The rumors are true. Dad and I picked up our new Placecraft on Saturday. Tom Peterson has some crazy attention to detail and his product speaks for it's self.
This boat was the very first layed up in the new mold, it sat around for a few years untill my buddy Darin Moilanen picked it up and had intentions to build a Top Fuel Jet. When he wanted to get rid of it he knew who to call. Thanks again Darin
The boat itself weights in at 400 pounds capped and is jet black. Boat came with an MPD low profile intake set by Tom Peterson and a dolly trailer.
The new design features many improvements over the original
hull and has incorporated modern day technology to create a state of the art 19 ft. jet boat that can be used for pleasure, race or both. The new hull comes from a brand new mold that was tooled by Scott Kornowski. Due to Tom’s attention to detail and Scott’s amazing tooling abilities the new hull is straighter and has more defined body lines than the previous generation Place Craft Tunnel.
The overall length of the boat is now 9” longer allowing for the cockpit area to be 6” longer than the original design, thus giving the driver more room for gear and more importantly, more room for rigging. The other 3” was added to the nose creating a slimmer and sleeker look.
The bottom of the Peterson Place Craft features a new race style drop keel thus allowing to better load the pump with out having to run an excessive amount of shoe in the boat. Not only is this a more efficient way of loading a pump but also safer during shut down. As a safety precaution, the forward area of the center pod has been designed to incorporate a flatter radius to help the boat go straight in the event that it looses power. The new Peterson Place Craft also features a step bottom similar to what you see on most modern day large boats. The 1/8” steps are located a few feet forward of transom on the outside sponsons and on the flats next to the keel on the center pod. The drop steps are designed help free the boat up in flat, sticky water. The recesses for the cavitation plates have also been filled eliminating the need to run them. The lack of cavitation plates also provides a cleaner look to the transom of the Peterson Place Craft. Lastly, the radius's in the corners of the tunnels have also been enlarged allowing for better load displacement thus preventing cracking on the transom and in the corner of the tunnels.
Our intentions with this boat will be a center steer and strictly a Pro Eliminator 8.0 or Quick Eliminator 6.0 race program.
We will be doing all of our rigging and pump work threw Chris and Joe at B1 Racing
Our motor program will be with James Bostick at Bostick Racing Engines.
Either a race pack or edelbrock data system( not sure witch yet)
It will be a slow process, but we will keep the Socaljetboats family updated as soon as things get rolling.
There were a ton of smiles the last few days, my dad especially.
Sent from McIntyre park
