New boat

[Techteam]

Bill

I built a small MOD VP some years ago I have a load of pictures during the build, maybe even still have the drawings somewhere. I'm away from home at the moment but will scan and post them as soon as I get home.

[JohnsonM50]

We are making a 12' shallow Vee with a small pad to put a 30HP OMC tweeked to a 35. Its a rope start right now but can easy be made elctric and install a trim unit. Hell I got $60 in the motor and you can still see the factory hone lines in the sleeves and the piston tops were still aluminum color, no time on the motor..........

It's gunna be the terror of Lake Hodges with the intent that more can be made and raced.....Probably not APBA races....

My thoughts are to make this boat a Mod VP, but, don't have much other than a guess on how wide and deep to make the tunnels, and should the gunnel be an inch or so shallower than the bottom line assuming the bottom would be a Vee???

Bill, I notice that even on high hour 31.8s they usually show little wear at the sleeve [unlike its little cuz the 22] They are vulnerable to heat tho & will scorch quick so be sure its watered. Otherwise a good play motor with enough torque for a larger driver that will go on & on w/o needing much. Regoion 8 has a class for these on several type boats.

[Skoontz]

John:

That would be great! Thing just got a little easier...I found a 12 foot shallow V boat, almost flat bottom cheap, some genious cut a hole through the deck like he was making a bas boat or something....But, the bottom is cutable!

How did the Mod VP perform?