New Water Test Pictures

[BADBLOWN572]

Took the wooden boats out to the lake yesterday for some water test pictures. Quite a few people have been asking for updated pictures of the boats, especially the 20'er. Well, here they are.
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[phebus]

So, have you named them yet?

[BADBLOWN572]

So, have you named them yet?
20' Eclipse
26' Inspiration

[Throttle]

those look pretty sweet!

[TOBTEK]

thats a beauty.......... :)

[OLDRAT]

Congrats BB572,
The photos probably do not do it justice, it looks very good.
Hope sales will make all your time and effort worthwhile.
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[KACHINA KEN]

Suhhweeettttt

[GHT]

Very nice....

[boxscore]

Very nice....
Damn you Badblown...
Just what I need... something else to think about spending money on. :mad:

[Flashover]

They look great!! I don't know if you have already mentioned this, But what are you using for the motor and drive on these boats? :crossx: Good luck with them... :crossx:

[fourspeednup]

They look great Danny :)
...beautiful day to be on the lake :rolleyes:

[BADBLOWN572]

They look great!! I don't know if you have already mentioned this, But what are you using for the motor and drive on these boats? :crossx: Good luck with them... :crossx:
The first two 20'ers we are using a Mercury 6 cylinder with an Indmar direct drive transmissions. The future ones will be using an Indmar 5.7.
The 26'er we are using a 5.7 Indmar engine with the direct drive tranny.
There are a variety of engines available all the way up to LS1's and 496's.

[KROOZIN]

GREAT job, she looks beautiful!! :cool:
show us a pic of that dash again, very sweet :)

[BADBLOWN572]

GREAT job, she looks beautiful!! :cool:
show us a pic of that dash again, very sweet :)
Ask and you shall receive.
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[Dave C]

so how long until someone splashes the paint job :rolleyes: :)

[spectratoad]

Those look great again.
I saw the first pics you posted and the ones of the assembly in Thailand (I think???). Are you going to be going to the wood boat gathering up in Lake Tahoe? If you go and need a place to store a couple boats I have a garage you can use or if you need an extra tow vehicle and driver. :)

[abraman1326]

Looking good. Keep us posted on when you will have them out, I'd like to see one running on the water...
BRA

[BADBLOWN572]

Those look great again.
I saw the first pics you posted and the ones of the assembly in Thailand (I think???). Are you going to be going to the wood boat gathering up in Lake Tahoe? If you go and need a place to store a couple boats I have a garage you can use or if you need an extra tow vehicle and driver. :)
I would absolutely love to go up to Tahoe and cruise around up there. Right now all that we are concentrating on is the LA Boat Show. Once things calm down, we will be looking for another show. If we do make it up to Tahoe, I would love to take you up on your offer. :)

[YeLLowBoaT]

Looks good to me....
I bet if you take a few up to the tahoe classic wood boat show they have you could find a few buiers.... just keep them away from my dad.... He does not need Another wood boat....( has 4 lol) GL

[BADBLOWN572]

just keep them away from my dad.... He does not need Another wood boat....( has 4 lol) GL
The more the merrier. ;) :)

[YeLLowBoaT]

The more the merrier. ;) :)
No the more... the more work I have to do on them....

[Mrs.Racer277]

Congrats. Beautiful boat. :) :)

[spectratoad]

I would absolutely love to go up to Tahoe and cruise around up there. Right now all that we are concentrating on is the LA Boat Show. Once things calm down, we will be looking for another show. If we do make it up to Tahoe, I would love to take you up on your offer. :)
Let me know. I live down in Reno, about 45 minutes from Tahoe. Some of the wooden boats hang out at Donner Lake too.

[Jordy]

Those look great Danny. :D

[Old Texan]

You going to take those beauties to the Miami boat show ? They might be a big hit with the retired crowd who remember the good ol days of pristine wooden boats !!
Upstate New York and N. Michigan love wood boats. Shouild be popular in those regions.
Tell us about the degree of maintenance that can be expected on the wood hull and finish. That's the part of wooden boats that's kept my lazy a$$e away.

[BADBLOWN572]

Upstate New York and N. Michigan love wood boats. Shouild be popular in those regions.
Tell us about the degree of maintenance that can be expected on the wood hull and finish. That's the part of wooden boats that's kept my lazy a$$e away.
The amount of maintenance will go up in comparison to a fiberglass boat, but it should not be too bad. The finish will be flawless when it leaves the shop so as long as you don't go banging into docks or leaving it outside, I would say that it would good for at least a year or two with normal boating. After that, you should be able to bring it back and have the whole finish buffed and back to perfect again. Probably once every 3-5 years the boat will have to be sanded and re-sprayed. The cost on this service will be minimal to our customers. :) We plan on having everything be done in house. :)
The finish that is on the boats is extremely thick and will allow the whole boat to be buffed to bring back the shine. You could also wetsand then buff the finish to remove any light scratches.
The engine and rigging on the boat should be pretty much problem free. Just change your oil at the proper times and change your impeller. If you do that the thing will run all day long. :)

[FuelInMyVeins82]

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Does it come w/ the cool auto pilot feature
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