Engine Choices- Another ?

[78Southwind]

08VMax v-drive has one you may want to ask him about his.



Here's another one v-drive

[Wheeler]

Wheeler whats the status of your boat? Engine running? drivable? trailer good to go? Does a favorable sale come with unlimited backseat flights of the Parker and surrounding areas? Assuming body mass does not exceed fuel requirements?

First let me say this, I believe that he would be better off with a Chevy powered boat.

I tried to take it out last year but it wouldn't idle so I put it away. I sent the carbs back with Denny Valdez a couple of weeks ago for an overhaul and picked 'em up this past Saturday. I have not had the time to reinstall them and I have no reason to believe that it will not run when I do so.

The trailer has been sitting for a while, I would not hesitate to take it to town for fuel but would not take it back to Ca. without new tires and the wheel bearings being serviced.

The boat is old school without adjustable plates, needs a paint job or a complete restoration. The boat does not appear to have any delimitation or stringer rot and should be fine to drive for years to come, just not pretty.

If you are looking for an old Mandella ski boat this might be the boat for you, if this were a long deck Mandella I would most likely keep it.

I believe your son would have more fun in a Schiada flat, just be sure to get him a pair of velcro gloves.

Ps: I'll look for more pix.

[GotHalos]

All I was saying is, that's not not a flat bottom. I assumed you were looking for a flat bottom.
It looks like a BBF to me.

I don't think I'm opposed to a semi-vee, or what would something like that be called?

Should ride a little better in the rough?

[WESTERNAERO]

[QUOTE=GotHalos;45503]I don't think I'm opposed to a semi-vee, or what would something like that be called?

Should ride a little better in the rough?[/QUOTE

It will ride better in the rough, yes. But, I've heard that the pantera bottom with a v-drive can get a little squirrely above 70'ish. I have no proof of this, just saying what I've heard. If you look at the 2 boats 78SW posted you can see how narrow the plates are. With the prop under the boat and a narrow base to ride on it sure looks like it might start to chine bad. Could end up being a wild ride.

[gn7]

I don't think I'm opposed to a semi-vee, or what would something like that be called?

Should ride a little better in the rough?

It will ride a little better than a flat, and it will be considerably slower. The hull is really a jet hull rigged as a V drive. Not the best bottom design for a V drive, even as a shallow V. V bottoms designed to be V drives tend to ride better, turn better and are a little faster than jet hulls rigged as V drives. V bottoms designed to be v drives are also considerably more money than v drive rigged jet hulls because they do work better.

[GotHalos]

[QUOTE=WESTERNAERO;45526]

I don't think I'm opposed to a semi-vee, or what would something like that be called?

Should ride a little better in the rough?[/QUOTE

It will ride better in the rough, yes. But, I've heard that the pantera bottom with a v-drive can get a little squirrely above 70'ish. I have no proof of this, just saying what I've heard. If you look at the 2 boats 78SW posted you can see how narrow the plates are. With the prop under the boat and a narrow base to ride on it sure looks like it might start to chine bad. Could end up being a wild ride.

It will ride a little better than a flat, and it will be considerably slower. The hull is really a jet hull rigged as a V drive. Not the best bottom design for a V drive, even as a shallow V. V bottoms designed to be V drives tend to ride better, turn better and are a little faster than jet hulls rigged as V drives. V bottoms designed to be v drives are also considerably more money than v drive rigged jet hulls because they do work better.

Good info. thanks guys.

[gn7]

It gets squirrely because its actually all wrong for high speeds. V drives don't tend to work well with pad bottoms, and the strakes go all the way to the transom. Neither work well with added lift from a prop. The faster you go, the more power you put to it, the more the ass lifts.
Plus like you said, if and when the boat falls off the pad, it will turn into a chine walker, but with the plates only in the center, its pretty difficult to get the hull to stay on the pad.

[78Southwind]

I don't think I'm opposed to a semi-vee, or what would something like that be called?

Should ride a little better in the rough?

You should put up a list of all the things you want to do with your boat and where you want to use your boat. We can then guide you to the hull, engine and drive that would fit those things best. Members that have owned those types of boats could give you the pros and cons of each boat.

Though I have done it, Laughlin is probably not the best place to take my old Hallett 23' V-Drive since it so shallow there. Again though I have done it, Havasu is probably not the best place to take my Southwind 18' Jet because it's an ocean out there. I have toured my Sea Doo from McIntyre Park to Fishers which is over 65 miles. It is probably the most bitchen trip I have made and it was on a Sea Doo. The funny thing is I hate Sea Doo's because most of the drivers our idiots and have never owned a boat so they have no clue what they are doing. However, I would have never made it with the V-Drive or even the Jet. You get my drift.

When we were bring company I would take out the V-Drive because it had a lot of room and the ride was better. My jet was faster so when I wanted to do a couple hot laps I would take out the Jet. It all what is important to you.

[GotHalos]

That boat looks almost identical to the one 78 posted.

[WESTERNAERO]

That boat looks almost identical to the one 78 posted.

So you went and looked at it?