Its nice to see #1 sitting on a trailer. Gives it a better perspective. I didnt see any other shots of the boat tho....engine area.....did I miss it?
There is a new Trident Revolution update out. It's nice to see the progress, and nice to see they aren't compromising any of their values and rushing to get their boat on the water. Quality build, I can't wait to see the final product.
Its nice to see #1 sitting on a trailer. Gives it a better perspective. I didnt see any other shots of the boat tho....engine area.....did I miss it?
I still cannot believe how damn light the Trident is. 2000lbs with full tanks of gas. Incredible!!!!!!
I still cannot believe how damn light the Trident is. 2000lbs with full tanks of gas. Incredible!!!!!!
No that was a bare hull with fuel tanks, I didn't see a mention of full tanks.
I don't have a perspective of what that means. I know what similar sized boats weigh fully rigged, but don't have an idea of what the Trident will weigh fully rigged, with upholstery, engine, drive, batteries, stereo, etc. It will be interesting to see.
Here is a clip from the update:
"The prototype hull, #001, came out of the mold incredibly light and strong. The bare hull with fuel tank was under 2,000 pounds,"
No that was a bare hull with fuel tanks, I didn't see a mention of full tanks.
I don't have a perspective of what that means. I know what similar sized boats weigh fully rigged, but don't have an idea of what the Trident will weigh fully rigged, with upholstery, engine, drive, batteries, stereo, etc. It will be interesting to see.
Here is a clip from the update:
"The prototype hull, #001, came out of the mold incredibly light and strong. The bare hull with fuel tank was under 2,000 pounds,"
Correct. Empty fuel tank.
The boat was projected to weigh less than 4,000 pounds completely built with audio/video, fuel tank, engine, drive, interior etc... It now looks like it is going to come in way shy of that. We are shooting for 3,700 pounds now.
My 21' Ultra weighed 3,600 for perspective. The bare hull on most cats this size is at or in excess of 3,500 pounds empty.
This thing is going to be a rocket.
My bad, I was looking at the pictures out of the corner of my eye while trying to read the type and I read FULL instead of FUEL. That is what I get for trying to do two things at once. :hammer2:
Never the less I am sure I read this correctly,
"The first is the Revolution with its Corecell-infused construction, its 1.5 Corecell bulkheads and less than a 1/16 tolerance on every fit piece. The second is laminated in the standard way, with plywood throughout and some coremat on the hullsides. The first weighs 1.9 pounds per square foot. The second weighs in over 8. With comperable equipment on board that is a huge weight difference.
No that was a bare hull with fuel tanks, I didn't see a mention of full tanks.
I don't have a perspective of what that means. I know what similar sized boats weigh fully rigged, but don't have an idea of what the Trident will weigh fully rigged, with upholstery, engine, drive, batteries, stereo, etc. It will be interesting to see.
Here is a clip from the update:
"The prototype hull, #001, came out of the mold incredibly light and strong. The bare hull with fuel tank was under 2,000 pounds,"
Damn you guys type fast.
Like I have told others,
"I am a pecker not a typer." :rollside:
With comperable equipment on board that is a huge weight difference.
Yes it is. It will be an enormous difference when taken horsepower for horsepower, but we aren't... With over 175 horspower more than the good stock packages, it will be in a performance class of it's own.
Of course for insurance reasons, I'm sure it wont go over 70, right? Ha Ha. Twin turbo, big motor, light lay-up. Sounds like a rocket with NASA technology.
I must make the trip to El Cajon one day to see the Trident in person and to pick up some Trident gear.