Building the new/old school larry smith 26
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Had in the water for the first time with the tabs and race faring ran great but too damn hot 92 in Dana Point harbor [ATTACH=CONFIG]545477[/ATTACH]
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Looking good!
To be honest I wasn't to keen on the fairing addition from the first pics of it...but I gotta say it is certainly starting to look better and better to me.
Cheers,
Dave
To be honest I wasn't to keen on the fairing addition from the first pics of it...but I gotta say it is certainly starting to look better and better to me.
Cheers,
Dave
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Took new owner out for a test run before shipping it to Seattle. 540 Merc with shorty sportmaster 82 MPH with 4 people and 60 gallons of gas. Also with the new 3 person back seat and race hatch.
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Probably my all time favorite boat. Thank you very much for posting this thread and great info. If I had them money, no question I'd have one built.
Curious what you think of a big outboard on this boat? Any cost savings? Would an outboard negatively affect balance?
Also curious on layup. I assume fiberglass, no Kevlar or carbon fiber? Is the hull cored with wood or composite or is it solid glass? Can the layup be customized? Could you use a composite transom and a solid glass hull bottom, wood cored hull sides would be fine. Just dreaming of the perfect boat.
Curious what you think of a big outboard on this boat? Any cost savings? Would an outboard negatively affect balance?
Also curious on layup. I assume fiberglass, no Kevlar or carbon fiber? Is the hull cored with wood or composite or is it solid glass? Can the layup be customized? Could you use a composite transom and a solid glass hull bottom, wood cored hull sides would be fine. Just dreaming of the perfect boat.
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Probably my all time favorite boat. Thank you very much for posting this thread and great info. If I had them money, no question I'd have one built.
Curious what you think of a big outboard on this boat? Any cost savings? Would an outboard negatively affect balance?
Also curious on layup. I assume fiberglass, no Kevlar or carbon fiber? Is the hull cored with wood or composite or is it solid glass? Can the layup be customized? Could you use a composite transom and a solid glass hull bottom, wood cored hull sides would be fine. Just dreaming of the perfect boat.
Curious what you think of a big outboard on this boat? Any cost savings? Would an outboard negatively affect balance?
Also curious on layup. I assume fiberglass, no Kevlar or carbon fiber? Is the hull cored with wood or composite or is it solid glass? Can the layup be customized? Could you use a composite transom and a solid glass hull bottom, wood cored hull sides would be fine. Just dreaming of the perfect boat.
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WE are a custom builder we only build with the best materials all boat are vacuum bagged and cored. we have done full carbon layups. Carbon/ Kevlar what ever the customer wants we have done it. Regards Dan
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Dan, this summer Joe took me for a ride in the 26 Speedster, I absolutely love that boat, but I am more of an outboard guy...
How do you thing one would run with one of the new 300R V8 Mercurys? Would it need a 400 or 450 to run right?
How do you thing one would run with one of the new 300R V8 Mercurys? Would it need a 400 or 450 to run right?
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How does the 32 run (in classifieds) ? Probably one of the best looking boats I've see in a long time.