The First I/O C 306 Predator Rigging has been started !!

[bor]

I just thought too make a new thread on the rigging of my new Predator cat whit I/O ,
After a few weeks making measurements and put in engine to see what we can do I finally put in the saw and dril !
So the holes for drives are been cut and drives are on to see if it all worked out as I thought it would be on paper .... and it did !!:smiletest:

Next week I will pull the transoms assy s and seal all the cuts to prevent water infusing and then They will go on for a long time .

[AZMIDLYF]

Nice!!

[Baja170]

Damn Armand, that thing is SICK. You have the skills and the shop to do it in, can't wait to hear how it runs.

[NICE PAIR]

"Lookin Good"

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[noli]

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[Lake rat Skater]

What is it getting for power?

[Scream And Fly]

Very nice bor, please keep the photos and updates coming!
Greg

[bor]

Nice pair , thx for the rotation of the pics ! Some how they show up this way while the are normal on my laptop !

Power gonna be 2 500 hp ls engines

thx Greg ! Yes I will upload pics during the rigging !

[WILDMAN]

Is this the boat that was for sale at the Miami boat show?

[JPEROG]

Is this the boat that was for sale at the Miami boat show?It is the boat that was there but he already owned it and allowed it to be displayed.

Joe

[bor]

It is the boat that was there but he already owned it and allowed it to be displayed.

Joe

like joe say , I bought the boat from the rendering before it was build as I was looking at a 25-28 ft cat to put in twin ls engines and during visiting the factory and taking measurements it came out it would not fit we start talking about a c 30 and I wanted a wrap arround windshield so we made a deal that predator could make the first c 306 to show to the public in Miami and I had the oppertunity to own a flat deck whit wrap around windshield that was my dream boat :)

[BUD]

Cool. I have never seen the inside of an ITS

[FUJIMO]

I just thought too make a new thread on the rigging of my new Predator cat whit I/O ,
After a few weeks making measurements and put in engine to see what we can do I finally put in the saw and dril !
So the holes for drives are been cut and drives are on to see if it all worked out as I thought it would be on paper .... and it did !!:smiletest:

Next week I will pull the transoms assy s and seal all the cuts to prevent water infusing and then They will go on for a long time .
Coming along nicely. What did you cut the X-demension at? 20-21 inches...or?

[NICE PAIR]

Nice pair , thx for the rotation of the pics ! Some how they show up this way while the are normal on my laptop !

Power gonna be 2 500 hp ls engines

thx Greg ! Yes I will upload pics during the rigging !

Power gonna be 2 500 hp ls engines ...... "Nice Pair" ;-)

[Boss]

Looking good Bor!!! I'm interested to see what the finished weight is.

[Baja170]

They are not just any ls engines either. I have seen photos and they are bad ass power plants built by a very specialized race shop. I can't wait to see how it runs.

[tmoore]

Very cool! The LS/Bravo set up has been great in my 24 Skater. I thought a 28 would be fun, but the 306 is better!

[MeCapnDave]

Armand, Thanks for the update !!! Really looking forward to the LS installation. I think it's a great combination !!

[Scream And Fly]

Looking good!

[bor]

Coming along nicely. What did you cut the X-demension at? 20-21 inches...or?

if i say that i have to kill you !!😎😇
but its a bit more then you think

[Baja170]

I am looking forward to photos of you putting those bad ass looking LS Engines into position. Nice boat, should be a lot of fun.

[bor]

I am looking forward to photos of you putting those bad ass looking LS Engines into position. Nice boat, should be a lot of fun.

Me too Will !!
All good over there ?

Have done a lot measuring and now start to build some custom offshore mounts for the ls engines ,very busy on work so a little less time for the boat but thats good as we need the $$$ for the second engine !

[bor]

Very cool! The LS/Bravo set up has been great in my 24 Skater. I thought a 28 would be fun, but the 306 is better!

Hey tim ! Yes it would be a hell off a ride cant wait till its finished but it will take a while but Im sure its worth it !

How is youre auwsome rig doing still running strong ?

