Why Are Inadequate Drives Acceptable On Boats?
In particular, Bravos. They constantly break and need new gear sets as maintenance. In the car world a rear axle that breaks every few years would be completely unacceptable. This should be unacceptable on boats too.
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4547945)
In particular, Bravos. They constantly break and need new gear sets as maintenance. In the car world a rear axle that breaks every few years would be completely unacceptable. This should be unacceptable on boats too.
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Because Mercury sells replacement parts.
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Because you can get a pretty nice rear axle for a car for a couple grand compared to $20,000+ for ONE M6 drive
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because just like boat engines, the drives/gears are under constant load = faster wear/tear. Both boat engines and drive-trains have shorter lifespans than their automotive counterparts.
In both auto and marine, the higher performance machines have more rigorous maintenance schedules - make sure you are comparing apples to apples. |
Because money
no further reason is needed |
Still wish you could get a TRS upper and bravo lower together. Nothing like the feel of transmissions when shifting.
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How many rear axles are repeatedly bounced off the ground under acceleration AND overpowered for their rated use? Add a blower to a stock engine and run the car down a drag strip regularly.......then see if the manufacturer warranties the thing. Remember, Mercury DOES make drives that last, they just cost ALOT more up front.
I blew several XR's in my time. But each one was at 600+ hp and had an occasional launch off a set of tug boat wakes. Not Mercury's fault IMO. |
Originally Posted by caseyh
(Post 4547976)
Still wish you could get a TRS upper and bravo lower together. Nothing like the feel of transmissions when shifting.
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Well some of us Donzi 22 owners are eagerly watching this Arneson project. Not cheap but neither is replacing drives routinely: http://www.donzi.net/forums/showthre...2-with-Arneson
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