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First launch a SUCCESS!! Black Max floats
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| jamesgt727 |
Posted on 04/08/13 - 10:42 AM
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The maiden voyage was this past Friday in Homosassa at the GCBWOA get together. The boat behaved and ran really well. I appreciate all who were involved in making this happen, my boys and I really appreciated all of your efforts. Please let me know what you think!
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 10:45 AM
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Quite possibly one of the finest examples of a customized Boston Whaler I've ever seen!
Well done!
Do you have a video of her running? Also....what did you GPS at on the top end?
Cliff
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 11:46 AM
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James, that has to be the sweetest 15 I've ever seen. Congratulations on getting the work completed and in use. I'll second the request for a link to a video and some GPS numbers. We should have a poll to guess your top end!
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| wannabe |
Posted on 04/08/13 - 12:08 PM
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Sweeeeeeeeeet! A nice blend of the wood along with chrome accessories. What did you put on your brightwork and how many coats?
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 1:24 PM
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ursaminor wrote:
James, that has to be the sweetest 15 I've ever seen. Congratulations on getting the work completed and in use. I'll second the request for a link to a video and some GPS numbers. We should have a poll to guess your top end!
My bet is upwards of 65mph!!!
Cliff
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 3:46 PM
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Nice looking 15 footer there. I know she turns heads every where you go. Makes me want to run in the yard and start stripping mine down this afternoon.
Looks gerat
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 3:46 PM
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Looks good
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 6:15 PM
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wannabe wrote:
Sweeeeeeeeeet! A nice blend of the wood along with chrome accessories. What did you put on your brightwork and how many coats?
Thanks a lot for the positive comments. Case Boatworks did the wood finishing and rub rail. He didn't exactly tell me how he did it, but from what I gathered, there are five to eight coats of varnish, sanded with 320 between each coat, then after a full cure he sprays some proprietary blend of acrylic over for at least five coats, with 90 minute cure between coats. Finish is pretty amazing, and watertight, all holes, cuts, and screw points had to be pre planned so they could be sealed.
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 8:06 PM
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Sweetest 15 footer ever! I love the fuel tank, that thing rocks!
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Posted on 04/08/13 - 8:07 PM
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C'mon Larry, "looks good" you can do better than that!
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It needs an Edson steering wheel. Look them up.
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ursaminor wrote:
James, that has to be the sweetest 15 I've ever seen. Congratulations on getting the work completed and in use. I'll second the request for a link to a video and some GPS numbers. We should have a poll to guess your top end!
My bet is 57 mph!
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Posted on 04/09/13 - 7:51 AM
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jflots, I love those, and I have one with no knob on my wahoo! 1750 cc, but on this boat I only wanted to have an 11" diameter wheel, and this destroyer was all I could find. Bigger wheels did not allow for much room behind the helm. I like the destroyer type wheel because it keeps some of the original design.
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Posted on 04/09/13 - 8:16 AM
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I have a 16" stainless Edson on my 18 Outrage and love it. I've transfered it from previous boats 3 times. I believe their smallest wheel is 13".
Did you buff that scratch out? 
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Posted on 04/09/13 - 8:23 AM
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jflots wrote:
I have a 16" stainless Edson on my 18 Outrage and love it. I've transfered it from previous boats 3 times. I believe their smallest wheel is 13".
Did you buff that scratch out?
WHAT SCRATCH!?!?!?!?!?!
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Posted on 04/09/13 - 11:27 AM
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wannabe wrote:
Sweeeeeeeeeet! A nice blend of the wood along with chrome accessories. What did you put on your brightwork and how many coats?
My apologies to Mike Stennett at Nautical Lumber, I failed to mention that He and his company provided the wooden interior custom built to these specifications, complete with varnish finish. All we had to do on the interior portion of this project was cut outs, and fitting the interior to the hull, and the final acrylic over the top to achieve an automotive durable finish.
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James - congratulations on a spectacular boat. It is the finest restoration work I have ever seen. Did my 26" Mercury Laser II prop work out OK?
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That is a veary beautiful boat I have to congratulate your effort.
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Finnegan wrote:
James - congratulations on a spectacular boat. It is the finest restoration work I have ever seen. Did my 26" Mercury Laser II prop work out OK?
Finnegan, I have yet to run this boat up on a plane for more than 20 seconds. Your prop is still sitting pretty in the box with a fresh rubber hub. Thanks again for that offer, it was fantastic. I have three props to test which includes yours. I am running the 24" Laser II with the plastic flo-torq hub, I have a 22" and your 26". I am pretty confident that the motor will turn the 26" by the little run I did on Saturday. I got the motor up to 4,000 RPM pretty easy, once the prop grabbed the boat got fast.
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Posted on 04/09/13 - 1:18 PM
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I hope that when you open her up for the first time, you're on smooth water as you'll surely chine walk if you encounter the slightest chop and the hull isn't perfectly modified for higher speeds. I don't know what your boating experience entails so with that said, please be careful!
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