[Rayzor]

like joe say , I bought the boat from the rendering before it was build as I was looking at a 25-28 ft cat to put in twin ls engines and during visiting the factory and taking measurements it came out it would not fit we start talking about a c 30 and I wanted a wrap arround windshield so we made a deal that predator could make the first c 306 to show to the public in Miami and I had the oppertunity to own a flat deck whit wrap around windshield that was my dream boat :)

Cool story! Good for you, it should be a really nice rig when it's all done. :cheers:

[FUJIMO]

if i say that i have to kill you !!
but its a bit more then you think
Its not rocket science. After setting up a few hundred Bravo's as new installations, and all they're aftermarket variants, I have an idea. What you might think is top secret, is not. There are so many different variables that come into play when deciding an initial X-demension, that they usually don't apply to anyone elses boat, and that can even include a simular boat, out of the same mold. Every boat is rigged a bit different, depending on the customers use & needs, even with the same power & drives. The X-demension you go with, will not apply to someone elses cat, due to strake placement, thru-hulls, transom angle, fuel and/or water tank placements and capacities, payload(s), prop rotations, prop types/sizes, hull lift, intended speeds, hull weight, etc., just to name a few. Your X certainly does not tranfer to a V-hull, or any other boat. So...for "some" of these reasons I mention, its really not that important that we know. Just thought I'd ask. (P.S...Good luck & have fun with the build.)

[bor]

Its not rocket science. After setting up a few hundred Bravo's as new installations, and they're variants, I have an idea. What you might think is top secret, is not. There are so many different variables that come into play when deciding an initial X-demension, that they usually don't apply to anyone elses boat, and that can even include a simular boat, out of the same mold. Every boat is rigged a bit different, depending on the customers use & needs, even with the same power & drives. The X-demension you go with, will not apply to someone elses cat, due to strake placement, thru-hulls, transom angle, fuel and/or water tank placements and capacities, payload(s), prop rotations, hull lift, intended speeds, hull weight, etc., just to name a few. Your X certainly does not tranfer to a V-hull, or any other boat. So...for "some" of these reasons I mention, its really not that important that we know. Just thought I'd ask. (P.S...Good luck with the build.)

It just was yoke, sorry for that :) and didnt remember exactly so just checked it Im at 23 5/6 ,I have asked a lot guys but no real answers any where so I wanted to start high as possible because you always can come down but this is the highest as I could go on the transom otherwise I started 1-1.5 " higher and just have gone testing whit spacers and see what happen . I m now even whit the bottom whit standard length lowers and have a set -2" so I should swap to -3 imco s if I still want to try that

[FUJIMO]

Sounds good. Sometimes exhaust exits & transom & deck height become an issue too. Not to mention...I'm out of room!...Where the heck am I going to mount this steering & tabs??? lol...

[bor]

Sounds good. Sometimes exhaust exits & transom & deck height become an issue too. Not to mention...I'm out of room!...Where the heck am I going to mount this steering & tabs??? lol...

ha ha same here ! I thought we had enough room for engines and drives after calculating .... and drawing sketches how high we should raise the deck but ....not !
But like you say it s all different and this is the first i/o beside the one Amt build but we asked for some info there but they would not give that so I m making my own plan and see what happend on this hight ,first stock lowers and 4 and 5 blade props and then whit the -2" lowers and same props and making notes ,also have a set 1" spacers to put in the test sessions .

but first we have to finish her as I don t have limited funds and spare time it will take a while but will be fun to see what and how it will perform

Thx !

[tmoore]

Hey tim ! Yes it would be a hell off a ride cant wait till its finished but it will take a while but Im sure its worth it !

How is youre auwsome rig doing still running strong ?

Still going strong. I just pulled it out and fired it up for the first time this season.
I'm just ready to see yours going!

[tmoore]

Mine are 1 1/2" above the bottom and I think another 1/2 up would be better.

[bor]

Mine are 1 1/2" above the bottom and I think another 1/2 up would be better.

I would liked to start at 3.5" above and then go down but that is not possible so we see how it will do at 2" above or maybe lower its all depending on testing as no body have done this set up so we will see , also like Fujimo say there are a lot things that are involded in it a simple prop change can make a world of differents

[Baja170]

I bet your checkbook and CC are getting worn out man.

[FUJIMO]

Did you say you are using standard Bravo One drives? If you are, how will you be getting cooling system water? (Or did I miss this in the thread somewhere?)

