Converting a Race Boat into a pleasure Boat

[Wahoo 214]

Twin 525s

[MANITIE]

cool project.....will the canopy fall within the Lavin guide lines...that if you wanted to race or build a canopy for a race boat it would pass inspection...

[Wahoo 214]

I think Rick's plan is to build a 90 mph canopy similar to a bat boat style. Not a Mystic/Skater 200mph canopy.

[2TR]

cool project.....will the canopy fall within the Lavin guide lines...that if you wanted to race or build a canopy for a race boat it would pass inspection...

Yes it will.

[2TR]

I think Rick's plan is to build a 90 mph canopy similar to a bat boat style. Not a Mystic/Skater 200mph canopy.

HEY... 100mph

[MANITIE]

Yes it will.

Cool....

[Ratickle]

It's TRUCK NUTZ


Things are coming along nice, now I need to think about power

Triple 250xs
Twin 300's
Twin 280's ???

Triple 280's ??

Just buy this one and put all four on......

http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/1889992991.html

[DCP21]

We have everything cut off, lowered the deck by 6" Now its time for re-construction of the fwd deck. It looks like we are going to do a custom on-off also, set up for 4, Maybe 5,

[2TR]

Is this ever a good way to start the day when you walk into the shop?

[Ratickle]

At least they're using a funnel......

[2TR]

Back to the grind..


Last night I finished up the wood "striping" and the windsheild are.

[2TR]

my angles are at 30 degrees for the best possible deflection. I took the design and help from the aussy..

[2TR]

The overall size, length and height fit the boat perfect. The front above the windscreen will be much lower and slopped that what I have now, I just ran out of time last night.

[Offshore Ginger]

Back to the grind..


Last night I finished up the wood "striping" and the windsheild are.

l@@king g@@d guy .

[2TR]

l@@king g@@d guy .

Thanks!

But after looking at it I may change the angle from 30 to 25 degrees. The fun never stops.. lol and to be honest I have never done anything like this before, Hell I never even worked with fiberglass till I started this project so Its taking longer than expected.

[Offshore Ginger]

Thanks!

But after looking at it I may change the angle from 30 to 25 degrees. The fun never stops.. lol and to be honest I have never done anything like this before, Hell I never even worked with fiberglass till I started this project so Its taking longer than expected.

Hey guy just curious are you doing this project in Epoxy ? I gotta tell you seeing that you have never done this type of work before the beauty of everything is... if you f**k it up it can always be fixed and overall when all is said and done i think it will be a nice looker . I was just wondering what you are trying to achive with your canopy as far as what type of material you are going to use fabric / core / ext /ext and how strong ( structural ) do you plan on making the canopy ?

[2TR]

I'll be placing 1/2 inch balsa-core (sp?) over the mold I'm making. Than I'll glass and shape it into it's final design. Once thats done, I'll pop the balsa-core part off and glass the inside with a couple sheet of 1708 cloth also giving me 4 layers (and on matt layer on the outside) with a Balsa-core center.

Plus I'll have pillars built in with a roll cage.

With the F16 canopy the boat was a pin in the ass for anything other than racing, now I'll have a 4 person race/poker run boat.

[Bilgerat]

I will have to post a pic of the deal i started on my floor, Great minds think alike, Same windshield angles etc. for my 30' cat project.

[2TR]

today I changed the windshield angle from 30 degrees to 25 degrees and than "shrunk wrapped it"

This will keep the inside clean from resin and help keep the balsa-core from sticking to the part.

[Bobcat]

Looks Awesome.