quote:The boat design is all about style. So, there are a LOT of style elements; including the split levers.
Originally posted by SplitbillI know this is gonna be a stupid question and some moron will put his two cents worth in, but why did you use dual lever controls.
What are we looking at from a price tag POV. That is one nice rig!
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I don’t even flats fish and this boat is so beautiful it makes me want one. You are extremely talented and I hope your business venture is VERY successful. I also appreciate the fact that you have done the “little things” to keep it true to the traditional Carolina boats.
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seamus, The buyer is a forum member so I don’t really want to put numbers out there for his privacy plus every boat is one off custom built so it really varies. I would be glad to discuss directly though.
Lake Murray Viper, Im kind of like you. Im an offshore guy but ever since we got the order for this boat its making me want to take up inshore fishing as well. Thats really why I posted the build here in the offshore discuss rather than inshore, just because I knew this crowd better.
Thanks for the interest. We will have the boat in Charleston for pictures Saturday September 10th and it will be parked at Red’s that Saturday night weather permitting if anyone wants to take a look.
Wow is about all I can say! I am encouraged to find that there are
young men your age with the desire, determination and skill to build
this boat. Truly amazing for anyone but you should be especially
proud of yourselves.
I’ve been following this build on here and Facebook, the attention to detail is impressive. I never liked the classic Carolina lines on an inshore boat but, yours might change my mind. one thing I thought was odd though was the placement of the VHF and radio controls, seems like it would be tough to see the display.
Good job on the build fellas, I’ve enjoyed watching it come along.
I heart this thread. Great job on this project. Looking forward to seeing the sea-trial pics.
A suggestion (small one)…trailer guides with lights mounted up on top would be a good feature for future builds. Very helpful if not essential for some of the ramps in Charleston (strong tidal currents)
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Well she is 99% done! Just lacking upholstery and teak on poling platform. Tomorrow she gets wet for the first time. The past few days have been 18 hour days, just wiring, plumbing, misc, misc, ect, ect. Tomorrow I will post some more pics of the details and inside of the hatches plus the bilge area. I will also show pics of our lighting combinations. All the hatches are lit and we also have numerous blue mood lights. We ran the engine tonight and everything worked great. I will also have some performance numbers for you.
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Absolutely beautiful guys! You folks at X-celerator boat works seem to bring true craftmanship back to boatbuilding. Been a joy following this build and seeing the high attention to detail present.
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Originally posted by jki4405Well she is 99% done! Just lacking upholstery and teak on poling platform. Tomorrow she gets wet for the first time. …I will also have some performance numbers for you.
</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Will you be able to check the draft?She’s a beauty.
WOW! That is an awesome looking boat. I want one! Seriously!
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mtiffee, we would love to build you one. Let us take you on a sea trial in a few weeks when we have the boat down in Charleston.
Sea trial was a success! Boat ran great and handled even better. Most comfortable and dry ride possible for a 17’ boat in a descent chop in my opinion. Top speed 53 mph. draft at still was 8" exactly. I didn’t get any shots from outside the boat today but I will soon. Only thing not finished is the upholstery. I have a few videos I will post once they download on you tube. I also didn’t get the lighting photos but that was just because I had to get home and mow the grass before it got dark. I will post more soon.
She's bad! :sunglasses:
For a boat that does 53MPH, you might want to think about a locking push pole holder? 
Here are a few videos. I will have a better video of the boat flying across the water Tuesday when I get a camera man out there with me that can stand and video tape from a dock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOnWYpIaldw
Hope u will be posting your progress on the 21 footer!! Beautiful work!!!
Here are a couple more videos. A few from a dock and one longer one from the captains seat. Def. not professional video footage but should have some better stuff after next weekends trip to Charleston.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG80JByM4uA
I’m not easily impressed … but that is pretty work…
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