[bor]

Did you say you are using standard Bravo One drives? If you are, how will you be getting cooling system water? (Or did I miss this in the thread somewhere?)
I thought I mentioned it , Bravo sportmasters lowers and if I have not enough water whit the -2" I make seperate water intakes in the hull
Maybe you mean Tim he have normal bravo 1 drives on his 24 skater

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[FUJIMO]

...Bravo sportmasters lowers and if I have not enough water whit the -2" I make seperate water intakes in the hull...


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Excellent. You should have sufficient pressure/volume...:thumbsup: ...And the ITS is the only way to fly.

[tmoore]

I thought I mentioned it , Bravo sportmasters lowers and if I have not enough water whit the -2" I make seperate water intakes in the hull
Maybe you mean Tim he have normal bravo 1 drives on his 24 skater

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Yes, I have regular Bravo 1 drives that I've lengthened the skegs on. I really need to convert them to 1 1/4 propshafts, I've broken 2 of them.
I'm also running through hull water pickups.

[mr fun]

excellent thread! love out of the box thinking :iagree: :cheers: :thumbsup:

[Baja170]

bor will have this thing running as well as it can. He is not just any boater, he is a skilled mechanic, machines whatever he needs, does pretty much anything he wants, and he has a hell of a good New Years party, I have the video. ;)

Looks like things are moving along there, looking good. I am sure you will get the most out of the Predator and I hope you like it. No chine walk there anymore. Do you ever drive your V you sold your Brother-in-law just for fun? What did he repower with?

Things are going well here, hope to run my Intimidator tomorrow, going down to change the registration numbers from NY to TN and be all legal and stuff in a couple hours and then prime the fuel system and if I get done early enough try block off the transom mounted water pickup and hopefully use my IMCO lower cone adapter on the sportie or figure out a way to get her fired up on the hose and the fogging oil out of it and scan it while running on the hose just to make sure no faults.

[bor]

I bet your checkbook and CC are getting worn out man.

You must be good in bets !! Yes it is but we have lot of work so we can keep the project going on step by step !


bor will have this thing running as well as it can. He is not just any boater, he is a skilled mechanic, machines whatever he needs, does pretty much anything he wants, and he has a hell of a good New Years party, I have the video. ;)

Looks like things are moving along there, looking good. I am sure you will get the most out of the Predator and I hope you like it. No chine walk there anymore. Do you ever drive your V you sold your Brother-in-law just for fun? What did he repower with?

Things are going well here, hope to run my Intimidator tomorrow, going down to change the registration numbers from NY to TN and be all legal and stuff in a couple hours and then prime the fuel system and if I get done early enough try block off the transom mounted water pickup and hopefully use my IMCO lower cone adapter on the sportie or figure out a way to get her fired up on the hose and the fogging oil out of it and scan it while running on the hose just to make sure no faults.

Thx for the kind words Will !
I never have sold my 21 ,still have it and there s a 5.0 mpi in it but still need a drive as the one I had is been sold and also have to hook everything on the engine but its hard to work on that while the cat is next to it !
But its fun to steer it out of the chinewalk and keep it balanced
We are now fabricate a couple of custom alluminium offshore mounts for the ls and make some inserts that I have to build in the cockpit floor to mount the seats ,for the show we had them screwed down simple as I wanted to figure out the right spot for the seats back home .The outside can be bolt thru the floor in to the sponson but the inside is above the tunnel so have to make a insert in the floor that hold them secure in the rough .

Great to here everything is ok ! Shoot me a couple pics thru fb or text of the intimidator and tell me how it runs !

[MeCapnDave]

Hello Armand, I had dinner with Doug Wright Saturday night and he's excited about seeing your boat finished. The majority of these are running outboards so yours will be pretty special. LS Motors are certainly the future of powering pleasure boats and GM's new LT4 with 650 HP would be an excellent choice in your boat or a 32DW. With a pair of 540 hp Merc blue motors he said the 32 would run 124. With your lighter LS derived power plants 124 shouldn't be a problem. He also told me to apologize because he truly didn't know what the X dimension and height of the drives were on these boats as he's focused on the running surface design and not on the setups !!!! Keep those pictures coming !!!

