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Now this particular thread isn't going to be so much a shop tour. Schiada is separated into two buildings that are in different cities believe it or not, as well as a third building that is used as a warehouse. Instead I just took pics of some of the boats they have in progress, and how each one is completely different than the next.
This is a 24 Schiada that is being built as a V-drive in the beginning stages of rigging. It will take about a year to make all the parts and finish rig this boat.
You can see the infamous Schiada "Z Rail" laying on the stringers in this photo. Schiada actually had a die made for their own extrusion for their rail kits. They have to buy something like a truck load of it at a time in order to get it. For a company that builds about 10 boats a year you can imagine how expensive that nut is to crack when they get low. You can also see the stringers and floor are all gel coated and polished, the transom has a birds eye maple inlay that is clear coated and leaves a beautiful finish.
This is a second 24 V-drive that is just starting the rigging phases right now. For those that aren't aware this is actually a pretty big deal! Don't quote me on the #'s, but I think there's only 8 or 9 V-drive 24 Schiadas in existence right now. Building another two ups that number by 20 / 30%! We are excited to watch these come together, and I'm currently on Lee and Stan like white on rice to send us update photo's as they progress.
This Boat is going to be one seriously bad ass 21. I only showed the inside of the boat and honestly I can't remember why.. Maybe the owner didn't want external pics on the web yet or something I dunno.
To explain what you are looking at this will be a V-drive 21, you can see where the center between the two stringers is finished and gelled so that will most likely be exposed when the boat is finished. The gel coat isn't white like it looks in the pic, that's actually white plastic covering the gel so they can walk around in the boat while building it without scratching anything. The outer edges will be a floor, and I'm not sure if they will gel coat that after the fact, or if they will carpet it. Right now I'm inclined to believe they will carpet it, but it's not unusual for things to change or be added during the build process. Towards the transom of the boat you can see the entire engine bay is finished off. On the outside of the stringers you are seeing carpet padding to again protect the gel, and on the very outsides you are seeing the white plastic again. You can just get a glimpse of a darker wood just past the plastic. In this picture it looks like the old school balsa core stuff, but it's not..
Now take a step back and think about this for a second, because this is exactly what you think it is. That my friends is a giant piece of imported (I don't even think you can buy it here) African Mohagany! The Burl in the wood is punching you in the face like Chuck Norris on a drunken rampage. It seems almost a shame to cover portions of it up with rigging down the road.
This is an RDP members 21 (Get Real Performance) that is a 100% Carbon boat. This boat is about as stiff as you can build a boat, and extremely light weight. Generally builds like this are for exotics, and race boats etc. Roy always takes things to the edge though, so his new addition to his fleet will be no exception. Last I heard this was going to be powered by a Merc Racing Super Cat motor that he acquired. I'm not sure if that's changed or not by now. (note a small portion of an extensive car collection in the background.
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This is a flat bottom that they just refinished the floors on for a customer. (Schiada still lays up some race flat bottoms, and does restorations on a few as well. Behind the iron curtain they will also do custom rigging installs for customers that would like a different hull, but want it to end up being a Schiada.)
A couple of polished Turbo 400's. Not sure if these are for current builds, extra's for customers boats, etc..
Another RDP members (Andrew Games) boat in the mold right now. This boat will be getting a single Merc 400R, and is expected to run in the upper 80's or low 90's!! This boat has my absolute undivided attention. Depending on how it shakes out with interior room and performance, this might actually make me get off my ass and build a new Schiada.
When I was in TX we saw these boats called "SCB" They were a tunnel fishing boat that was rigged every bit as nice as a "DCB." Ironic because their logos looked almost identical as well. Either way they have sold that company and moved on to bigger and better things. Now that they are out of the boating business they wanted something different and unique so they had this 21 RC built. The deck is paper thin, and the reason being is the entire top deck is being cut out! This boat will end up being the first 21CC! That's right a 21 Schiada Center Console all custom made from the ground up!
Another picture of the future 21CC! All that deck is getting cut out.
