Arneson or SCX
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The Arnesons are the real deal...they work..and will handle way more power than any bravo drive. Ive been on 4 Arneson boats in which Ive driven 3..and owned one. Hands down my favorite. Simplistic in design, reduced drag, increased speeds, easy to work on, and in-expensive in comparison. Boating is suppose to be fun, why worry about breaking down.. Jeff
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I am comfortable with the Arnesons as far as durability and speed increase. My only reservation is how are they going to handle @ 110+ in a light single V bottom? Seems like I might be going into slightly uncharted territory....
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Im still trying to get all the facts for you..
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I am hearing some people took off ther arnesons due to handling issues they could not resolve. Let me know when you get some facts on a smaller light V.
Jeff,
Thanks for lookig into it for me.
Jeff,
Thanks for lookig into it for me.
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A friend of mine tried a arneson on a Bat 28 (Vector in the us) He was running ssm v before .but to many drives went fishing so he got fed up with the ssm v. However he tried so many things with the Arneson and LOT of different props ! And i can say he is not running it any more ! The boat was not fun to drive in high speeds ! It "overplaned" what ever he tried ! And he is a very experienced racedriver with like 30+ years of offshoreracing in sweden .I think your boat are to small for a Arneson-setup.
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I am hearing that alot. but you are the first to post it. Thanks. The arneson sounds great on paper but the risk is too high. I really would love to give it a try. But so far not one person with a light single has come forward with a sucess story. I have all winter to decied but looks like it will be an SCX. Maybe by then they will have a -3 SCX
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A friend of mine tried a arneson on a Bat 28 (Vector in the us) He was running ssm v before .but to many drives went fishing so he got fed up with the ssm v. However he tried so many things with the Arneson and LOT of different props ! And i can say he is not running it any more ! The boat was not fun to drive in high speeds ! It "overplaned" what ever he tried ! And he is a very experienced racedriver with like 30+ years of offshoreracing in sweden .I think your boat are to small for a Arneson-setup.
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talked with a few people... besides Pat and Rik. boat was running 83mph with approx 620hp on a Ford motor. appr. 80 hours to date. No handling issues.. and three you tube videos out there that I could find. As to the weight, this 28 is a larger, deep all running surface 28' boat, she's also very stable and heavy. Good Luck. Jeff
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Alfons, you have neglected to mention that when Christopher blew his Mercury he landed on the rocks damaging the bottom. Subsequent repairs did not put the bottom back to it's "Original" state as the boat does not perform with a Mercury either now as he has even put a standoff box on the #6 on a 28' boat and still needs bow lift. But you are right, it was all the Arnesons fault not the bottom repair.
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I am hearing that alot. but you are the first to post it. Thanks. The arneson sounds great on paper but the risk is too high. I really would love to give it a try. But so far not one person with a light single has come forward with a sucess story. I have all winter to decied but looks like it will be an SCX. Maybe by then they will have a -3 SCX