Thread: Rockstar Poker Run Boat

Originally Posted by FEARLESS

That boat is so sick bro, thanks for posting those vids! Hope you don't mind if I post your pics on Facebook. will wait for your reply.

go right ahead.. look me up while you're at it.. Cale DeLozier | Facebook
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Cale D/ | MySpace.com

on my myspace, theres a TON of pics from the all the runs Ive done in the last couple of years.

Thanks for the compliments. Im good friends with the owners of all the boats so I usually get a seat at the cost of helping out with docklines, bumpers, boat washing, fuel, etc.. Its quite a gig. Much better than stroking an $11,000 payment each month and $2k/fuel each weekend!

Holy Smokes! That is a SICK boat!

Originally Posted by Jason A

I have never been on an MTI but did a poker run in a Nortech CAT and thought I was going to shit and piss myslef at the same time. I have done 8 or so poker runs in V bottom fountians and find it much smoother or a ride. Maybe im biased as when I went to fountian raceschool to learn all they ever said was CATS ARE BAD CATS ARE BAD.

maybe I need to take a trip up and visit you!

The owner has a Nor-tech also. Its called "OU Want Some??!!" Its for sale!

I spent a lot of time in the Nor-tech, its an awesome ride, its got a HUGE tunnel on it. Very cool ride!

added you aswell

That is the setup.

Do you have a vid of the boat being tilted on the trailer? I'm curious as to how that works.

Yes, But it takes about 7 minutes total for it to tilt and the video is booooooring. I need to load it on to youtube, maybe ill tackle that this afternoon...

Originally Posted by waterboy222

Its a hydraulically operated set of rams that push the cradle from left to right. As the cradle moves to the right, the arms then start pushing up and a set of roller-blade-like wheels on the left side make contact with the trailer surface and causes the boat to start leaning to the left. a few minutes later the boat is almost completely sideways. You throw some safety pins into the locks and you're ready to roll. All tilt trailers work this way. The advantage to THIS particular trailer (which doesnt seem a big deal to non-boaters) is that its DUNKABLE! We can actually back the entire trailer into the water. Electrical, batterys, ram, steel, all of it with zero issues. In FL, almost every marina has a crane, but not in the midwest! We have to have drive on/ drive off trailers.

This trailer was well into the six figures to have built..

In this image, you can see the clear poly wheels on the deck of the trailer.
The boat is held to the cradle using chainbreaks and straps. The motors are completely dry sump motors so no issues with the engines being tilted. However, what oil IS left in the motors does tend to drip out into the hull if left for very long on its tilt.

Thanks for the responses. I know this is mostly a car/watch/food forum but Im trying to stir up some interest in the marine side of it too..

I can answer almost any question you guys have! (not an expert by anymeans so dont bring hydrodynamic lift theorys into these posts! lol)

Very cool. I've always wondered how it worked since the only pics I've seen were of it tilted. I take it with the length of that trailer, the ramps you back down aren't very steep out there on the lake?

Originally Posted by whitlock

Very cool. I've always wondered how it worked since the only pics I've seen were of it tilted. I take it with the length of that trailer, the ramps you back down aren't very steep out there on the lake?

normally they are.. the boat being as long as it is, you only have to have a 1/3 of the boat in the water before she floats. The problem (MAJOR) is that the semitrucks used to haul these are single axle with highway tires. No 4x4.. on a wet, mossy ramp.. and PRAYING to jebus that you didnt back the trailer off the end of the ramp..

theres a good ramp at the back of one of our coves thats pretty shallow but its VERY narrow..

Originally Posted by waterboy222

Its a hydraulically operated set of rams that push the cradle from left to right. As the cradle moves to the right, the arms then start pushing up and a set of roller-blade-like wheels on the left side make contact with the trailer surface and causes the boat to start leaning to the left. a few minutes later the boat is almost completely sideways. You throw some safety pins into the locks and you're ready to roll. All tilt trailers work this way. The advantage to THIS particular trailer (which doesnt seem a big deal to non-boaters) is that its DUNKABLE! We can actually back the entire trailer into the water. Electrical, batterys, ram, steel, all of it with zero issues. In FL, almost every marina has a crane, but not in the midwest! We have to have drive on/ drive off trailers.

This trailer was well into the six figures to have built..

In this image, you can see the clear poly wheels on the deck of the trailer.
The boat is held to the cradle using chainbreaks and straps. The motors are completely dry sump motors so no issues with the engines being tilted. However, what oil IS left in the motors does tend to drip out into the hull if left for very long on its tilt.

Thanks for the responses. I know this is mostly a car/watch/food forum but Im trying to stir up some interest in the marine side of it too..

I can answer almost any question you guys have! (not an expert by anymeans so dont bring hydrodynamic lift theorys into these posts! lol)

In the picture in this post it almost looks like their is a hatch in the hull of the boat? If i'm looking at the picture correctly? Is this if it were to flip over that you could get out?

Originally Posted by daedalus

In the picture in this post it almost looks like their is a hatch in the hull of the boat? If i'm looking at the picture correctly? Is this if it were to flip over that you could get out?

Yes, theres a hatch on the upper portion of the canopy. one for the front and one for the back with emergency escape pins on the hinges. Theres also a floor mounted pop-out escape hatch too.. It has a clear round window built into it which is kinda cool when you're runnin down the lake and can see the water rushing past your feet.