It was the end of the day and we were in a hurry unfortunately so I didn't take a lot of pics while we were there. This 32 might look like a typical 32, but it is anything but one. 100% Carbon boat, and is getting twin Boostpower Blower motors! In short it's gonna put the hurt on just about everything in it's size range and class (I don't care what it is, unless it's another 32 Schiada)
RD
This is a 24 Schiada that is being built as a V-drive in the beginning stages of rigging. It will take about a year to make all the parts and finish rig this boat.
You can see the infamous Schiada "Z Rail" laying on the stringers in this photo. Schiada actually had a die made for their own extrusion for their rail kits. They have to buy something like a truck load of it at a time in order to get it. For a company that builds about 10 boats a year you can imagine how expensive that nut is to crack when they get low. You can also see the stringers and floor are all gel coated and polished, the transom has a birds eye maple inlay that is clear coated and leaves a beautiful finish.
This is a second 24 V-drive that is just starting the rigging phases right now. For those that aren't aware this is actually a pretty big deal! Don't quote me on the #'s, but I think there's only 8 or 9 V-drive 24 Schiadas in existence right now. Building another two ups that number by 20 / 30%! We are excited to watch these come together, and I'm currently on Lee and Stan like white on rice to send us update photo's as they progress.
This Boat is going to be one seriously bad ass 21. I only showed the inside of the boat and honestly I can't remember why.. Maybe the owner didn't want external pics on the web yet or something I dunno.
To explain what you are looking at this will be a V-drive 21, you can see where the center between the two stringers is finished and gelled so that will most likely be exposed when the boat is finished. The gel coat isn't white like it looks in the pic, that's actually white plastic covering the gel so they can walk around in the boat while building it without scratching anything. The outer edges will be a floor, and I'm not sure if they will gel coat that after the fact, or if they will carpet it. Right now I'm inclined to believe they will carpet it, but it's not unusual for things to change or be added during the build process. Towards the transom of the boat you can see the entire engine bay is finished off. On the outside of the stringers you are seeing carpet padding to again protect the gel, and on the very outsides you are seeing the white plastic again. You can just get a glimpse of a darker wood just past the plastic. In this picture it looks like the old school balsa core stuff, but it's not..
Now take a step back and think about this for a second, because this is exactly what you think it is. That my friends is a giant piece of imported (I don't even think you can buy it here) African Mohagany! The Burl in the wood is punching you in the face like Chuck Norris on a drunken rampage. It seems almost a shame to cover portions of it up with rigging down the road.
This is an RDP members 21 (Get Real Performance) that is a 100% Carbon boat. This boat is about as stiff as you can build a boat, and extremely light weight. Generally builds like this are for exotics, and race boats etc. Roy always takes things to the edge though, so his new addition to his fleet will be no exception. Last I heard this was going to be powered by a Merc Racing Super Cat motor that he acquired. I'm not sure if that's changed or not by now. (note a small portion of an extensive car collection in the background.
)
This is a flat bottom that they just refinished the floors on for a customer. (Schiada still lays up some race flat bottoms, and does restorations on a few as well. Behind the iron curtain they will also do custom rigging installs for customers that would like a different hull, but want it to end up being a Schiada.)
A couple of polished Turbo 400's. Not sure if these are for current builds, extra's for customers boats, etc..
Another RDP members (Andrew Games) boat in the mold right now. This boat will be getting a single Merc 400R, and is expected to run in the upper 80's or low 90's!! This boat has my absolute undivided attention. Depending on how it shakes out with interior room and performance, this might actually make me get off my ass and build a new Schiada.
When I was in TX we saw these boats called "SCB" They were a tunnel fishing boat that was rigged every bit as nice as a "DCB." Ironic because their logos looked almost identical as well. Either way they have sold that company and moved on to bigger and better things. Now that they are out of the boating business they wanted something different and unique so they had this 21 RC built. The deck is paper thin, and the reason being is the entire top deck is being cut out! This boat will end up being the first 21CC! That's right a 21 Schiada Center Console all custom made from the ground up!
Another picture of the future 21CC! All that deck is getting cut out.
It was the end of the day and we were in a hurry unfortunately so I didn't take a lot of pics while we were there. This 32 might look like a typical 32, but it is anything but one. 100% Carbon boat, and is getting twin Boostpower Blower motors! In short it's gonna put the hurt on just about everything in it's size range and class (I don't care what it is, unless it's another 32 Schiada)
RD
