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All of my designs have been built, tested and raced in American Powerboat Association sactioned races.
All of my plans include step-by-step building instructions, which you can view BEFORE you purchase.
These are NOT kneel-down boats. The driver sits in a seat, safely tucked between tall coamings.
A foot-operated throttle allows the driver to keep two hands on the wheel at all times.
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High-performance v-bottom boats ride high on their narrow pads, seemingly perched on the bottom edges of their transoms.
Although lacking the turning ability of tunnelboats, v-bottoms offer excellent hole-shot and top end, and at higher speed ranges provide that floating/rolling feeling that make them so much fun to drive -- and exciting to watch on the racecourse.
A moderately powered Dillon v-bottom is a safe, easy-to-drive, high-performance boat that's fun to build and own.
Since 2006 these Dillon-designed boats have won races and championships in American Powerboat Association races, and in 2011 will make their debut at the OPC National Championships in Kankakee, IL. My plans have been purchased by amateur and pro builders around the world.
Two ways to get your plans
By instant download (free shipping) or postal mail. Start your boatbuilding project today!
I am currently offering plans for FOUR high-performance boats including the two v-bottom boats in the photos displayed above. Please follow the links under the photos to make a purchase, or to find further information about the individual designs.
I designed and built the Dillon Mini Vee v-bottom in 2006, raced it in a few Mini GT races that season, then upgraded it for GT Pro for 2007 and won the highpoints championship. The Mini Vee is the ONLY homebuilt boat approved for Mini GT, and currently dominates the class. What's more, the Mini Vee is very simple to build, can be constructed with inexpensive exterior plywood, and is an ideal project for the first-time boatbuilder.
The bottom of the Dillon Pro Vee v-bottom is modeled after Critchfield, LeeCraft, Rapid Craft and similar production boats. As a consequence, the curvy bottom planking makes this a project perhaps better suited for a more accomplished builder. My Pro Vee was consistently the fasted boat in GT Pro in 2008 and 2009, and it won the highpoints championship both years. (The boat didn't race in 2010 or 2011 but has been sold and is expected back in 2012.)
See also my Tunnel Boats.
