What Boat Is This?

I thought this boat was a straightbottom in KW. Now I know the real story. It was one of the best sounding boats down there. What power is in it? Big cobras?
 
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Davis motorsport ( X reichman's ) is filled in complete.

X fury, is filled in partley and has now arnesons with a filler plate out of aluminum .

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How and why did they do this? After looking at Smarty's Freeze Frame pic that sounds to me like lots of difficult work and a lot of added weight.:confused:
 
I thought this boat was a straightbottom in KW. Now I know the real story. It was one of the best sounding boats down there. What power is in it? Big cobras?


Yes, I know Richie and Frank somehow from the races in Clearwater and KW and gotta say I´m happy the guys are getting some seattime in it.
It´s been an adjustment to get them Cobras sing but Frank can swing it.
 
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How and why did they do this? After looking at Smarty's Freeze Frame pic that sounds to me like lots of difficult work and a lot of added weight.:confused:

Weight? The boat rigged barely weighed 8300 lbs with added bulk heads, all the mods and stuff.

For P1 they had to add a lot of weight
 
So if I read this correctly, the Arneson drive 39' Phantom with Illmors (550's,625's, or 710's?), not 525 Mercs. runs 113.8 mph (that is 114 mph). Is that the final answer? I am not sure what a filler plate is and what that does to the top end, or the handling. I read that turning is affected. If the plate was remedied, would the top end improve too, or just turning? (This is not a rocker plate, right?)

Teach me...pictures are a great teaching tool, my $.02

Did JD Byrider finsh second overall in their class this year at Key West? What place did that boat finish each race, curious.?
 
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