30' Speedster

[Eliminator Boats]

Alright guys. Were finishing up the bottom plug so I thought id get this thread started.
ill post photos in order from the beginning.
We took the 30' Daytona bottom and widened 3" in the tunnel and around 2" on the outsides of the sponsons to get us a 118" overall beam.
The I/O version will measure 32'8" with bustle
The OB version with have a low profile deck and sloped transom
This first build will be getting twin tcm 825EFI's with Imco SCX4 drives with cleavers.
This boat will be for Bob Hadd.

 

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building structure in the 30 Daytona bottom

 

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widened the tunnels 3" on either side

 

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balsa to widen the outside of the sponsons

 

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lots of body filler to get our shape

 

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primered,

now sanding smooth up to 1000 grit

 

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polishing to a mirror finish then applying several coats of release wax. next we will spray the plug with mold

gelcoat.

 

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structure for the deck plug is finishing up.

 

[AZMIDLYF]

Crazy craftmanship here but I have to ask, what was the end game reason for taking this out to 118" beam, more interior space, better performance aero?

 

[Eliminator Boats]

Crazy craftmanship here but I have to ask, what was the end game reason for taking this out to 118" beam, more interior space, better performance aero?

it will be better overall. More air underneath, more cockpit room. Same running surface as the 30 Daytona. will be very fast!

 

[wet hull]

Center Pod question since you have a great pic of plug upside down. What goes into determining the dimensions of center pod? Width, depth, set back from nose of boat? Do these factors determine how well it will lean into turns and so on? Thanks for any input.

 

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Antionio laying down the tooling gelcoat
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went with a mix of red and black so our gelcoaters can see when they spray blacks or reds

 

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time lapse from today

 

[HCP3]

You guys are killing it with your content in the from the mold forum. I look forward to it every morning.

 

[DWC]

You guys are killing it with your content in the from the mold forum. I look forward to it every morning.

X2. Very well done. Great job on showing off the builds. Not only on here but across social media.

 

[Eliminator Boats]

Lamination has begun this morning. these molds are about 4-6X as thick as a normal hull layup. These guys will be laminating for a few days.

 

[Gelcoater]

went with a mix of red and black so our gelcoaters can see when they spray blacks or reds
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I’m really looking forward to this.
(Thumbs up thingy here..@RiverDave)
Shooting black or even charcoal pins against black molds is a bitch.
Likewise, shooting red or darker orange pins against orange tooling is a bitch.
Green tooling gel is an option, but green is sorta popular right now.

Chances are, no one’s ordering a brown boat anytime soon.
Anyone be can shoot against these molds with a consistent blend.
Some of the molds are red deck and black bottom for tooling gel. Try getting a blend consistent shooting against a different backdrop...on a different day...

This is going to be rad!

 

[Gelcoater]

@RiverDave

My tag didn’t work last post.
Thumbs up thingy?
Is it really that difficult?

 

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Day 3 of mold lamination

 

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Day 4 of mold lamination

 

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mold lamination is complete. Now we build a cage structure over the mold.

 

[n2otoofast4u]

Will you build a boat from the original plug?

 

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Will you build a boat from the original plug?

No is not a running plug. might be good enough to display in the pool though

 

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currently caging the mold

 

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Mold is about done being caged

 

[Gelcoater]

Mold is about done being caged
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Dave’s been kicking ass on the cage!

 

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getting ready to pull the mold off of the plug

 

[02HoWaRd26]

Looks like Eliminator is getting into rollbar boats ^^

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Thank you for sharing all the awesome work that goes into each one of these builds. Especially the plug and mold process. Very cool to see you guys do it.

 

[noli]

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when will the mold be pulled from the plug?


gonna be a beautiful thing!




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[Gelcoater]

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when will the mold be pulled from the plug?


gonna be a beautiful thing!




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Soon

 

[Eliminator Boats]

today was a hell of a day here at the shop. the cheers when she popped was amazing. ill have a time lapse and video of the pop uploaded after the photos. Bob Hadd and his wife came by to see the mold this afternoon.

 

[AZMIDLYF]

Lol...drone strike!!

 

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[Thunderhead1]

I went to see this today.... Very cool!!!! if your in the market...Give this one a hard look....

 

[n2otoofast4u]

When are you going to start spraying Bobs?

 

[Eliminator Boats]

The 28' Speedster is the "inspiration" for the 30' Speedster. We will be cutting up this deck to start and creating a masterpiece deck for the 30'. I cant wait to see Don. Jake, and Craig's vision play out. We will be offering a Bustle for this model.

 

[AZMIDLYF]

To widen that deck I would be clueless. To lengthen it, I would guess you would push the firewall back for more cabin space?

 

[DSMITH]

Will you guys be keeping the side cutouts in the engine compartment or can you fill them in?


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Will you guys be keeping the side cutouts in the engine compartment or can you fill them in?


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we are getting rid of the side cutouts for the 30

 

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prepping the bottom plug to lay the deck on.

 

[ToMorrow44]

we are getting rid of the side cutouts for the 30

Aw man I’ve always thought the side cutouts were a genius idea on the speedsters. Makes working on the outboard side of each motor a million times easier.

 

[noli]

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I'd like to guess that the 28 deck plug will be stretched this way

cut down the middle, then stretch

cut just in front of the receiver, then stretch

just playin' here...

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[AZMIDLYF]

The dashboard is where things get complicated.

 

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I'd like to guess that the 28 deck plug will be stretched this way

cut down the middle, then stretch

cut just in front of the receiver, then stretch

just playin' here...

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it will be close

 

[noli]

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yesh!






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