[bor]

After a few busy weeks at work finally had some time to go on whit the allu engine mounts hope to finish them in the next week , plan is to put engines on a 3 ft alluminium rail so we can shift whit them forth and back to find a sweet spot .
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[Rayzor]

Hello Armand, I had dinner with Doug Wright Saturday night and he's excited about seeing your boat finished. The majority of these are running outboards so yours will be pretty special. LS Motors are certainly the future of powering pleasure boats and GM's new LT4 with 650 HP would be an excellent choice in your boat or a 32DW. With a pair of 540 hp Merc blue motors he said the 32 would run 124. With your lighter LS derived power plants 124 shouldn't be a problem. He also told me to apologize because he truly didn't know what the X dimension and height of the drives were on these boats as he's focused on the running surface design and not on the setups !!!! Keep those pictures coming !!!

Not saying this new rig isn't going to run mid 120s, but do realize that a 32DW is a much faster hull with the same power than a C306. I think this is a great project, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results! I agree with CapnDave, keep the pics and info coming! :cheers:

[Baja170]

Man you are doing it freestyle Armand! Good for you. Wish I could fabricate stuff and had your shop here. Looking forward to your next visit to the US or maybe the wife and I can come see you somtime.

[bor]

Not saying this new rig isn't going to run mid 120s, but do realize that a 32DW is a much faster hull with the same power than a C306. I think this is a great project, and I'm looking forward to seeing the results! I agree with CapnDave, keep the pics and info coming! :cheers:

Rayzor , We will see what happen It doesn t have to go mid 120 , I want to have a light weight easy to tow cat that handle some nasty water we can get here on the inland lake most of the time will be cruising from town to town and there are not many 100 + mph boats here so probably she will be one of the fastest if some one want to try :)

like you say we will see what happens when ready and play whit some propshaft heights and weight distrubition .

[bor]

Man you are doing it freestyle Armand! Good for you. Wish I could fabricate stuff and had your shop here. Looking forward to your next visit to the US or maybe the wife and I can come see you somtime.

One way or another we will get a beer somewhere together ! You and your wife are more then welcome here as well !

[Rayzor]

Rayzor , We will see what happen It doesn t have to go mid 120 , I want to have a light weight easy to tow cat that handle some nasty water we can get here on the inland lake most of the time will be cruising from town to town and there are not many 100 + mph boats here so probably she will be one of the fastest if some one want to try :)

like you say we will see what happens when ready and play whit some propshaft heights and weight distrubition .

I think you're putting together a great rig! I originally wanted to put small blocks in my Skater 30, but to achieve the speed I wanted (150mph), the only way small blocks could attain that was if they were race gas motors that would require lots of maintenance. If you're not chasing crazy mph #s, your setup is going to be better than a pair of big blocks. Please weigh your motors, complete with motor mounts, ready to drop in the boat (no headers), as I'd like to see the actual difference in weight from my 588ci Sterlings. I weighed the motors before they were put in the boat, complete as you see in the attached pics, and they weighed 801 #s apiece. And my 30 complete, dry, weighed 6,850 #s before it ever had fuel in it or hit the water. If your rig is under 7,000 #s when it's complete and has an honest 650hp aside, it should run past 120mph pretty easily. :thumbsup:

[bor]

I think you're putting together a great rig! I originally wanted to put small blocks in my Skater 30, but to achieve the speed I wanted (150mph), the only way small blocks could attain that was if they were race gas motors that would require lots of maintenance. If you're not chasing crazy mph #s, your setup is going to be better than a pair of big blocks. Please weigh your motors, complete with motor mounts, ready to drop in the boat (no headers), as I'd like to see the actual difference in weight from my 588ci Sterlings. I weighed the motors before they were put in the boat, complete as you see in the attached pics, and they weighed 801 #s apiece. And my 30 complete, dry, weighed 6,850 #s before it ever had fuel in it or hit the water. If your rig is under 7,000 #s when it's complete and has an honest 650hp aside, it should run past 120mph pretty easily. :thumbsup:

Thx Razor ! I m always a big fan of your boat and wanted a 28 or 30 skater bad but could not afford one so now have this on whit a lot help from the builder to get me a deal on the first wrap around .
Also really wanted the arnesons but had bought a set xr its allready so that s what I have and gonna use now unless I can sell them at a decent price ,that will give a few extra mph !

