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

Shrek · #1 09-20-2011, 11:24 AM

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

Hedge · #2 09-20-2011, 11:44 AM

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

Shrek · #3 09-20-2011, 11:56 AM

Actually, the name of the boat is Short Bus

RidgeRunner · #4 09-20-2011, 01:20 PM

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

spareparts · #5 09-20-2011, 07:10 PM

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

Shrek · #6 09-21-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

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

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.

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Originally Posted by spareparts

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

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.