First 32’ Doug Wright “Pleasure Boat” Ready for Testing in Two to Three Weeks
01-04-2012, 08:58 PM
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Hello Matt:
I think that was a typo the boat has been on the West Coast for 4 months.
Paint was done by Mark Morris at Visual Imagination.
As for rigging.... I would rather not name the rigger just yet... so we can finish the boat.
We will debut the boat at the Lake Havasu Boat Show which is right before the Desert Storm Poker Run.
I was hoping to get the boat done in time for the Kilo run at the Salton Sea but it does not look like we will make that time frame.
Here is a photo before it went to paint.
KAP
I think that was a typo the boat has been on the West Coast for 4 months.
Paint was done by Mark Morris at Visual Imagination.
As for rigging.... I would rather not name the rigger just yet... so we can finish the boat.
We will debut the boat at the Lake Havasu Boat Show which is right before the Desert Storm Poker Run.
I was hoping to get the boat done in time for the Kilo run at the Salton Sea but it does not look like we will make that time frame.
Here is a photo before it went to paint.
KAP
I think you said you'd been working on the project for 14 months. That's what I have in my notes. What I don't have is "on the West Coast" for 14 months. My bad. Sorry for the error.
01-04-2012, 09:01 PM
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Hence my use of the description, "dedicated-from-inception pleasure cat" in the first paragraph of the story.
01-04-2012, 09:39 PM
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I have been on this project since September of 2010 it came out West now for about 4 months.
No big deal it was great talking with you today. We should talk again in a couple of weeks for those spy photos
.If the boats you are talking about are Doug Wright designs, they began their lives as race boats and were converted for pleasure use, at least according to Wright. He did not distinguish between stern drives and outboards in our interview this morning.
Hence my use of the description, "dedicated-from-inception pleasure cat" in the first paragraph of the story.
Hence my use of the description, "dedicated-from-inception pleasure cat" in the first paragraph of the story.
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01-05-2012, 09:22 AM
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If the boats you are talking about are Doug Wright designs, they began their lives as race boats and were converted for pleasure use, at least according to Wright. He did not distinguish between stern drives and outboards in our interview this morning.
Hence my use of the description, "dedicated-from-inception pleasure cat" in the first paragraph of the story.
Hence my use of the description, "dedicated-from-inception pleasure cat" in the first paragraph of the story.
OB boats are the future in the small and midsize cats for sure.
01-05-2012, 09:41 AM
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There were at least 3 I/O pleasure boats made. Alex's Blue and Teal one, The Black and Silver One the Grant did and the Silver one that went to California.
01-05-2012, 10:38 AM
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I would be happy with a race version of the 300XS motor. If they hopped it up to 350HP and no warranty it would definitely garner some serious attention. It will probably never happen...unless outboards can somehow increase profitability for the company.
Take a look at the Black and Silver one Grant did and you will see the canopy. The Silver one that went to California Greg Faulkners boat was also a race boat convert.
Whereas the model herein is completely designed to be a pleasure boat albeit with a winning racing heritage.
KAP
P.S. CashBar is right on point when he says outboard power is the future for midsize cats under 32 feet. Reliable 100MPH performance with fuel economy to match the performance.
01-05-2012, 01:51 PM
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Interesting, as the all silver and the sil/wht/blu sterndrive boast sure look to be pleasure first. 4 seaters, but all pleasure best I can tell. I chased the silver one for months before it sold for less than I had offered previously.
OB boats are the future in the small and midsize cats for sure.
OB boats are the future in the small and midsize cats for sure.
