RAJ Dyne w/2 250 Merc Verados

Discussion in 'Tom Miller Boats' started by 2MERCS, Oct 18, 2006.

  1. 2MERCS

    2MERCS Administrator

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    RAJBoatDude sent a bunch of pictures to me for next months Header pic. I just love seeing twins from the rear so I figured that I would put up these pictures.

    Daniel
     

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  2. jachainskier

    jachainskier Hydrodyne 20 Specialist

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    Just below the rub rail looks like the top half is raised up 3or4 inches. Was this to get the motors up higher?
     
  3. DanielC

    DanielC Established Hydrodyner

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    Are those the Verado 250's? Is one counterrotating? Ok, they are Verado's. Are they also 25 inch shaft length?
     
  4. jachainskier

    jachainskier Hydrodyne 20 Specialist

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    Those are verado engines. I am curious to hear how they performed.
     
  5. 2MERCS

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    Hopefully he will come on here to explain but yes he told me that they raised the deck hieght on it for those big engines.

    Daniel
     
  6. dynegreg1

    dynegreg1 King Dyner

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    I posted earlier about those new Mercs. I think they are a very poor design in appearance. Mercury could have done a lot better.

    Greg
     
  7. dynebob1

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    In that first picture (rear shot of engines) that boat appears to be about 4 foot wide.
    (I realize the red corners of the boat kind of get lost in that view.)
     
  8. rajboatdude

    rajboatdude Established Hydrodyner

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    Yea, not much to do at 1 in the mourning but send emails. It's great to have a team that will trust you enough to experiment with a new Dyne. Yes it is a 25" transom with 2" added to the deck height. We run a counter on the left. The transom is about 67" wide. Tom has been great to work with. Also if you look close you will see built in trim tabs.

    Edd Rinehart
     
  9. jim

    jim Hydrodyne 18 Specialist

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    I saw that boat at the nationals and it was impressive. The Rock Aqua Jays have come up with some innovative boats over the years. You guys are the cutting edge. Rock on!

    jim
     
  10. dynegreg1

    dynegreg1 King Dyner

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    Re: RockAqua Jays "The Dyne"

    I just thought of something. I remember back in the mid 90s around 93ish the Rock Aqua Jays submitted a photo for the rig of the month award that Water Ski magazine use to post in the monthly mags. It was cool, it had their equipment bus hooked up to a twin rig, then another behind that, and another behind that. Does anyone here have that photo from the mag? That would be an awesome photo for here. Especially since they were all Hydrodynes back then, and even the bus carried the Hydrodyne name on the side too. Someone do some searching!

    Greg
     

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