alaskastreamin wrote:What you see is a "floor support". I believe it was made in a mold and glassed to the hull. The bottom panel is a false floor for the ski locker. Notice the three drain holes? I don't think these boats have stringers.

I am going to balsa core the entire hull. Factory only cored the pad and the V section. The outer sponsons were filled with foam and glassed over. Thats why you only see the remenants of the floor ending on the inside of the sponsons.

I was baffled about the outside edges of the floor till I talked with Aaron (X-Treme paint). He had his Virage apart and noticed no plywood over the sponsons. Just glass over foam.

Haven't made any progress yet. Our July trip was, as usual, too short and we didn't have time to do anything. We did take all the screws out of the lip so the deck can get removed next time down. Late Sept./ early Oct. we'll be back down.

alaskastreamin wrote:It will stay in the states. Salt water is tough on HP parts. Caprice wants to go really fast for long periods.


We had the Viper on a large lake in July. The chop was 2' and a few tubers and some jetski's. Too rough for the viper then out came a 32' DCB Eliminator cat. Told Caprice to hang on. We ran with him to about 80 mph and had to let off. He came back and was amazed the Viper could run that fast in the slop. He was getting 115 mph!! Caprice wants to look him up when we get the Virage done. She asked how much hp we need to beat him. Told her 280 was about it for a "semi" reliable motor. She said, "Then lets get one". Gawd I love my wife!!!

alaskastreamin wrote:Yea, it's at our Washington property. It wasn't worth sending up to Alaska then back down. Got three old cars i'm restoring back to back,....to back up here. The Virage gives me something to work on while down in Washington 3-4 times a year.

alaskastreamin wrote:What you see is a "floor support". I believe it was made in a mold and glassed to the hull. The bottom panel is a false floor for the ski locker. Notice the three drain holes? I don't think these boats have stringers.

I am going to balsa core the entire hull. Factory only cored the pad and the V section. The outer sponsons were filled with foam and glassed over. Thats why you only see the remenants of the floor ending on the inside of the sponsons.

I was baffled about the outside edges of the floor till I talked with Aaron (X-Treme paint). He had his Virage apart and noticed no plywood over the sponsons. Just glass over foam.

Haven't made any progress yet. Our July trip was, as usual, too short and we didn't have time to do anything. We did take all the screws out of the lip so the deck can get removed next time down. Late Sept./ early Oct. we'll be back down.