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Thread: another eBay BT
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01-21-2010 12:44 AM
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01-21-2010 07:46 AMhave a promising buuyer on my Velocity but not really feeling it on this one
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01-21-2010 10:54 PM
That a nice trailer under that BT, and its a good buy.
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01-21-2010 11:30 PM
There ya go Wet Rat, both of them for you to decide on.....
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01-22-2010 03:42 PMThanks bro--looking good. So educate me on the flat deck/raised deck? differences? Just more head room?
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01-22-2010 04:24 PM
That is the overall difference. Sax or Ratickle could chime in on what other differences there are
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01-22-2010 06:19 PMThe flat-deck handles better at high speeds. The cross section to the wind, and the center-of-gravity being lower are the main differences there. Also a little less weight. The raised deck has 6'10" of headroom at the back of the cabin, tapering to right at 6' at the foot of the bed. My wife is 5'11" and can walk all the way forward and not bump her head. The flat deck is a little less than 6' I believe.
Steve David had his for a few years and regularly took it to the Bahamas in some of the roughest stuff the Stream would throw....Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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01-23-2010 01:59 AM
Thanks guys for the particulars. Flatdeck is looking good with the cosmetic work. Trailer is about ready and the 2nd engine is dynoed and should be shipped next week. We ll see how she runs now
Last edited by endeavor1; 01-23-2010 at 09:43 PM.
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01-23-2010 03:12 PMdo all the flat decks have the raised V berth?
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01-24-2010 07:21 PMRaised meaning like the standard V berth in any other performance hull where you crawl up into the sleeping area where as on the BT you just lay "down". Here's a link to the one I saw with the "raised". I assume this is a flat deck
http://boats.iboats.com/black_thunde...ts/559060.html
Chris, I just saw yours in OSO classifieds. I love the 500 EFI's, boats out of my budget though. Story of my lifeLast edited by wet_rat; 01-24-2010 at 07:53 PM.
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01-24-2010 07:55 PM
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01-25-2010 03:05 PMHere's what I mean. This is the cabin/V berth in a xt-430 that BJ marine has. This has the "raised" V berth I am speaking of. Trying to figure out how Bob determined which hulls got the raised or the standard we are accustom to seeing.
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01-25-2010 03:20 PM
That boat was the original 43 flat deck.
They made the 43' for a bit and then introduced a version with a "raised deck" for more headroom. In 97' I think, they came out with the stepped hull, and of course offered that with a flat or raised deck. The stepped hull actually has some more freeboard than the straight bottom, so the stepped hull 43 (flat and raised decks) had more headroom than the 43' straight bottom counterparts. The 460 has even more headroom than the 43' raised deck (gives you the opportunity to try things standing up! ).
Here is a pic of the vberth in our 43' gt. You can see how the stepped hull flat deck has just a little bit more room than the straight bottom flat deck.
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01-25-2010 04:01 PM
Don Jenkins bought that flatdeck about a week and a half ago also....