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Y2K...gotta love it!
Is that yours? What power? What drive?
That all white one belongs to a guy named Gary in New York. Mine is in production right behind his should be done sometime in April. Gary is going with the new Merc 600SCI, I'm going with a Leon Dereberry 572ci 725HP,non blown for now. Mine will be white also. Undecided about graphics.
Oh, the Race boat belongs to the legendary John Cohen, founder and builder of Superboats. 4 Offshore World Championships and dozens of national titles.
The Y2K is my dream boat...fast, smooth in the rough and trailerable. If I only had the $$$ I'd buy an all red one in a heartbeat.
I assume the guy with the 600SCI will have a Bravo 1 behind it.
What are you driving with your 572? 750hp sounds like too much for a Bravo.
Gary's going with a Stellings 12" set back box and XR drive.
I'm using Imco 12" box and XR drive.
I had an XR on my American Offshore with blown 700hp for 100hrs until I sold it. If you drive it right it will last. John, and alot of offshore racers use the XR in 8' seas racing with the HP525. Now that's impressive.
racing in 8' seas is amazing in itself...
You need to post a review here when you've gotten a few hours on your new Y2K.
I'll post some rigging pics soon.
What will your's weigh fully rigged? I was thining 4,500lbs...
Your gonna be real close. Mine will be full race foam and balsa cored hull. Gary's will be a pleasure hull non cored. I know that John had to add weight to his boat just in front of the engine to meet the F1 class rules last year, and he still has a v-birth and bench's on his race boat. Not a hollowed out cabin as alot of race boats are.
Here's mine by the way.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...&stc=1&thumb=1
Here's the newly designed engine cover.
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your pics aren't working for me.
That's amazingly light for a 31'8" boat. How much more for the race hull - $6k?
Hows this?
Race construction 3 to $4000.
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3-4k is a no-brainer for the lighter hull.
So, what are you estimating the 750hp will get you...85mph?
Too bad I didn't live closer to Palm Springs, I'd insist on doing a pre-delivery inspection on her when she was finished!
Like I said earlier...great boat....I'm jealous!
85? There seeing low 80's with the HP525. 74mph with the 496HO. Nobody's sure on mine, because of thiers so many different setups out there. I think "Dirty Cash" race boat has 750hp and is running around a 100. He's a older design non stepped hull, but has it dialed in. There's a couple of others with similar power and running low 90's with Imco shorties or Speedmaster drives. I think thier prop is too high to keep the bow up.http://www2.***boat.com/image_center...78r30dirty.jpg
i thought i might be a bit low, but didn't realize I was that low!
I plugged the 496HO and 525 numbers into the speed calculator I use (sqrt( power/weight)*constant). If I assume you'll have 700hp at the prop, you should be running solid in the mid 90's. That's damn fast for a single engine v-hull!
I read somewhere that the Y2K does indeed run faster with a deeper x dimension. The seems to be a sweet spot there somewhere
R U in So cal?
Home is Wichita, KS but in Vegas right now for business for a couple days.
I was thinkin I could through a leg over that bike of yours for a few minutes in trade for a few minutes of Superboat seat time. My office is across the street from the mountains and you know that means twisties! :D
I'll be right after Faster! And please be more decisive than Baja please LOL... the anxiety is killing me!!! Origional plans is 525 though I cant shake the idea of the 600...
Wuz-up OH!
I thought I'd give a little teaser to the other side of the world. I was a big regular on cats & tunnels here until I decided I wanted a big bow. Sold the Offshore cat. Change of pace I guess.
Now about the engine on your Y2K. What price are you expecting to pay for the 600SCI?
I, gotta sit down and figure this out. JC says 12K over the 525? I got some time to see just how Baja's boat runs.
I was thinkin I could through a leg over that bike of yours for a few minutes in trade for a few minutes of Superboat seat time. My office is across the street from the mountains and you know that means twisties! :D
That would be one hulluva road trip on the bike, but would be worth it!
BTW, the bike in my avitar is not mine...it's a one-off show prototype built by Honda. My bike is a Honda VFR...still a sweet ride and a blast in the twisties!
Cool, I had an 86 VFR 750. What an awsome bike that was until my riding buddy bought a RVF1000. We then from 80mph sweepers to 100mph sweepers and my frame/swingarm flex was scaring me to death(almost). Sold it to my sis and picked up a 96 900RR. Some people said they did'nt like the quikness of the steering, but it could corner with anything on the road. I loved it.
FD , I had a 86 VFR [ year of the tiger by cycle mags].It was a great design . Had a few mods to mine ,105 rearwheelHP. The california models had less power than canadian models .Had mine up to 250 kmh :D .
Mine was a 49 state model. All stock except the exhaust. For what you get for the price I would't mind having another.
The '86-'89 700/750 generation Interceptors had some great lines. I lusted (and still do) over the all white '87 700...one of my all time favs.
If you are a VFR fan, hears a great site to check out: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~john/vfr/
The FRIDGE. My sister had an 87 all white until her piece a sh*t boyfriend got hold of it.
I saw one 3 years ago in downtown Modena, Italy and it still was a head turner!
Is that your boat? I really like these boats, do you think they would build one without a motor and drive? I would rather put my own powerplant in it.
Unfortunatly mine is not that far along yet. We should be in the rigging dept. in a week or two. This one was maiden launched last weekend. 496Ho, he doesn't have gps but speedo registered 77mph. Probably 74 reallity.
The owner of Superboat does not want to sell a boat rigged minus engine. However he will sell a bare hull for 36k I think. But that would be a conventional hull not foam cored.
Any Superboat events comming up this summer on Long Island. I run out of Massapequa and very rarly see the big boys running during the summer, I would goto Gilgo or Fire Island and never see a Superboat.
Actually I'm on the left coast. If you log on OFFSHOREONLY.COM and go to mfg forums for Superboat you will see mine and others being built. Many video's under Superbash video post although most are outboards this early in thier season. There's a small clip of a 30'er in yesterdays video.
I logged on but they kept asking me for a credit card, that turns me off from oso site.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...hmentid=145015
I know you have to be a paying member, however it is a very good sight. Especially in your area there's alot of action on it.
I may dig into my pockets this summer and join OSO if gas prices go down. LOL. I get a kick out of some web site they start out free and then when the get sponcers and more members they want you to pay to join, just like classmates.com Enjoy the Summer guys.
A few more pics of some New Yorkers. This one has a HP525http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/478img0990small6dh.jpg
THIS Y2K HAS A 540. 575HP
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