Here is another new hull just arrived, It is a custon 4.2 that will have a 400 chev and New 8" two stage unit. This should be a nice set up
Here is another new hull just arrived, It is a custon 4.2 that will have a 400 chev and New 8" two stage unit. This should be a nice set up
should hussle along
looks flash. i like the size of the 4.2 a good compromise all round.
Water test today, And what a cool boat, with Rodney and myself and 60L fuel it does 94km up and 98.7 down, Not bad considering the boat size and the heavy motor. I believe the old boat with that motor and 773 did 85km
What was the old hull Mike?
Whats the hp of the 400?
Nice little boat.
It was a 132 Hamilton and they guess the motor at around 320hp. I ran it again with the engine cover on and a larger nozzle insert and got 101km 8O
101 kph! That's not bad for only 800rpm
nice looking set up :wink:
100 ks from 300ish hp.
Now thats a nice little boat, and a nice simple set up.
How much lower in the water does she it with the iron engine? Is an ls1 much lighter?
Its not too bad with the iron engine as the boats are quite wide, But it sits up like a race boat at full flight and draws bugger all water :mrgreen:
The LS1s are allot lighter but the extra weight in the back makes it an awesome big white water boat
Hi Mike.
Well done on this build.
Like the smaller hulls. Looks terrific.
Looks like a cost effective option doing a transplant from a donor boat.
Cant wait to see all interior and trimming complete.
Cheers
The owners came down today to pick up their baby and take it back to the north Island and complete the build with carpet etc, Here it is with the back seat and road cover fitted, They phoned this afternoon to say they boated the Waiau on the way past!! :mrgreen:
It was the hurunui river cause they took me for a spin ( pig islanders arent to bright), should have seen the smiles on their faces - kids in a lolly shop ! Nice boat mike , real nice. goes like a cut cat and looks mighty fine, well done.
Hey there mike ,ive been following this build and nice job by the way every thing so professional ,im fitting out my first ever boat and didnt realise what was involved,ive a very similar setup with the old 6.6 litre but much longer hull, if i can get speeds up in the 90s ill be wrapped ,just wanting to know your recommendations on who to see for the road cover. cheers butch
scanman - 10 hours ago »
It was the hurunui river cause they took me for a spin ( pig islanders arent to bright), should have seen the smiles on their faces - kids in a lolly shop ! Nice boat mike , real nice. goes like a cut cat and looks mighty fine, well done.
Yeah it is a cool boat and we are very pleased with how it has come up, Hope the guys send pics of it getting a workout up there :mrgreen:
butch az - 10 hours ago »
Hey there mike ,ive been following this build and nice job by the way every thing so professional ,im fitting out my first ever boat and didnt realise what was involved,ive a very similar setup with the old 6.6 litre but much longer hull, if i can get speeds up in the 90s ill be wrapped ,just wanting to know your recommendations on who to see for the road cover. cheers butch
Hi Butch, yes there is allot of work goes into them, The best Idea for a cover is to get 3 or 4 prices and they will differ a huge amount.
Mike
scanman - 2 days ago »
It was the hurunui river cause they took me for a spin ( pig islanders arent to bright), should have seen the smiles on their faces - kids in a lolly shop ! Nice boat mike , real nice. goes like a cut cat and looks mighty fine, well done.
might be from the north island but i do have a pretty cool boat now ,going really well infact its bad boss
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