Super Stock Class is very competitive

**Lake rat Skater** · 07-07-2022, 08:49 PM

It is obvious the Doug wright's perform well and i think they are very pretty boats but I was amazed with the damage to the CMR boat. I know if weight is the same the skater might be behind in speed some but the fact that the Steele boat has raced for like 15 seasons and is still in one piece speaks alot about build quality.

**CUDA** · 07-07-2022, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by Lake rat Skater

It is obvious the Doug wright's perform well and i think they are very pretty boats but I was amazed with the damage to the CMR boat. I know if weight is the same the skater might be behind in speed some but the fact that the Steele boat has raced for like 15 seasons and is still in one piece speaks alot about build quality.

Winning at LOTO sealed their fate...

**mr fun** · 07-07-2022, 09:41 PM

saw where Torente blew the nose off his boat at Sarasota last weekend , the guy destroys boats on a regular basis , hmm

**Ryan Beckley** · 07-08-2022, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Lake rat Skater

It is obvious the Doug wright's perform well and i think they are very pretty boats but I was amazed with the damage to the CMR boat. I know if weight is the same the skater might be behind in speed some but the fact that the Steele boat has raced for like 15 seasons and is still in one piece speaks a lot about build quality.

The 30' Skater is a 2006 and has around 200 races on her and been rolled 4 times, but she'll be back in St Clair at the end of the month!!

**noli** · 07-08-2022, 09:08 AM

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Ryan,

who is working on Gary B.'s boat that rolled over. Has the motors been pickled?

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**Jim Speros** · 07-08-2022, 09:40 AM

T N T does Gary's rigging work. Its pretty likely it is there getting worked on.

**Ryan Beckley** · 07-08-2022, 09:48 AM

Gary's boat has been Sold to the driver, it is now in Canada, being repaired and will also be in St Clair.

Of course the motors were pickled, they had them running that afternoon.....

**Lake rat Skater** · 07-08-2022, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley

Gary's boat has been Sold to the driver, it is now in Canada, being repaired and will also be in St Clair.

Of course the motors were pickled, they had them running that afternoon.....

Is the driver still moving forward with a new Doug Wright as well or is it going elsewhere?

**Mcd** · 07-08-2022, 10:34 AM

What has happened to all the new Doug Wrights? The older 05-10 models didn't self destruct at the first big wave.

It does look like 1/2 of bondo and 2 layers of carbon?

Instead of adding lead, and taking $$$, maybe APBA should start making some lamination schedule requirements.

**Ryan Beckley** · 07-08-2022, 12:30 PM

It is currently for sale.....

Originally Posted by Lake rat Skater

Is the driver still moving forward with a new Doug Wright as well or is it going elsewhere?

**Ryan Beckley** · 07-08-2022, 12:36 PM

THE APBA does not mandate lead or specific weight, part of the intent of adding weight is for teams to add safety structure and layers and new windows in most all of the boats to make them safer.

Originally Posted by Mcd

What has happened to all the new Doug Wrights? The older 05-10 models didn't self destruct at the first big wave.

It does look like 1/2 of bondo and 2 layers of carbon?

Instead of adding lead, and taking $$$, maybe APBA should start making some lamination schedule requirements.

**Jim Speros** · 07-08-2022, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Mcd

What has happened to all the new Doug Wrights? The older 05-10 models didn't self destruct at the first big wave.

It does look like 1/2 of bondo and 2 layers of carbon?

Instead of adding lead, and taking $$$, maybe APBA should start making some lamination schedule requirements.

It is a bad situation. Looks bad for the builder and the customer. One of those times when there will probably be a lot of finger pointing and likely never know the whole story. One side of the story is the boat is bad. The other side is you asked me to build it that way. Maybe both is true. No telling.

Anyway the lighter boat allows the team to be more flexible in adding the remaining weight required by the rules. One clear benefit it allows you to put it lower in the boat making it turn better.

**noli** · 07-08-2022, 02:53 PM

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looks like Gary B. will race in a new DW32 (when it is completed) and also race in the 450R class --> S peedboat Magazine

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