Weighing the motors is what I wanted to do just like you to see the difference in weight so we can compare it whit the bb and sb marine engines . also gonna try to weight the bare hull so we know what that weight before we put anything in and of course the final dry weight when ready !
Unfortunely I will be arround 500- 550 hp a side as I now have one stroked 406 ls engine that I used to run in my 21 v hull that push out 560 hp but want to swap cams to get rid of the reversion and can be quite arround the docks as thats a issue here in europe ,and the ls is really nasty I had people fall of the dock when started and it idle at 950 rpm even whit some silencers in it .

but we will see what she does !

Ill keep you guys posted

[Baja170]

I think you're putting together a great rig! I originally wanted to put small blocks in my Skater 30, but to achieve the speed I wanted (150mph), the only way small blocks could attain that was if they were race gas motors that would require lots of maintenance. If you're not chasing crazy mph #s, your setup is going to be better than a pair of big blocks. Please weigh your motors, complete with motor mounts, ready to drop in the boat (no headers), as I'd like to see the actual difference in weight from my 588ci Sterlings. I weighed the motors before they were put in the boat, complete as you see in the attached pics, and they weighed 801 #s apiece. And my 30 complete, dry, weighed 6,850 #s before it ever had fuel in it or hit the water. If your rig is under 7,000 #s when it's complete and has an honest 650hp aside, it should run past 120mph pretty easily. :thumbsup:

Those are a work of art. Absolutely stunning. Can't wait to hear what bor comes up with for weight. 801 is not bad for those bad ass power plants! Holy moly!!

I wish someone would buy bor's sweet drives so he can get arnesons for the boat and get it as efficient as possible. His drives are brand new in teh original crates straight from Mercury Racing. Post of apic of them Armand. Maybe someone here will buy them.

[bor]

Those are a work of art. Absolutely stunning. Can't wait to hear what bor comes up with for weight. 801 is not bad for those bad ass power plants! Holy moly!!

I wish someone would buy bor's sweet drives so he can get arnesons for the boat and get it as efficient as possible. His drives are brand new in teh original crates straight from Mercury Racing. Post of apic of them Armand. Maybe someone here will buy them.

Yeah your right Will ! There pics of the drives on the boat here !
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[bor]

so we had a long afternoon /evening of welding and finished the mounts so the next task is to get the rail on the right spot on the stringers and determ the bolt holes after that I will cut some pieces out so there become even lighter and better looking .

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[bor]

I think you're putting together a great rig! I originally wanted to put small blocks in my Skater 30, but to achieve the speed I wanted (150mph), the only way small blocks could attain that was if they were race gas motors that would require lots of maintenance. If you're not chasing crazy mph #s, your setup is going to be better than a pair of big blocks. Please weigh your motors, complete with motor mounts, ready to drop in the boat (no headers), as I'd like to see the actual difference in weight from my 588ci Sterlings. I weighed the motors before they were put in the boat, complete as you see in the attached pics, and they weighed 801 #s apiece. And my 30 complete, dry, weighed 6,850 #s before it ever had fuel in it or hit the water. If your rig is under 7,000 #s when it's complete and has an honest 650hp aside, it should run past 120mph pretty easily. :thumbsup:

i just weight my Engine whit all parts so its ready to go in the boat only not attached but put on top of it ! :))

it came out at 232kg = 512 lbs less headers but including the 22lbs heat exanger for closed Cooling

the bravo its set up is 116kg = 255 lbs
the. We have a drive shaft thats about 20 lbs so the propulsion package Will be about 800 lbs each Side

the empty hull is 3284 lbs so im curious where we come out in the end !

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[noli]

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[Rayzor]

i just weight my Engine whit all parts so its ready to go in the boat only not attached but put on top of it ! :))

it came out at 232kg = 512 lbs less headers but including the 22lbs heat exanger for closed Cooling

the bravo its set up is 116kg = 255 lbs
the. We have a drive shaft thats about 20 lbs so the propulsion package Will be about 800 lbs each Side

the empty hull is 3284 lbs so im curious where we come out in the end !

