2001v-drive

SNobsessed wrote: "I just missed a few waves and minor flaws in my prepwork" No one has a bigger critic than themselves.

Very true and I am a professional critic at that.

Sorry about the pics,my camera is a pita.Got the boat flipped and the vinyl looks so much better.Can't wait to get my letters next week

Kap,thats a customers blazer project.

Ryan what the purpose of that raised area on the bow?

well F and F, you have inspired me, i recenty aquired a 20ft Wellcraft center counsel, it was an outboard boat and a perfect project for me to drop a v-drive in it, I know its not a CC, but im more of a deep vee guy and spend my time on Lake Erie and its a prefered style because of the close waves...I'll start tearing into it this weekend. I have one of 2 options, a BBC or a 302 roller that i may stroke or build a Clevor. its just to nice of a hull to take down to the landfill. i have a hsw630 1.5 for the project which should be fine but prefer the 1.26 ratio. i am leaning into leaving the center counsel and will build a tower for the boat, its more of a project of curiosity. I'll post progress but first things first and tear into it and see if its possible

Eric,you should put a deisel in it.

No problem Eric,I don't think a few posts are going to make a ten page thread any worse.

Eric,
How deep is the V hull? I.E., how low can you get the engine in the bilge? Why not consider pattering it off a DD Fish where the dog house is the helm seat?

eric lavine wrote: I had a couple beers in me and was talking out my ass, this morning i dont feel like doing it lol, because of the 20 ft restrictions on my lake and the more the hp the more you pay for a surcharge im going to tag it 140 hp, i probably am leaning towards the BBC, i will do some measurements this afternoon and see if its possible to keep the center counsel where is at and possibly install a bolster behind it. i have to probably keep it a v-drive because the midship will kill space...i would imagine the hull design is close to a FN, I'll start snapping pictures when i get rolling...FF I'll start a new thread though...sorry for the intrusion

What do you pay per hp at your lake?

Anybody ever seen one of these?

Maybe you guys can help me out.I can't decide how to finish the lettering on the boat.My wife says solid white original-ish and my shop helper likes the air nautique logos.We have been arguing for two months whether or not its right to label a boat something else.Any bright ideas?

Yeah, my dad has a set of those pliers, they are used to make a nice pretty and tight twist in wires. I've only used them once, for the bolts on my drive shaft coupling, but from what I remember, you grab the two ends of the wire then pull out on the piece in the middle of the pliers and it makes a pretty twist in the wires. Not sure what they are called though.

Also, with your graphics, as custom as your going with the boat, I don't think there would be any shame in putting on the AIR decal. I believe it comes down to preference unless you were going all original, which your not. If you do go with a decal, like the AIR logo, don't do like I did and center it horizontally on the boat. Before I fill the ballast, the decal is mostly out of the water, but after I fill the ballast (1000 lbs), only about 1/2 the decal is out of the water. I should have went about 6 inches higher than center.

Ironicly their called safety wire pliers. Mostly found in aircraft mechanics tool boxxes,then race mechanics. Back in John's early career, if somethin' moved,he'd use black tape,later he'd use a cable tie. He needed something a pair of snips could open fast,cuz he had an appointment at 930 at the coffee shop

I have been watching this build and you are doing amazing work and making amazing time.

About the graphics. I would go with something custom. You built are building a custom boat so I say put some kind of graphic on it that gives you the credit. I say get something custom made that says Super Air 2001 by Your Name.

Again great work. Where are you from in OK? I live in southeast Kansas and would love to come see it when you get it done.