The BOSS 225V takes you back to the heydays of powerboating, back when gas was cheap, engines noisy and boats were made of wood. Designed decades before the first usable computer hit the market, these boats were surprisingly powerful and had superb handling. Engineered by feel, built by eye, and some real love for the trade these boats were prime examples of classic craftsmanship.
The BOSS 225V gives you the opportunity to own and drive a piece of history, from the original flathead V8 sounds, to the radio that plays you the rockabilly songs of the 50s, everything is designed to give you an immersive experience. Many animated parts, like the wheel, prop, hatches, throttle, working instruments, light, fuel & temp systems, deployable fenders and cockpit cover, its all there.
The BOSS 225V seats two, and has automated poses for you and your crew, refueling, lounging, backing up, nothing is left static on this boat. Like Bandit, Boss Craft is specifically made for Second Life, and has custom LOD/Physics models, and the realistic BOSS Dynamic boat engine. The mesh parts on the boat are modify for easy re-texturing.
Textures, cradle and trailer come included.
Download the instructions below for more info,
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Download instructions See item in Second Life- Custom MESH
- Custom SOUNDS
- Custom ANIMATIONS
- Custom LOD
- Custom PHYSICS
Beautiful boat...
Nothing, in either world, is perfect and so this boat earns 4 stars and not a perfect 5. And I will tell you why.
The boat is stunningly beautiful to look at, it sounds fantastic, it has an awesome turn of speed, it is responsive to the controls, it crosses sim borders with ease, and it has some really nice poses.
And there we hit the reason that I, personally, found the slip from perfection. It has several automated poses only. If it had menu-selectable poses so you could, perhaps, sunbathe on the front deck, or sit on the bow, or sit on the side and swing your feet above the waves... or any of a myriad other 'cutesie' poses... well, if it had a few more of them THEN it would be closer to perfection.
As it is, it still rates 4 stars but I do hope the builder will read this review and, perhaps, add a few more poses to a menu in an update.
Remember, this is just a review by an end user whose opinion may differ from yours. We are ALL entitled to them :)
Awesome !!!
I have sailboats but I wanted a speed boat as a change off. Some thing that looked nice and ran like a speed boat not a car on water. I didn't get a chance to test drive the boat but purchased it from all the great reviews of the product. Amazing is all I can say in one word. The boat is beautiful and such a pleasure to drive. The handling is second to none as far as speed boats go in SL. I went through 5 speed boats and each and every one was no good. I purchased the Boss Craft 225V and I finally found that perfect speed boat I was looking for. When you start it, it does not take off like a rocket like most of the ones I have in my inventory. Its a nice smooth starting pace with extremely nice handling as I left my dock. I paid special attention to sims crossings, cause here is where i loss most of my other speed boats even at a slow speed. The Boss took the sim crossings great, honestly if I wasnt watching my mini map i wouldnt have known I just crossed over a sim line.
The design is awesome, the performence outstanding. The boat is not slow it moves pretty fast when you are on open ocean and can give her more speed. Whether you want this boat for racing or just a great cruising boat this is the one to buy. The features as just great!! As I said earlier I have about 5 speed boats in my inventory that i can not use cause they crash at every sim crossing and at times for no reasons, and I paid much more for those boats. This is one awesome speed boat that lives up to the designers description of it and what it can do. Thanks again !!!! I look forward to purchasing other boats from Bandit/Boss !!!
Awesome
Incredible detail and functionality so much so that I purchased 3 other Analyse Dean boats they are all spectacular creations and I am more than impressed!
Awesome speed
It does 20 knots on idle, need I say more?
Well, wonderful textures, shape and fun little gadgets like fenders. Handles sim crossings very well.
First Boat Top Grade
This was my first boat in SL. I recently learned about boating in SL and to say I am stunned by the quality would simply be a understatement. There is unquestionable attention to detail and quality. I am extremely pleased the textures look amazing and all the little touches add up to amazing boat. I hadn't gotten to go sailing anywhere but my own sim. I enjoyed it greatly.
Please don't let the lack of HUD stop you from considering this fine vessel.
Great quality, stylish boat
Easy to use, lots of detail and handles region crossings with ease... hardest part was choosing which model.
Give the demo's a run to see, but you can't go wrong.