"Official" Classic Aquasport Miami Boat Show Report

[seabob4]

He lies!!!  But then, he's a salesman...  

And yes, Bluewater makes a very nice boat, they do a GREAT job with their rigging!

[Circle Hooked]

Great job on the presentation Pete   looks like you two had a great time.

I get the general idea how a transom is built but how the heck does one hold 5 heavy motors  

[T Race]

How'd you manage to get Mike Carrigan to close his mouth long enough to get a pic?

And that Hydra-Sports with the "Jungle Gym" tower?  I mean, nice pipework, but jeez louise!

Now that's funny              

I was thinking "Geez, is that what we've come to in functional design?  What kind of fishing weirdo would buy that Rube Goldberg inspired fiasco ?"


Pete, many many thanks for you taking up your time putting together these photos & vids.  

Capital effort, BIG THANKS from all of us !                        

[pete]

Glad you all liked it,if you love boating,the Miami show is something to see at least once.I think next year I might get a room and make a weekend of it.

[T Race]

Yes,
       I went to the Las Vegas SHOT SHOW (gun/hunting stuff)   WHEW !!!  Sight to see.  

       Stupendously mind boggling array of products, displays, etc.   The word was that Browning spent almost $200K on their display area alone.  That show is a 3 dayer to see everything properly.

  When I return to FL I will fer sure see you at the Miami Boat show.  Thanks again Pete.

[seabob4]

Great job on the presentation Pete   looks like you two had a great time.

I get the general idea how a transom is built but how the heck does one hold 5 heavy motors  

UNBELIEVABLE heavy duty construction.  Transoms that approach 4" thick 1/2" plate aluminum sandwiched in the mix, 2" thick knees spanning the base of the transom to tie it into the hull, tops of the knees glassed to the underside of the deck, as well as plexused to the underside when decking the boat, and also probably some stainless turnbuckles tying in the engine mounting bolts to the stringers.  Some really stout stuff.

Keep in mind, (5) Vrods, dry weight, is around 665 lbs. per motor, just just a tad over 3300 lbs. back there.  The key is tying it all in and distributing the forces throughout the boat...

[Blue Agave]

That 482SS is sweet!  

  Agreed!

Pete question about the photo of the quad white yamahas, was your intent to capture the quads or the lady picking her nose?

[gran398]

Great job on the presentation Pete   looks like you two had a great time.

I get the general idea how a transom is built but how the heck does one hold 5 heavy motors  

UNBELIEVABLE heavy duty construction.  Transoms that approach 4" thick 1/2" plate aluminum sandwiched in the mix, 2" thick knees spanning the base of the transom to tie it into the hull, tops of the knees glassed to the underside of the deck, as well as plexused to the underside when decking the boat, and also probably some stainless turnbuckles tying in the engine mounting bolts to the stringers.  Some really stout stuff.

Keep in mind, (5) Vrods, dry weight, is around 665 lbs. per motor, just just a tad over 3300 lbs. back there.  The key is tying it all in and distributing the forces throughout the boat...

3300 pounds on the ars-end....PLUS the heavy-duty transom weight. Empirical questions....

They hold a chitload of fuel....but with that kind of stern weight....how are they balanced out? How much do they weigh on the hoof? And with a trip axle big-boy trailer....will a one-ton duelie pull it? And what is the beam...do they need a permit?

[Aswaff400]

Great job on the presentation Pete   looks like you two had a great time.

I get the general idea how a transom is built but how the heck does one hold 5 heavy motors  

UNBELIEVABLE heavy duty construction.  Transoms that approach 4" thick 1/2" plate aluminum sandwiched in the mix, 2" thick knees spanning the base of the transom to tie it into the hull, tops of the knees glassed to the underside of the deck, as well as plexused to the underside when decking the boat, and also probably some stainless turnbuckles tying in the engine mounting bolts to the stringers.  Some really stout stuff.

Keep in mind, (5) Vrods, dry weight, is around 665 lbs. per motor, just just a tad over 3300 lbs. back there.  The key is tying it all in and distributing the forces throughout the boat...

3300 pounds on the ars-end....PLUS the heavy-duty transom weight. Empirical questions....

They hold a chitload of fuel....but with that kind of stern weight....how are they balanced out? How much do they weigh on the hoof? And with a trip axle big-boy trailer....will a one-ton duelie pull it? And what is the beam...do they need a permit?

there is a thread on tht about a guy who wants to tow 8,000 lbs with a rav4 so i think a dually could pull it     ... anything over 8'6" needs a permit, we have one for our searay which is 10'2"

[gran398]

Hard to say...a 34 Contender with twin 300's, full of gas and a trip-axle trailer goes 12K.

[seabob4]

Scott,
At Proline, our tow vehicle was an '05 GMC dually, Duramax/Allison 4WD, we used to pull our 35 Express, triple Vrods, tower, on a triple axle Myco with a pintle hook...around 18K lbs.  Yeah, you knew she was back there, but no big deal...that Allison was sweet on engine braking, you didn't have to really plan your stops, if you know what I mean.  

Hauling around the Doc's 28 Pursuit on a BIG Boatmaster dual axle (17" wheels!) pushes close to 12.5K lbs, with his diesel Excursion 4WD, have to do a little more planning on the stops.  And, yeah, a little slow off the line.  The thing you DON'T want to do is have repeated hard stops, overheat the brake rotors, introduce brake fade and warped rotors into the mix...


I just had a Pursuit 24 CC, twin 150s, T-Top, dropped off at the house a couple days ago for a re-wire.  Pulled down here from Gainesville...with a V-6 Toyota Tacoma 4X4.  And it didn't look like the truck was sweating...

Friend of mine in Orlando pulls his 28 GW with a 1/2 ton Chevy.  Don't believe all you read on THT...

I've said it before.  That Jimmy we had at PL?  Could pull a house!!

[gran398]

Gotcha SB...but getting back to the 1800 HP outboard behemouth...what would you reckon it weighs?

I'm sure that it can be towed with something. But frankly, something that weighs 4X a tow vehicle freaks me out. Even though it may be rated to tow it.

[seabob4]

Trust me Scott, hook up a GMC/Chevy 3500, a Ford F350, or a Dodge 3500 to a boat of good size, it's no big deal.  3/4 tons do almost as good.  Hauled the Doc's Pursuit back to Tampa with a 3/4 ton Ford 4WD...didn't break a sweat.  It's all what you're used to...

When I worked in the steel mills in Chicago, we used to get huge GE electric motors delivered to run electric blast furnaces.  The total rig weight was around 105,000 lbs.  So figure 10,000 for trailer, another 20,000 for the tractor...that leaves 75,000 lbs for the load it self...and it happens every day, all around us.  Think about that next time you see a truck from a battery supplier going down the road...

[gran398]

Cool, I'm good with your advice. But what do you reckon the 1800 hp model weighs...for sake of discussion.

[seabob4]

Cool, I'm good with your advice. But what do you reckon the 1800 hp model weighs...for sake of discussion.

Around 12-13K...

If you're yanking around a 38 with quads, 5 motors, top, Myco triple axle, you'd be looking at 16.5-18K...