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Congrats, those motors are really light! Your motors are almost 300#s apiece lighter than mine, and your drives are about 70#s lighter apiece than mine (I believe my ASD 7s are 320#s with transmissions and steering). So your complete drive package is approximately 750#s lighter than mine, but I'm guessing your boat is a little heavier - Pete never weighed my bare hull, but he said he thought it weighed right around 3,000#s. Just doing a quick rundown of the #s, I'm going to guess that your complete rig will come in around 6,200-6,500#s, complete - ready for the water with no fuel. Mine is probably just shy of 7,000#s (weighed 6,800#s when it left Skater with no tie-bar or props on it). With the power you will have (hp/torque), I'd say you should figure your gear/prop/max rpm for teens. I think it's going to be tough for your setup to run 120+, but I'm pretty certain it'll run better than 110. You always want to start on the conservative side when building a new combination - it's better to be able to over spin your gear/prop combination than to not be able to pull it if you start too tall. Just for reference with boats similar size/power - I know of two 32' Spectres and one 29' DCB in my area that all have 550-650hp aside (naturally aspirated Mercury and Ilmor powered boats) and all three are running between 116-122. You'll definitely be lighter, but also have less horsepower and torque. Keep up the good work, it's cool to see you doing something different - and with your own blood, sweat and tears! :thumbsup:

[Chaz]

Well the nice thing about the LS series of engines is that they come with cross bolted main caps , large diameter cam tunnels that are way up out of the way of the rotating assembly , short pushrods and 15* large valve heads from the factory. Add a pair of Borg/Warner airwerks 62 or 66 mm hair driers and a mega-squirt gold box and it's easy to make 1000 HP on pump gas and over 1500 on a load of 110 .
Chaz= thinking it would scoot along pretty good with 3000 beans .... ;)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRdu_w84Rk

[AZMIDLYF]

That's funny Chaz...been following Nelson for a while. He's been at this for many years and knows his way around these LS motors.

[bor]

Well the nice thing about the LS series of engines is that they come with cross bolted main caps , large diameter cam tunnels that are way up out of the way of the rotating assembly , short pushrods and 15* large valve heads from the factory. Add a pair of Borg/Warner airwerks 62 or 66 mm hair driers and a mega-squirt gold box and it's easy to make 1000 HP on pump gas and over 1500 on a load of 110 .
Chaz= thinking it would scoot along pretty good with 3000 beans .... ;)



www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRdu_w84Rk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRdu_w84Rk)

Thats a freaking powerplant ! but no way that would fit in the engine bay !:cheers:

[Chaz]

That's funny Chaz...been following Nelson for a while. He's been at this for many years and knows his way around these LS motors.

Then I'm sure your familiar with the "sloppy mechanic's" series of video's as well ... LOL


Thats a freaking powerplant ! but no way that would fit in the engine bay !:cheers:

No room in a Corvette engine bay either , that's why they hang em ten feet away under the rear bumper .... :D
Just food for thought in case you wake up one morning and think making twice the power seems like something you feel like doing ... :thumbsup:

[bor]

We have some work done , on side the engine rail is ready and mounted for a test fit .
the other side we have measured and gonna. Do some adjustments to make the other side fit properly we have made the rails so that we can move the engine 5" either way to the front or back .
now we can make the shafts on the correct length .

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[MeCapnDave]

Thanks for the update !!! A lot of us over here are looking forward to seeing her fly !!!

[FUJIMO]

Works progressing nicely. I recommend using Architectual Angle, not Structural. 4'' x 6'' x 1/2'' works great for just about everything, stringer mount related. It comes in 20' sticks.

[MeCapnDave]

Hey Armand, Any updates??? Hopefully you've been busy putting this all together !!!

[bor]

Hey Armand, Any updates??? Hopefully you've been busy putting this all together !!!

Hey Captain !

Yes very busy but also whit other things beside the boat as we need to keep funds coming !
We have finished up the second set engine mounts and put them in and drop down my engine i allready have and the test fitting engine to see if it all work out like we thought it would , also have ad some weight to the test engine so weight is same as engine that is complete and put on the drives transoms ,props ,tie bar and drive lines in the boat .

after that we lifted her on one sling to see where the cg point ( got the info from Dough ) is on this moment so we can shift weight whit all other parts that have to be mounted like trim pumps , batteries sea strainers ect .

Now busy selling my old headers as they are to high and ordering new ones from imco and sea strainers and other rigging parts so we can go on whit that , also looking into the fuel set up where to place the low pressure pumps , catch tanks and high pressure pumps and filters

well thats about it sir !

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[NICE PAIR]

Hey Captain !

