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Vegas Skier Setup I have an
‘87 Vegas Skier that looks just like the boat pictured in the 87
brochure and 88 Hotboat ad. It has
the 30 gallon front tank, three blade ski fin and ski pylon. The
teak is all there except the swim steps and the dual speedo's are gone.
Someone rearranged the seating but the original mountings are evident on
the floor. The floor
and rear portion of the core are rotted and are being replaced. The
motor it came was junk so a re-power is the works. I would
like your opinion on setting up this boat. The bottom
appears stock Vegas with pad is there any differences? Should I
move the tank to the rear? Remove the
ski fin? I plan to
use this boat as a general "go fast" with occasional tube
pulling. Thanks,
Bob, You’re
on the right track. Take the tank out and remove the fin. The Vegas
v-bottom likes some setback so give it 6 to 8 inches. Make sure there are
no hooks in the trailing edge of the boat bottom. I just sanded a Hydro
with a massive amount of hook placed at the tail from the factory. If it's
there get rid of it. After that put a motor on it and get some preliminary
numbers and we can improve from there. Try to get a 20 or so gallon tank
in the rear for best performance.
Please submit whatever questions you have to IHRTechTalk@yahoo.com. All questions and answers selected will be displayed on this page as they come in. Note: though all boaters are welcome, priority may be given to I.H.R. members. Randy can not be held responsible for any advice given. Though his information and expertise is second to none, he has no control over what you do with your boat. It is up to you to boat safely and act responsibly, and his advice is only to be used as a guidance for your high performance boat/motor of which you are the one responsible for the risks involved. Thanks,
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