality of Nass boats but why pay more than Jack's boats ?

[Fish]

NASS boats in Canada were based on the STV according to their website. The design was modified. Someone here described Mike Nass as 'a genius' when making accolades about his quality. I've never seen any of his product.

http://www.haulinnassraceboats.com/

If he was a genius he probably could have built his own boat.


straight from their site:


Question: Your boats look a lot like an STV… What’s the deal?

Answer: Well, your right on the money… How I got into this was I wanted to buy an STV River Rocket, but as you probably know, Roarke Summerford who originally designed several different STV’s over the years has long since ceased building them… The different molds have been passed around through several hands over the years and as I understand it, the Euro and River Rocket decks and Mod VP hull mold, now reside in the South East, and I’ve heard another drag mold sits in Easter Canada and I believe I have the Ski Hull Mold with the Inverted-V. BTW… this particular hull design is the one that has hit the fastest known speed for a hull of this type at just a tick over 151 mph on radar. Anyway, the last guy who had them (River Rocket Molds) was only building the odd one, mainly for friends, so after waiting for several years with no luck being able to buy a new one or even find a good used one, I decided I had to take matters into my own hand. I knew there was some of the old Cougar Boats guys around, plus some from Eagle (Drag Boats) and I though if I could pull some of these resources together, we might have something… So off I went… I borrowed heavily from the STV deck designs and in my opinion cleaned them up significantly… If you notice the originals had these goofy looking steering cable exit tubes that just are not relevant anymore, so we got rid of those… As well I’m into clean and smooth, so we removed the recession in the deck sides and got rid of the lovers in the rear corners… again just to clean it up… We then flattened the dash to allow more flexibility when rigging the dash area, the stock set-up really limited you with the raised area for the center steering… and finally made it a 15 inch style transom… so no cutting or putting a plug in the 20 inch mold is needed. Again, we just cleaned it up and made what I consider a cleaner, straighter boat. .
IMHO, this guy is either a thief and a liar or an idiot. Not sure i would want to buy something like a high performance boat from either type, especially when you can buy a real stv, with stv quality, performance, and resale value, instead of a cheap splash from a used up mold he got from a guy who splashed a stv and stole from the former owner... a trend that appears to be continuing with the new owner.