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Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: Bigblockchevy on August 14, 2013, 08:30:22 PM

Title: Race craft V-drive
Post by: Bigblockchevy on August 14, 2013, 08:30:22 PM
Does anyone know any history on Race craft hulls.  My uncle has a hull that is a 1972 Race craft V-drive.  Just trying to find a little info on the history of that make of hull.  If anyone has any info that would be great.  Thanks
Title: Re: Race craft V-drive
Post by: IRRebel on August 14, 2013, 09:24:06 PM
Does anyone know any history on Race craft hulls.  My uncle has a hull that is a 1972 Race craft V-drive.  Just trying to find a little info on the history of that make of hull.  If anyone has any info that would be great.  Thanks

Race Craft or "Rayson Craft" ? 1972 would lead me to believe the latter not the former. ;)

Ray
Title: Re: Race craft V-drive
Post by: Bigblockchevy on August 14, 2013, 09:26:50 PM
Rayson
Title: Re: Race craft V-drive
Post by: Bigblockchevy on August 14, 2013, 09:30:52 PM
Rayson Craft I believe.  I don't no much. My uncle has had this boat for years.  All I know it is a 1972 and V-drive.  I'm trying to learn more about it.  It's a bad ass hull never seen very many of then.
Title: Re: Race craft V-drive
Post by: Bigblockchevy on August 14, 2013, 09:33:37 PM
I will try to get him to send a couple of oics
Title: Re: Race craft V-drive
Post by: IRRebel on August 14, 2013, 09:36:38 PM
Rayson

Great boats! I had one for a very short time. Built a BBC for it, cleaned it up a little. Someone at a dock offered me more money than the fun I thought it was so I sold it after only a couple short runs.  :banghead: SOB WAS FAST! It had a TH400 in it and I never did get it into 3rd gear.

My understanding is, the ones to have back in the day were the Rayson Craft, Biesemeyer, Sanger, and Rogers (probably forgetting a couple others in there, but I'm just coming off 2 18 hour days in a row and probably3 hours sleep). I recently passed on another Rayson Craft, but a jet. This one with the cav plates, down pedal, all that, but only a mild BBC in it. Too much money. Boat looked good for 45 years old, but needed work.

Ray
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