Yes very busy but also whit other things beside the boat as we need to keep funds coming !
We have finished up the second set engine mounts and put them in and drop down my engine i allready have and the test fitting engine to see if it all work out like we thought it would , also have ad some weight to the test engine so weight is same as engine that is complete and put on the drives transoms ,props ,tie bar and drive lines in the boat .

after that we lifted her on one sling to see where the cg point ( got the info from Dough ) is on this moment so we can shift weight whit all other parts that have to be mounted like trim pumps , batteries sea strainers ect .

Now busy selling my old headers as they are to high and ordering new ones from imco and sea strainers and other rigging parts so we can go on whit that , also looking into the fuel set up where to place the low pressure pumps , catch tanks and high pressure pumps and filters

well thats about it sir !

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[bor]

A bit later then planned but still worth it I think , I found a set of my always wanted Arneson Asd 7 M drives ! :thumbsup:
After a week of thinking if I would go that route because we have to fill the notch change the engine mounts and fill the holes that I made for the bravo s again we will throw away a lot of work !
But as it was first my idea to build my dream boat whit those drives and ls engines to get a bulletproof lightweight efficiency boat I pulled the trigger !

So we are back to start again !

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[noli]

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[bor]

A Little update as we now had to start over basicly , we have put the Boat upside down so we can work on both sponsons and Also do it much easier this way .

we made a Mold of the last 1.5 ft of the running surface so we have exactly the shape to fill the notch and Also make the running surface longer .

now the Molds are done we make inserties to put in that Will give us water ramps that provide the cool water to the transom mount pick Ups .

i hope we Will be able to start making a product next weekend and have Those ready to put in the notch end of this month because when this is done we can shape it And turn it back again to start On the Inside to build up The coring and Inside laminate and stringers so we are Back where we start of !

[MeCapnDave]

I was in Maastricht a couple weeks ago but didnt have enough time to come see you. I was gonna catch a train to Amsterdam. That is a lot of work to change directions but you'll love the Arnesons !! Keep the updates coming !!!

[bor]

I was in Maastricht a couple weeks ago but didnt have enough time to come see you. I was gonna catch a train to Amsterdam. That is a lot of work to change directions but you'll love the Arnesons !! Keep the updates coming !!!

Dave , then You was pretty close ! Should have been fun to See You here but im sure we can make that happen another time and hopefully the Boat is finished by then so we can take it out or at least You can see here finished as now it look worse then The last time You saw it !

If You ever Fly to AMS and have a Little time give me call as I m only 10 min from there i can always pick You up even if it would be for a Hr or two .

[bor]

Well it’s been a long time and a lot of work but the notches are filled whit waterramps build in inside all coring and stringers build back in .
boat is now I paintshop to completely being redone inside and out after that we can put back all rigging and windshield and start where we left a while ago


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[NICE PAIR]

Well it’s been a long time and a lot of work but the notches are filled whit waterramps build in inside all coring and stringers build back in .
boat is now I paintshop to completely being redone inside and out after that we can put back all rigging and windshield and start where we left a while ago


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Nice work bor .... "Looking Good"

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[bor]

Thx nice pair for getting those pics right side up !

[Double Rigged]

Is this the same boat that was at Miami Boat Show 2yrs ago.

[JPEROG]

I think it was three years ago-yes.

Joe

[bor]

Is this the same boat that was at Miami Boat Show 2yrs ago.

Yes it’s was Ron in 2016 , you gave me a bunch of at advise at your work about electronics back then :)

[Double Rigged]

Man how time flies. Wish you the best!

[noli]

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Awesome work

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[bor]

Finally ready for paint , all epoxy primer sanded down , cockpit floor have new anti slip as Original had to sanded down to get adhesion , side gun whale have new paint and clear over the carbon and is all covered up so painter can walk in the cockpit to spray the dashboard and rest of the cockpit
Get here cleaned inside and out to get to the paint booth
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[FUJIMO]

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[bor]

Got her back from paint shop need to cure for some days but look great again !421331

[NICE PAIR]

Got her back from paint shop need to cure for some days but look great again !

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[bor]

It’s bin a while since I made a update , I have made ss mounting plates that are glued down whit epoxy and glassed so we stay where we are during a wild ride .

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also sold the arnesons and laid my hands on a pair 400 s which is not the coolest set up but the smartest on the long run , yesterday we put a pair str brackets and engines on so we can measure all steering and wiring on the right length .

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[Trimmed Out15]

Looking good, any updates on the V21?

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