View Poll Results: Arneson Surface Drives
Yes put them on the new boat
171
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No use bravos
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Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
11-09-2006, 01:24 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by Reed Jensen
I like the fact that the Arneson drive does NOT have a gimbal housing... It has a ball socket. You cannot break the ball socket. The Arneson doesn't have as many shafts and gears. Can you say " Elegance in simplicity" ? Why would anyone want a drive with so many moving parts, when you can get the same performance with a simpler drive?... Resale value?... All boats crash in value after a few years.
Exactly...boats arent investments just like cars. Buy the thing with disposable income and sell it when your done. And dont buy the thing based on how the next person will perceive the value. Go arneson.
11-09-2006, 04:45 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by tblrklakemo
Exactly...boats arent investments just like cars. Buy the thing with disposable income and sell it when your done. And dont buy the thing based on how the next person will perceive the value. Go arneson.
11-10-2006, 01:22 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
I don't think the question ever got answered as to why more OEMs are not using surface drives. I'd be interested in knowing.
Also can someone point me to an Arneson drive price list?
Michael
Also can someone point me to an Arneson drive price list?
Michael
11-11-2006, 12:51 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by Michael1
I don't think the question ever got answered as to why more OEMs are not using surface drives. I'd be interested in knowing.
Also can someone point me to an Arneson drive price list?
Michael
Also can someone point me to an Arneson drive price list?
Michael
11-11-2006, 05:24 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by Reed Jensen
Probably because Mercury has a liberal credit policy and fronts a lot of engines and drives to the manufacturers and waits for payment. I know they ended up taking a huge chunk of Fountain stock because Reggie owed so much money to them.
11-11-2006, 09:08 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by Reed Jensen
I know they ended up taking a huge chunk of Fountain stock because Reggie owed so much money to them.
11-13-2006, 04:08 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
Originally Posted by Pro1
125mph in an outboard cat? Why is it the outboards always run 103 or similair at the radar shootouts? Some guy on here who has a redline of 7700, no fuel, ice cold conditions, Race motors writes he went 117-120 on his GPS for 12 seconds with a race motor. Kind of a mute issue anyway. 6 lowers in one season???????? They never break. They never get cracks in them. Powerheads never come apart. Bulletproof package.
Hey T2x, do the math, lol.
2900 RPM=67mph,
3900 RPM= 90 mph
Someone tell T2x
Rocker Plates only move a quater of an inch. Too fuuny!
Hey T2x, do the math, lol.
2900 RPM=67mph,
3900 RPM= 90 mph
Someone tell T2x
Rocker Plates only move a quater of an inch. Too fuuny!
11-13-2006, 04:10 PM
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Re: Would you put Arneson Surface Drives on a new boat?
This was no dog either......Fastest boat in Modified that year by about 15-20 mph over the inboards.
