New British Race Boat Coming.

[Scand]

What speed are you expecting with 6.2's?

Originally Posted by Mike Ring

For the 34 we will use Bog standard 6.2 Bravo 1.

For the 40 and the 50 footers nothing is decided yet, as this depends so much on clients choice and the classes that the boats are run in.....


Mike

[Mike Lloyd]

Originally Posted by Scand

What speed are you expecting with 6.2's?

I can't answer that but I know Mike Ring will.

Very latest pics attached. Progress continues.
ML.
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[cfun]

can't wait to see the finished photos really looks great

maybe a silly question but why do many manufactures only have one spray rail on the last step and then it is normally further to the outside edge

I would of thought and obviously I am wrong that the last spray rail should be similar to the ones further forward on the previous steps ie ... 2 or more in the premises that if the hull is sliding out the fact their are 2 spray rails may give more grip than just the one on the outer edge ... like I say I know this is not the case as most manufactures reduce down to just the one

[Mike Ring]

Originally Posted by Scand

What speed are you expecting with 6.2's?

Well, Scand,

I am not really sure....
I ran SVC with one engine successfully and someone suggested we should try 2 this time so I am hoping for the upper 60s but as Mike and I are getting on in years I dont want to frighten ourselves and stress the other younger members of the team with figures approaching Warp speeds of 70 MPH, so we will probably go for a solid handling boat and an 'X' height of minus 2".

We have been promised access to props from Solas at very special prices. This could be our Ace as you will agree propping is most important.

Any advice or little pointers from your experiences that you may feel free to give us will be most gratefully received

Mike

[FLYING FISH]

If you look at the non racing photos in the gallery `cfun`,you can see that on a lot of boats,only the outboard spray rail is continued aft.The planing area is usually left uncluttered.
Submerged spray rails simply increase wetted surface and turbulence,and worsen slamming when compared to an uncluttered bottom.
It can be a grey art getting the right blend.

[cfun]

Thanks FF, certainly appears that the more popular theory is no spray rail low down and then only the one, I can see the logic in the extra turbulence and maybe drag you point out, I was just wondering weather having spray rails low down may give the stern more buoyancy when landing back in the water albeit this in turn would as you say probably lead to more slamming, but I still would of thought it may give a boat more bite in the turns perhaps not so important in endurance but possibly useful in circuit style P1 racing

[Hydrostream]

Originally Posted by Mike Ring

Any advice or little pointers from your experiences that you may feel free to give us will be most gratefully received

Mike

[Mike Ring]

Originally Posted by Hydrostream

Could that be a little cynycism from you Mr Hydrostream ???

.....Or do you think we are without hope ??


Mike

[Jon Fuller]

You about on thursday Mike?

[Mike Lloyd]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

You about on thursday Mike?

Which one do you want, the "handsome but older" one or the "bigger but younger" one?

[Jon Fuller]

I was refering to Mike 'Buster' Ring.

[Mike Ring]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

I was refering to Mike 'Buster' Ring.

What exactly does the Ginger Terror have in mind.. Have you seen the error of your ways after all these years of Dear Old Steves Boats ???

Do yer really wanna invest at last as you were saying last week? Have you found a way of explaining a change of designer and still keeping 'Face' ???

Mike

Oh Go On Ginge you know you wanna....!

[Carl]

he might be changing his name to brian to

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Mike Ring

What exactly does the Ginger Terror have in mind.. Have you seen the error of your ways after all these years of Dear Old Steves Boats ???

Do yer really wanna invest at last as you were saying last week? Have you found a way of explaining a change of designer and still keeping 'Face' ???

Mike

Oh Go On Ginge you know you wanna....!

No, just thought I'd drop in and eat all ya biscuits

[Mike Ring]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

No, just thought I'd drop in and eat all ya biscuits

Yeah, Yeah , Jon .

Ok we will play it that way for now.

Nod Nod , Wink Wink !

CU Next Thursday .

Mike

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Mike Ring

CU Next Thursday

Charming!

[Carl]

could of been worse,may of been tuesday

[Jon Fuller]

yeah, just imagine if Thursday started with a T!

[Carl]

really

[Mike Ring]

Originally Posted by Mike Ring

Yeah, Yeah , Jon .

Ok we will play it that way for now.

Nod Nod , Wink Wink !

CU __ON___ Thursday .

Mike

OOps ! See you ON Thursday