Do you reconize these boats?

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Re: Do you reconize these boats?

hey frank,
welcome to i boats.

ive never seen that design.
could be a proto type, or a concept.

you can tell by the two air inletts on top of the deck from 3/4 way to the transom, these could be air stabilizers like the okemannerfelt design "bat boat".......i (i doubt that).
my guess is, that it would be some sort of ram air induction system used to areate the water under the hull.
looks cool tho.

cheers
and happy new year!
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180shabah

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Re: Do you reconize these boats?

OR, it could be totally ficticious, since it is from a video game.

Grand Theft Auto
 

Frank2368

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Re: Do you reconize these boats?

it isnt ficious all the vehicles are based on a real car in the 1990s so
 

180shabah

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Re: Do you reconize these boats?

Don't know what to tell you then.

You might get luckey here, but you may also want to track down a GTA forum and ask there as well.

Make sure you let us know when you do figure it out.
 

Frank Acampora

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Re: Do you reconize these boats?

Might be artists conception BASED on a Glastron/Carlson of the late 70s to early 80s OR even the old sporty-racer Chrysler--I forget the name of the hull. Both had a similar shape. Hmmm! maybe even a Glasspar G3, but it was only 14 foot. But it is most definitely not a real boat. Look at the placement of the engine--dead against the transom which means that the boat MUST be a Vee drive--But the engine is not tilted down in the front which a Vee drive would be. And I don't think anyone makes a racer with Vee drive anymore--not since advent of I/O drives. Even the ski boats with straight drive have the engine in the center of the boat.

Second Look at the size of the engine in relation to the boat and seat. Something is wrong here! according to the size of the engine, the boat would only be about 17-18 feet long; No 18 footer seats 1 and stands 7. And if the engine size is correct, then the seat is for a midget.
 
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