2-Piece Tooling: A Complete Build of a 32' Vee

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A complete Slideshow from start to finish on the build of this ultra light weight 32 footer...

http://sharkeyimages.zenfolio.com/p80503318/slideshow

Check it out !

[Audiofn]

That is a cool looking ride. Have they put it in the water yet?

[MattBMiller]

Cool boat!

[Offshore Ginger]

Sharky pretty cool pics and a split mold to boot . Sharkey what is the weight and WOT of the boat ?

[Perlmudder]

that thing has a sick paintjob!

[glassdave]

Great one Tim. I always thought that was a great looking boat and an interesting build technique. what ever happened to it, did it perform well?

[Audiofn]

If my memory is correct that is the boat that the front ducts brought air down to feed the steps.

[glassdave]

If my memory is correct that is the boat that the front ducts brought air down to feed the steps.

correct

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Yes the boat has been in the water. It ran incredible. High 80's first time out. They were looking for props last I heard. That is until he ran into some engine issues. He bought a motor which was in special development or something. Unfortunately he had the engine for 2 years before he even put it in the boat and when he ran into some issues the factory didn't want to do anything for him. The engine project had since been shut down. I am not sure what the issues were, but they must have been severe enough that the owner felt with so little time on the engine something should have been done to make good on it.

So sad. After all the time and labor into this boat it has just been sitting in my friend's driveway ever since.

From what I was told, the boat ran like it was on a cushion of air. I guess with the amount of air being rammed to ventilate the steps it would have that effect.

I wish I could have gone for a ride.

The hull's weight I believe came in around 2000 pounds. The deck is 3/8' aluminum honeycomb. Nothing was spared building this boat. I think the owner just wishes he went for a different engine at this point.
The motor was to put out 600 hp with 600 lbs of torque.

Not putting anything out now for the moment...

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

that thing has a sick paintjob!

Yes indeed.

It was done by a guy named Rich. His signature is very creative.

You really need to be looking into it to understand what I mean....

[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

Sorry for the small pics. I did not shoot those, they were sent to me...

[Perlmudder]

correct

any more info about that? seems like a pretty neat idea? did it work well?

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any more info about that? seems like a pretty neat idea? did it work well?

Not well at all. It worked great !

[Steve 1]

Cool Project, I wish the engine worked out for him those were real good starting numbers for a new boat.

[stecz20]

where is that boat out of????

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It is actually a one-off project. There is no mould for the boat itself.

[26 Spyder]

That boat is beautiful! Love the custom work! Gave me a few ideas for my winter project... Time for the sawsall!

[Steve 1]

Yes indeed.

It was done by a guy named Rich. His signature is very creative.

You really need to be looking into it to understand what I mean....

Wow he had the 3D thing down cold.

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Wow he had the 3D thing down cold.

Oh yeah !!!

At a quick glance I thought is was just some kind of flames...

As I stared at it for awhile I saw what was really there....

[catmando]

Sorry to hear about the engine problems. Dyno-flo builds some nice motors at great prices;

www.dyno-flo.com

Their 700hp carb motors are priced at $12-13k and their 540/600 motor is right at $10k. The man to talk to is Scot Slotten.