BradM Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Of course Rick is going to make some passes in this rig. Lucky fella! Can't wait to see how this rig performs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted December 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Making progress this morning, hope to have the hull and deck joined before the end of the day. We plan to have this rig on display in Miami in February... Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonV Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 NICE!!.......going with the Bennett Bolts. When my 40 year old hydraulics go, wait make that IF my 40 year old hydraulics go "belly up" I'm moving up to the Bolts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/21/2018 at 3:30 PM, DonV said: NICE!!.......going with the Bennett Bolts. When my 40 year old hydraulics go, wait make that IF my 40 year old hydraulics go "belly up" I'm moving up to the Bolts!! Must be a retro kit, to fit Lenco trim planes. Bennett tabs don't have screws on the bottom, dragging through the water like Lenco tabs do. Sorry, but I'm OCD about any unnecessary additional drag, and I'm surprised at how much of a spray/turbulence trail those screws make when I'm running my boat (with tabs in use most of the time - RF 16). Every little bit of slickness traveling through the water helps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lap it Up Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 I installed Bennett electrics over a year ago. I absolutely love em. The boat is coming along quite nice Skip. Keep those pics coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 Looking good! Might have to make a trip to Miami in a couple months. What size speakers are cut Skip, 7.7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 Starting to look like a boat now... Skip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzarde Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Can a repair be made to the hull with the carbon as with the fiberglass method or is there a different way of doing repairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Buzzarde said: Can a repair be made to the hull with the carbon as with the fiberglass method or is there a different way of doing repairs? Yes, there is a layer of regular glass behind the gelcoat. Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 Getting close now... Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted January 4, 2019 Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 Hey Skip, I have a lot of questions about this boat. I don’t care much about riding on it, but more about the wiring arrangement, data network and battery usage. Will the boat be available for a thorough walk through or strictly sea trials? Also, with the placement of the head unit, I assume it will be controlled via remote? Is there more coring in the console for the charger and amplifies or did you mount it to black Starboard/pvc board/custom lay up additional piece of carbon? The batteries appear to be lithium, do you have a weight savings on that alone? Plans for a trolling motor? I’m not too far from the factory and don’t mind a road trip for some q&a. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2019 13 hours ago, BradM said: Hey Skip, I have a lot of questions about this boat. I don’t care much about riding on it, but more about the wiring arrangement, data network and battery usage. Will the boat be available for a through walk through or strictly sea trials? Also, with the placement of the head unit, I assume it will be controlled via remote? Is there more coring in the console for the charger and amplifies or did you mount it to black Starboard/pvc board/custom lay up additional piece of carbon? The batteries appear to be lithium, do you have a weight savings on that alone? Plans for a trolling motor? I’m not too far from the factory and don’t mind a road trip for some q&a. Thanks! Boat is a demo we will use here for a bit and we plan to display it in Miami next month. We can set up a time for you to come here and see it. Skip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Initial launch is scheduled for Wednesday, working with our local Yamaha OEM rep who will be gathering info for a complete Yamaha Performance Bulletin... Skip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 We have the final weight as rigged and the weight savings over a standard build are really remarkable! This boat as seen in the pictures below weighs 2870lbs. Somewhat difficult to compare apples to apples here but a standard build with the same options would be around 3825lbs. a savings of about 1000lbs., that's significant! We saved 182lbs on the batteries alone using the new Lithium batteries which are 20lbs each compared to 65lbs of a 31 series lead acid battery. More to come, stay tuned as we will have the boat on the water tomorrow! Skip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Pretty incredible...Crunching some numbers, I would have to run as close to empty on fuel as possible, no batteries, no trolling motor, no stereo and no "me" to lose 1000 lbs. I know how much quicker my boat is light on fuel and without a passenger. This thing is going to move! Someone drop a 24" Bravo 1 FS off at MBG! Performance Bulletin guess is 67 with a 4 blade and 69 with a 3 blade. Real world guess is 65 with a 4 blade and 67 with a 3 blade. Can't wait to see cruise and burn rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 I bet it breaks 70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russty_son Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Looks like you guys went with the 25” f300. Why not the VF250? Looking for top speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 x2 on 70 plus running light. If I remember right JoshB was around 66-67 when running a 300. FYI. I don't have anything real pressing at work today if you guys at MBC need an extra person on the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Didn't realize they strapped a 300 on it. I'm in for 70, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linesider 159 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 I have a labbed 25.5 bravo fs and wont be working tomorrow! Hint hint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 She lives! She's light, fast and drafts very little! We have a bit more work to do yey and will be posting numbers very soon, stay tuned. Skip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeviam Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 7 hours ago, slyshon said: She's light, fast and drafts very little! Looks great! ... and very fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 14 hours ago, slyshon said: will be posting numbers very soon, stay tuned. Geez Skip, you are worse than a season finale cliffhanger! It looks to be fairly calm but how was the ride compared to the standard 23? Or is that next season too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyshon Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Much more to come on this as we have a "special" guest coming up next Tuesday to run her, someone who's not so intimidated with open throttle. I'm too damn old to go that fast... Skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradM Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 She's aired out to the step! I wonder what prop is on there....Can't wait to see what Rick pulls out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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