Whats a strip boat?

[j nye]

A strip boat is a 14 ft at max some 10 ft made of wood strips 3/4 inch wide 1/2 inch tunnel bottom turns like its on rail weights about 220 without motor. 535145351553516535145351553516

[ProHydroRacer]

Strip Boat.....
Oh, I thought it was a party boat with lots of drinking and messing around.
You mean Wooden Strip Boat

[phillnjack]

Ive seen these on youtube
they look like a tree been dug out neatly with a chainsaw by a red indian.


seriously though
they look pretty neat, but no where near as fast as some think they are though.
there is talk of one doing 70mph, but when you look at the motor and prop its totaly impossible.

When you look into the place that makes these you can see a lot of work goes into them.
a lot better built than you might think
proper craftsmen make these boats, not plastic moulders


phill

[JohnsonM50]

Strip boats look great & are a good method of building. It can be done on a permanent frame or temporary removeable in some smaller craft. A pal built a canoe this way with epoxy resin, very time consuming.
Speed is easy to imagine but hard to really get. At about 50-55 the air comes in as a major player of resistance & control [or lack of]. At 70 the boat has to be right or it isn't gonna make speed or go far.

[Gene East]

Most of us are aware a lot of optimistic speedometers are out there.

70 MPH was a long time coming even in the alky burning classes.

Congratulations to anyone who honestly runs 70 and best of luck to those who are still trying to make it.

BTW: This is a beautiful boat!

[JohnsonM50]

Yeah, from 65 t0 70 seems a disproprtionate giant step. Still look'n

[reble redneck]

Yeah, from 65 t0 70 seems a disproprtionate giant step. Still look'n

Down here in the south we got in SRG land fishing boats for example a 15 52 weldbuilt with 40 mercury that will run 70 on radar let the motor down to fish mode and run nets are limb lines

[MWhite]

A strip boat is a 14 ft at max some 10 ft made of wood strips 3/4 inch wide 1/2 inch tunnel bottom turns like its on rail weights about 220 without motor. 535145351553516535145351553516

Thats a cool lookin rig, looks like it should go too. how fast u running.

[JohnsonM50]

Those new 40's aint' like the old 40s.. you can get props for 'em too.

[reble redneck]

Those new 40's aint' like the old 40s.. you can get props for 'em too.

U right about that the new 40 makes a lot more power. All my buddy's Run 40s I run a 90 Yamaha and mariner mixed into one motor

[DuckLn]

Beautiful boats. I would love to drive one and see the hull that lets em turn that sharp and run the motor high at the same time.