That's really a shame; that was a beautiful boat. Glad you're OK though. So did it feel as if it was right on the edge before it happened? (I guess that's a stupid question, you were doing 100+ in a Hydrostream). I guess it was into the wind, correct? Do you think the changes to the design (looked a...

Very nice, I like the idea of the hinged access behind the seat.

And one more thing, can you post some pics of your build (new stringers, etc.)? Thanks -Chris

Also, Altoona sounds familiar. My wife has family in Prairie City, Iowa and her Grandfather works at Prairie Meadows; seems like one of those is close to Altoona. Where around there do you run the Stream?

Very interesting! So when did the delamination occur, during a high speed pass? Was it slow or gradual (I think I know the answer)? How did the boat react once the delamination occured? I assume it stayed bottom down? I agree with your stratedgy of repair- extra glass and stringers, no core. I did s...

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good to know, it is model specific, the ae-21's were made in the later years. great guys to deal with John and Chris. I'm in their shop usually once every few months. Steve Cool, I wanted to run by their shop while at our cottage this year, but didn't get the time. What are they building? What do t...

In a recent conversation with John's son (Chris), he indicated that initially, they did not vacuum-bag the cores in the boats, however they do now. Furthermore, the most recent VooDoos do not have cores; just a little more glass.

The "core" is all the balsa wood (or at least used to be wood) you see. It's used in many boats to add strength and rigidity to fiberglass panels while being lighter (and cheaper) than simply using additional layers of fiberglass.

I KNOW THIS IS AN OLD POST, BUT JUST STARTED GETTIGN BACK ON THE SITE AGAIN, ANYWAY, MY 2 CENTS: THE VIPER IS A KICK-ARSE LITTLE BOAT, ON MY SECOND ONE NOW WITH ALL THE COOL STUFF (NYDAHL/BAKER FOOT, CLEAVER, 140 CROSSFLOW, 2 INCHES BELOW PAD, FILLED, WIDENED, AND BLUEPRINTED PAD) AND I HAVE DRIVEN...