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Old 11-09-2014, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by offshorexcursion
I would be interested in dry dumping my SSMV's also
dry dumpping!! bahaha that's funny
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I wanna say Tom Gentry was dry sumping the #4 drives many years ago.
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Originally Posted by adk61
dry dumpping!! bahaha that's funny
That just made me LOL and I didn't even know I wrote it! But it makes sense.....in many ways....dumping more money, with my luck just to break the drives anyways.

Would be cool to learn more about dry sumping the #5s though....semi dry or full dry.
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Available after the 2015 Miami Boat show; after successful 2014 Race Testing:
SSM VI "QD" model
Quick Detach for easy service.**

**comes with reinforced tie bar mounts, standard



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The new forward facing Volvo drives have that feature too , only without the tie bar option
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..but the Volvo IPS legs won't sink your boat when they detach...
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Originally Posted by offshorexcursion
That just made me LOL and I didn't even know I wrote it! But it makes sense.....in many ways....dumping more money, with my luck just to break the drives anyways.

Would be cool to learn more about dry sumping the #5s though....semi dry or full dry.
tell me about it... that would make them faster than a six
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Dry pumping? What?
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