Dana W

I decided it's time to redesign the DaVette SS again .

Dreamin Hemi

Looks like it's straight out of Star Wars!

Lovin' the new look!

Paul M

Boat looks great. I especially like how the windshield is done.

Are you still producing the TAF drag boats?

Dana W

Yeah , Just sent one to California and another at the end of the month . Here's a photo of my submerged drive set up from Belgium . Works great .

Justaddwata

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You do some sweet work Dana. I always like seeing what you come up with. Love the look of that submerged setup

Dana W

Thanks Matt . I have a V 2.0 clutch from Bonzi coming for that boat and a powerhouse from HMH in it .

Paul M

R the cowls removable now?

speed328max

Can you put a twin rcmk on the TAF boat?

Dana W

Paul , Yes the cowls are removable now but I'm not 100% satisfied with it yet . I'm still getting a slight warpage on the edge . I'll be redesigning it soon . I want to finish the DaVette SS first .

speed32Bmax - A twin might be alittle much but worth trying

Paul M

OK. I'll keep an eye out, Dana. Another TAF is definitely in the cards for me one day and a removeable cowl would really simplify things.

I like the way speed328 thinks. Cmon, Dana. A little much? Hey, it's a drag boat, why not

Heck I was thinking of side by side twins or a QD 35[:-]

Paul M

Dana, what kind of speeds are you getting out of these now? What effect did the submerged drive have? Seems like it would be really hard to unload the prop with it under the boat like that. Did Nico do this?

speed328max

I've got a nice RCMK 520 ready to find a comfy house.

martno1fan

If you get the right prop submerged drive can actually be faster on takeoff than surface drive and what you also get is a much more stable ride in turns bothe left and right but this been a drag boat im not sure turns are important lol .If you have ever seen the multi boats or fsrv over here then you would understand just what i mean as these things turn at full tilt and i dont mean ovals either i mean you can turn as sharp as you like.
Mart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8zqHEDVi78

Dana W

Yep , I have to agree with Mart . Submerged drive is the way to go with a runner bottom hull . I have a 467 prop on there now and it's 2mm from hitting the bottom . It was alittle doggy at take off but once the RPM's got up it was crazy fast . I'll install a clutch and have the prop modified and that should help in the take off's .

I didn't bring the GPS on the first test so I don't know what speeds I was getting . I mainly wanted to test the new strut and see what this new HMH engine would do .

martno1fan

I forgot add Dana that your new SS looks great after the mods ,look forward to seeing the first hull when shes done.
Mart

speed328max

Dana,
Any new pics of the Davette TAF redesign, my 520 is itching to get a new home!

Dana W

Well the plugs are made , Now I'm in the process of trimming the capsule and making a new bed joint for the capsule to sit on . The new bed joint will be 1/2" lower . You can see in the photo how much I took out of the capsule .

speed328max

Dana,
That looks great! Great workmanship as always.

richard b

Dana,

I can see the differece on the deck of the new ss, is there any difference on the bottom of the hull? Will the new boat be any faster han the last redesign? I still haven't been able to get enough time off from work to be able to build the ss I purchased from you but I am anxiously awaiting delivery of the new drag hull. The quality of your boats is awesome.

Dana W

I removed 5" of strakes near the transom to help stabilize the boat at 50 + mph .

Paul M

I thought this was a SS redesign thread

Dana,

Have you GPS'd this boat? Crazy fast for me is 70-80. The Red Alert was about 45-50 and it was the shallow V and it was heavy with all the cr@p I put on it.

Dana W

I GPS'd the DaVette SS and the best I got was 48 mph with a stock Zenoah and a 270 prop . I dropped a mod Zenoah in her and it was a real eye opener . Never got around to checking the speed though .


Yes as I get closer to finishing the DaVette Runner mods I'll post a new thread on it . Lets keep that design out of this thread .

HendricX

Ha ha ... did not know that I moved to Belgium .. thanks for letting me know ;-)

Dana W

I mean The Netherlands Sorry HendricX . That place on the other side of the pond .

speed328max

Hey Dana,
Any updates, pics?