First boat test of K-Lab's new "Dolphin Drive" concept!
#1 prototype complete.
#2 under construction.
U.S. Patent #9,849,955.
February 27, 2018.
The formal "Letters Patent" for K-Lab's Marine Surface Propulsion Device has issued! Speed-on-the-Water's Matt Trulio noticed. Nice article, Matt (speedonthewater.com). Thanks.
Just back from Florida after initial installation testing. An outstanding Miami International Boat Show is in the rear view mirror, too! My friends at Mercury hit two out of the park with: 1) the new 3.4L outboard platform. (I'm still trying to wrap my head around the styling, though.) and 2) Racing's dual fuel 1100 and 1350 engine. Congratulations to John Pfifer, Tim Ried, Erik Christiansen and their teams. Impressive.
K-Lab's Super Vee is almost ready for more testing. The engine, exhaust, DTS controls, steering, tabs, and drive are all in. We cycled all the systems under power - first, on the trailer and, then, in the water. Learned a great deal. Found some minor issues to sort out. Improvements are in process. Shout out to Brian (Cummins Service, Ft. Myers) for diagnosing and correcting low fuel rail pressure on the engine. I'll be back to conduct rigorous on-water testing in early March. I expect to accumulate serious on-water test time!
#1 prototype complete.
#2 under construction.
U.S. Patent #9,849,955.
February 27, 2018.
The formal "Letters Patent" for K-Lab's Marine Surface Propulsion Device has issued! Speed-on-the-Water's Matt Trulio noticed. Nice article, Matt (speedonthewater.com). Thanks.
Just back from Florida after initial installation testing. An outstanding Miami International Boat Show is in the rear view mirror, too! My friends at Mercury hit two out of the park with: 1) the new 3.4L outboard platform. (I'm still trying to wrap my head around the styling, though.) and 2) Racing's dual fuel 1100 and 1350 engine. Congratulations to John Pfifer, Tim Ried, Erik Christiansen and their teams. Impressive.
K-Lab's Super Vee is almost ready for more testing. The engine, exhaust, DTS controls, steering, tabs, and drive are all in. We cycled all the systems under power - first, on the trailer and, then, in the water. Learned a great deal. Found some minor issues to sort out. Improvements are in process. Shout out to Brian (Cummins Service, Ft. Myers) for diagnosing and correcting low fuel rail pressure on the engine. I'll be back to conduct rigorous on-water testing in early March. I expect to accumulate serious on-water test time!
