Seeking B28 info?

[Racing Pirate]

Does anybody know where i can find info on the Ocke Mannerfelt B28 twin outboard (eg. full specs/approx. speeds/),or even some video footage?

[savage racing]

Ask Chris D13 we have all the info.

[Racing Pirate]

No info???? Has anybody seen one run than? Thought a boat which such a good name behind it would have been more popular!

[Superchicken]

Originally Posted by Racing Pirate

No info???? Has anybody seen one run than? Thought a boat which such a good name behind it would have been more popular!

Keep digging U will find something but don't dig down here they r

[TWIN RIG]

Originally Posted by Racing Pirate

Does anybody know where i can find info on the Ocke Mannerfelt B28 twin outboard (eg. full specs/approx. speeds/),or even some video footage?

Ian Blackers b28 with twin 280 Mercs fitted with 260 electrics ran high 90's .

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by TWIN RIG

Ian Blackers b28 with twin 280 Mercs fitted with 260 electrics ran high 90's .

.... and that was with the extra weight of a canopy fitted.

[Racing Pirate]

I was told a while back the yellow (w/ orange,green,blue) carbon built b28 with twin 280's done over 110mph. Just wondering if thats a true statement or just talk? I think it raced in the UIM 4 or 6 Litre class at one point.

[Frenchbruno]

May be you are seeking after this one in 4 liters, wich made also some race in 6 liters?

[RHINO]

i think that one still belongs to max walker

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Racing Pirate

I was told a while back the yellow (w/ orange,green,blue) carbon built b28 with twin 280's done over 110mph. Just wondering if thats a true statement or just talk? I think it raced in the UIM 4 or 6 Litre class at one point.

'Wing & A Prayer'

105 I think, but Pete & co told me Blackers one was very tricky at that speed and not really up to 6 litre use. as a 4 litre boat W & A P was awesome. Low 80's, but really fantastic in pretty much all conditions.
John Miller was a cheat though, when new, it had secret belly tanks to 'bring it up to weight' for the load cell. He wound up in court (nothing unusual there) with the person who'd made all the cheat kit, and still had all the drawings etc. expose so to speak.

[Frenchbruno]

found this and the site says 126mph!?! max top speed for the B28 'Wing & A Prayer' . A bit optimist or something checked like lake Coniston water speed records?
http://www.batboat.com/index2.htm
• A custom built, state of the art powerboat
• Carbon fibre/Kevlar lightweight composite
• 12 Metres with two x 300 HP Mercury motors
• Top speed: 126 MPH 0-60 MPH in 4.6 secs

and here every interesting discussion on the particular boat:
http://boatmad.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12215&page=2

With a pair of XR2 in 1996 the B28 'Wing & A Prayer' was a bit faster in race configuartion than the 24 skater/FLYING OYSTER, may be due to the fact they used the hidded belly tank...
Yann Cadoret told me at 100mph with the 2.5EFI the wings of the B28 were produced too much portance and the boat lifted the stern too much, then the b28 was at full speed more to the bow than the stern.May be this explain the difficulties to dive her at those speed.
May this explain the story about he cutted wings.

But, someone can explain me what I've to understand in :"it had split the keel"
http://boatmad.com/forum/showpost.ph...3&postcount=21
Does that means the boat was fissured in the bottom?
Thanks for any explanations

[Racing Pirate]

Yes that is the boat I was talking about! We have no weight limits here in Bermuda.