Looking good

nugent · 24 September 2005, 18:58

finally she starts to take shape,
delivery of my engine will finish her off quite nicely now....,

nugent · 24 September 2005, 19:01

not living to close to water it was fun changing over trailers

but i know which one i would rather put my boat on....

Richard B · 24 September 2005, 19:05

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Originally Posted by nugent

i know which one i would rather put my boat on....

Ahhh, an SBS! Good choice

Hugh Jardon · 24 September 2005, 20:56

boat looks good, is it an osprey? which model? and i bet you cant wait for the engine and to get her out on the water.....cool

codprawn · 24 September 2005, 21:10

High tides you have around there.....

nugent · 25 September 2005, 09:16

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Originally Posted by Chris Hartley

boat looks good, is it an osprey? which model? and i bet you cant wait for the engine and to get her out on the water.....cool

yes Chris last osprey to come out of boat and ski world,
6.5m vipermax, take delivery of engine this week as its on show @ southampton @ present, nice cheap show model

really anxious to get it in water must admit, bloody orderd it 6 mths ago

Mollers · 25 September 2005, 09:46

What a great looking boat, stunning!

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Mollers · 25 September 2005, 09:50

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Originally Posted by Chris Hartley

boat looks good, is it an osprey? which model? and i bet you cant wait for the engine and to get her out on the water.....cool

It's identical to mine Chris, other than mine has a big silvery/black thingy on the back. Apparently you'll need one too Nuge, it makes them go a bit better.

Oh, and don't forget the steering wheel. They help.

Hugh Jardon · 25 September 2005, 20:51

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Originally Posted by codprawn

High tides you have around there.....

just outside the picture is a nice steep grass hill, they just bombed down it to see what she would do and how it handles.

nugent · 25 September 2005, 21:59

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Originally Posted by Mollulnan

It's identical to mine Chris, other than mine has a big silvery/black thingy on the back. Apparently you'll need one too Nuge, it makes them go a bit better.

Oh, and don't forget the steering wheel. They help.

is yours 6.5 to? if so how do you find it with the 150 on?
i was ment to have 175 originally but there aint none about, and then it was a 200opti due to price and avilability it was 150opti been told the topo end will not be all that differnt but the thrust would of been better of course,

Mollers · 25 September 2005, 22:17

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Originally Posted by nugent

is yours 6.5 to? if so how do you find it with the 150 on?
i was ment to have 175 originally but there aint none about, and then it was a 200opti due to price and avilability it was 150opti been told the topo end will not be all that differnt but the thrust would of been better of course,

Yep, she's the 6.5. Mine's 2x jockey and a matching 2man flip-back bench which I like and I've got the wide race consol.She goes really well. You would need to run a 21"P prop with a 175. I'm running a 19" which gives me about 41knts @ 5300rpm. The pull-out is instant. I'm gonna get a 21" to use for cruising which should see her topping out around the 46/47knt mark. Cruising around 3800-4rpm she's doing 33knts approx. As for the hull, it tracks like an arrow and rides beautifully. The only slight criticisem would be that on hard turns at slowish speeds I do get quite a bit of cavitation, a bit of throttle tickling smooths it out.

nugent · 25 September 2005, 22:30

its A150opti ive bought and am going to run 21" see what its like,
may struggle with a full tank of fuel 220ltrs, and 6 passengers

Mollers · 26 September 2005, 20:33

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Originally Posted by nugent

its A150opti ive bought and am going to run 21" see what its like,
may struggle with a full tank of fuel 220ltrs, and 6 passengers

Hurry up then! Coz' if it's hopeless, I wont bother getting one.

Nick Hearne · 27 September 2005, 10:04

Hi, I have a 5.75 Viper & a 150 Opti! Just about every one I spoke to reckoned on a 19" laser II, which seems to do the job well! I'm getting about 5500 rpm at 45 knots, I would have thought a 21" on a 6.5M would be a bit over propped!

nugent · 27 September 2005, 12:23

i am going to try the 21 if not up to the job sure i can get a swap on it,
nothing tried nothing gained. only going to carry 6 passengers @ most 90% of the time ,couple of weeks will let you know how i get on.

Mollers · 27 September 2005, 17:06

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Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

Hi, I have a 5.75 Viper & a 150 Opti! Just about every one I spoke to reckoned on a 19" laser II, which seems to do the job well! I'm getting about 5500 rpm at 45 knots, I would have thought a 21" on a 6.5M would be a bit over propped!

Umm, not sure. I reckon that my Vipermax running a 19" is a bit under-propped. Horses for courses I suppose.

Nick Hearne · 27 September 2005, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Mollulnan

Umm, not sure. I reckon that my Vipermax running a 19" is a bit under-propped. Horses for courses I suppose.

What are you getting at WOT?

The Jackeens · 27 September 2005, 17:37

Looking good Nugent!

Us

Mollers · 27 September 2005, 22:44

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Originally Posted by Nick Hearne

What are you getting at WOT?

She's pulling about 5400 trimmed, which'll give 41knts . Pull out is instant.