Converting a Race Boat into a pleasure Boat

[Ratickle]

Did the center of gravity seem to be the same also?

 

[2TR]

The CG was fine to begin with, my concern was moving the throttleman weight from the back to the front - thats why I moved the seats a little more to center. But its the same, no as loud as I thought it would be and viability is really good, I could have made smaller windows.

 

[2TR]

This week I'll make a canopy/window canvas cover if I have time.

 

[Ratickle]

One thing I've noticed in every canopy boat I've been in, the windows should never be smaller. Glad you have good visibility. Gonna race it in St Clair?

 

[2TR]

I'm over outboards... f'em!!!

Next thread is me de-rigging the boat, cutting off the back hatch area and installing 2 LS engines with bravo drive. :banghead:

 

[Ratickle]

Uh-Oh, now what??????

 

[julianconderacing]

lucky for me that did not happen and its home ;-)

Julian

 

[Ratickle]

Welcome to Serious!!

You bought the boat?

 

[julianconderacing]

Welcome to Serious!!

You bought the boat?

Yes I bought it. It's in Florida now ;-)

Julian

 

[Ratickle]

Cool. Are you gonna race it or have a rally sweet pleasure boat?

 

[julianconderacing]

Cool. Are you gonna race it or have a rally sweet pleasure boat?

It will be raced heres my race page.

https://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/juliancondeoffshoreracing

Julian

 

[Ratickle]

Cool, Rick and I ran together in Dean's Batboat when this shot was taken for Powerboat Magazine by Freezeframe. We had a blast.

Somewhere I have a shot of your new boat, before the canopy change, on edge bad enough where I was worried they were going over. I'll dig for it when I get a chance.

 

[julianconderacing]

Cool, Rick and I ran together in Dean's Batboat when this shot was taken for Powerboat Magazine by Freezeframe. We had a blast.

Somewhere I have a shot of your new boat, before the canopy change, on edge bad enough where I was worried they were going over. I'll dig for it when I get a chance.

Yeah send me the picture ;-)

 

[2TR]

She's in Florida at her new home.. working on the new ride now.

Side note - anyone recommend a good shipper, boats in France? It's on a trailer and can be towed to the ship yard.

 

[Ratickle]

Want me to fly over and drive it here? I can put the trailer on floaties and tow it...... :sifone:

 

[julianconderacing]

She's in Florida at her new home.. working on the new ride now.

Side note - anyone recommend a good shipper, boats in France? It's on a trailer and can be towed to the ship yard.

I have a friend thats selling a Doug Wright Boat ready to race rick let me know if interested

 

[Ratickle]

Have your friend start a thread on the boat for sale in the Doug Wright section. Pics and a story or two are always good.

 

[Ratickle]

She's in Florida at her new home.. working on the new ride now.

Side note - anyone recommend a good shipper, boats in France? It's on a trailer and can be towed to the ship yard.

Have you chatted with the Peters and May guys? Maybe they can swing by and grab it with the hydros on the way back now?

 

[julianconderacing]

Cool, Rick and I ran together in Dean's Batboat when this shot was taken for Powerboat Magazine by Freezeframe. We had a blast.

Somewhere I have a shot of your new boat, before the canopy change, on edge bad enough where I was worried they were going over. I'll dig for it when I get a chance.

Did you ever find that Picture ???

Julian

 

[Ratickle]

I haven't located it yet. I think it was Harrison in 09.