New boat in the water for the first time (not a V but no one is perfect)
 

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This is the only pic that I have right now, the rest are on wifey's phone and she's having technical difficulties. The good news is that it floats. The bad news is that it's a little too stern heavy for my liking. With no weight in the back of the boat, the swim platform is only about 2 inches out of the water. The scuppers are underwater all the time.

Do not have performance figures yet because there is an obstruction in the tank somewhere and the boat pulls a vacuum on the primer bulb and dies before it can get on plane. I should have this sorted by the weekend and hope to post numbers then.

I'm hoping to be really stoked on this thing

I like the new ride. Put some big red lights on her and a stop arm and you would have a water school bus. :beer:

Actually, the name of the boat is Short Bus

What is it? What is it powered with? Stop teasing us.. My guess would be Answer or Robalo.

I've seen encapsulated foam installed under the swim platforms, added flotation at rest, small enough so when your on plane they are out of the water, I can't remember who made them though

Its an Offshore 22, made by the now defunct (and optimistically named) Offshore Yachts in South Florida. I put the 1999 225 Merc and jackplate from my old V onto the back of this thing. It should fly once I get the fueling bugs worked out. From what I understand, this set of bay boat molds were passed around in the south Florida boat builders circles; there are guys on THT who claim that they are still in use but details on who may be using them are thin ... sounds like BS to me, but I like the story enough to repeat it.

That is exactly what I was thinking of/looking for. If you can find more details or some pictures of what this looks like, I'd love to see them.

Boat looks great....good luck with it.

There was an Offshore dealer in the upstate of SC for a time several years back...several of the striper guides got 22s and they are still seen on Lake Hartwell frequently...they must be good boats to have sustained the abuse for this long...:clap:

But I have long agreed w/you about the name...but that's ONLY a name...

hey having that boat on here is like taking a jap bike to a harley you no what bikers do they burn the jap bikes lol only kidding welcraft is better lol

yea its like having aussia here on a American board talking and spelling like he does!!:nut:

good luck with the boat!!