2007 SV211 Refresh

[Rednucleus]

What's the boat speed in that pic? Waiting to see a skier in the next pic!

[FMSKI]

34mph but... nobody around that's able drive edit: Called up a buddy and I skied it, no video tho.
Went at 32 off, stubby pylon. Good news it felt like a tournament boat. Blasted out of the hole to speed like a rocket.
Wake was good but there still is a rooster hit, albeit 50% less. So if I can flatten that rooster then it's on par with a loaded 200/

Here's some video tho. With no grid you can't be falling off. The hydrogate on the 211, not very big, doesn't do as much as on the 200.
However, I am planning on doing multi-path flow interceptors either side of the hull.

Mode 1 - slide plate out and works like NSS for wave shaping
Mode 2 - slide plate back-in and then down and works like a hydrogate but either side to fill in trough for slalom
How cool is that?
Like my last boat, to keep things simple, plates are moved by hand and then 2x thumbscrews to retain in place.

I was considering buying a 200 just for skiing, but if I can get this 211 to rip 1/2 decent, then no need for 2nd boat.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_y5r1eS_B2/

[MN Ryan]

The platform is about 80 lbs. I weighed mine just year.

[FMSKI]

Here's the wake 32 off 34 mph. Skiing in rollers so on the back foot a bit and getting some double up effects. https://www.instagram.com/p/C_9Ao_iPOkE/

I think with my "NSS" plates I should (hoping to) be able to trim out the hollow and rooster for a pretty flat crossing

Yeah the stock platform is big and indestructible. Which I guess is the point. I like the size of it.

- Solid teak is not light and this platform is too big for that I think.
- Circa 2015 platforms are more of cap style, still heavy tho. My 200 had just two brackets and the middle was bowed in/sunk down.

In the past ....
I built a carbon fiber platform that was all of 10lbs. When new it was cool. But UV just killed it in like 3 years.
I then did a plywood platform with fir and fiberglass. Not 100% sealed, it rotted out too.

This time I am using marine plywood and I will use an Interlux white paint,
And I'll have a full EVA covering so that will help a lot too. Am going to fit the SS bump trim to dress it up as well.


Sea trials It was good. Not easy to fit the brackets, they are 1/2" out from factory. This platform does not go on easily either.
Had bare plywood today and photoshop for what it would look like in walnut. I like the EVA cover (over white) that's coming for sure. I think it will be better than the "Chariots of the Gods" pattern that was peculiarly complex.

[FMSKI]

Got the marine plywood dried out and it needs to be glassed up, then painted vs just painted. But needed something on the boat now. Got to thinkin' & found some really nice 1" cedar decking at the local building supply. Took me a few hours and built this deck actually on the boat, first laying down 27" +/- "joists" on the support brackets, then screwing the cedar planks using Hillman premium torx screws. Note, the planks are grooved down the middle for that 2" teak look.

Assembly complete, I removed the rectangular platform and cut it to shape back on land. Then stained it using a mix of varnish, turpentine, danish oil and walnut/grey stain mix to match the boat seadek. Idea to finish the edge w/ 3/4" aluminum trim made in my shop (vs buying Taco SS). Two corner pieces to do and it's done. Cedar is pretty light so @ 35lbs that's pretty good.

Outside or back radius is a bit off, that bothers(?) me. The decking array worked out shorter than stock and could have protected the transom radius curve vs flattened off at the back. But now I see the deck actually reflects the shape of the Nautique logo feature panel, and now the shape makes some sense.

This is all in the vein of prototype. Cedar is a light, soft, furry or messy kind of wood so I can see why it's not used in production boats. My wife thought it'd be slippery but it's not at all, despite the hint of gloss. In that respect, it is an organic form of EVA, which is cool!

- Good local cedar
- Deck construction
- Fastener selection
- Finishing components and mix
- Aluminum fabrication

[FMSKI]

Temporary platform in cedar, 35 lbs and working well. Pulled the tower. Tried to like the look of the tower, which is nicely built. But for a speed boat, they are ugly.
Skiing tonight 35 off. Went to 15 off it was OK too. The wake isn't too bad
The EVA for the marine plywood platform has arrived, so looking into glassing that up and painting. Might not get done this season.

The stock 3 pce engine panels are kind of kooky in that a) heavy and b) fold in with the ballast. Built these plywood 1 pce that slide in nice, won't fold in and are 1/2 the weight!

Last week or so before my season's done!