Can you help me ID this Flat Bottom speed boat?
Dec 12, 2010 · West Coast looking 14ft Flat bottom speed boat. I need to rigister it but have no idea what make, model or year it might be. It has two center skegs on the bottom. The rear back wake well is fastened not molded in. The center divider covering the fuel tank is fastened not molded in either.
flatbottom porpoising / hopping | Performance Boats Forum
Nov 19, 2017 · Hey guys i"m new to flatbottoms. took mine out for the time time this weekend. I notice that the front for the boast starts porpoising / hopping around 50mph making it really hard to stay in the throttle. hitting the down pedal seams …
Flatbottom Prop Questions | Performance Boats Forum
Nov 8, 2015 · I'm not sure of the gears but there is a two speed tranny w/rev in it. The boat hits the rpm limiter (5500rpm chip) really quick with speed topping out about 63/4Mph. It also starts pulling to the left pretty hard at about 55 and up.
V-Hull Vs Flat bottom Speed - iboats Boating Forums
Nov 12, 2022 · Flat bottom will always be faster than a V, but this is only on the plane which you can't do with 4 hp. A V takes more power to get up on the plane but rides smoother. Almost all 12-14' open boats are flat bottom even though, for some reason, the …
The Ultimate Guide to Flat Bottom Boat Racing
Flat bottom speed boat racing involves flat-bottomed hulled boats competing against each other or against the clock. With a flat bottom and shallow draft a flat bottom boat can quickly get on plane and thus encounter less friction thus reaching higher speeds.
Smoke on the water: the new scene of old flatbottom v-drive ski boats ...
Sep 21, 2018 · Turns out, early flat-bottom V-drives are a metalflaked bridge between the muscle car scene and the weekend boating party: The engines may sit backward in the boat, but it’s really easy to work on a Chevy distributor or get to the rear spark plugs on a Ford.
"Flatbottom" hull design efficiency | Boat Design Net
Aug 24, 2011 · If the objective is to put a heavily laden hull on a plane, then a flat bottom is the best way to do that. If the objective is to take one person to near 100 mph on 50 hp, then a tunnel or a hydroplane or a design that rides mostly on air is what you need.
Minimum Horsepower Boats (Flat Bottom) - The WoodenBoat Forum
Jun 28, 2011 · I was thinking today about the subject of minimum horsepower boats: what flat bottom mono-hull designs will provide the greatest speed, carrying capacity, and functionality with minimal power? I think you have to break the discussion down into the categories of displacement and planing boats.
My 1967 Belmont Flatbottom - Performance Boats Forum
Aug 12, 2013 · Instead of having a pedal to adjust the cavitation plates, they are adjusted and fixed for skiing. It has a 3-blade prop that he chose for pulling power. I remember him pulling 4 of us skiing at one time on several occasions (I was a bit thinner then).
The 19 Types Of Flat Bottom Boat & How They Are Used
A flat bottom boat is a water vessel with a flat bottom that is designed to traverse very shallow inland waterways. The flat bottom makes it very stable in calm water and its shallow draft allows it to access bodies of water only a few inches deep.
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