what transom work is needed to convert TRS to SSMIII drives?

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08-03-2016, 10:05 PM

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55,000... if it did not have blower hatches I would ALMOST consider dealing with the arnesons....

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Did you find out how much they were asking for that?

08-03-2016, 10:48 PM

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yea, I had 3 gear fails last year in 10 hours, seems it was a bad case, I have 50 on my spare with lots of abuse and still going... 630 hp 640TQ, the 3's I am looking at are just 3's, not 3A, so I think engine height is same, jack back some... looking at options...

Not to derail this discussion, but besides the "A", what is the main difference between the 3 and 3A?

08-03-2016, 11:01 PM

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Not to derail this discussion, but besides the "A", what is the main difference between the 3 and 3A?

3a has larger propshaft , larger vertical shaft, larger spur gears, most had straight cut gears which are stronger, and several other beefier parts. Dimension wise, they are the same.

08-04-2016, 05:28 AM

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isn't a 3A shorter also? cannot remember..

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3a has larger propshaft , larger vertical shaft, larger spur gears, most had straight cut gears which are stronger, and several other beefier parts. Dimension wise, they are the same.

08-04-2016, 06:31 AM

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The ONLY way I will convert this boat is if I get the right doner boat to get ALL parts free... I am not going to "out of pocket" 20-25,000 more for drives, the TRS will stay before I do that, at that point I will part mine out and buy one with 3's there are many deals out there...

Tim, that's the best way buy one done, if I do another boat it will have the drives I want

Edit: I was surprised @ MT picture that showed the #3 being just a bit shorter than the TRS

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08-04-2016, 06:39 AM

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I love my boat so it would be hard to change in the near future, it would be cool to have 3's on this hull that rides gel rest and solid as a rock, then add some boost after this boat in the 80's would be a blast!

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Tim, that's the best way buy one done, if I do another boat it will have the drives I want

Edit: I was surprised @ MT picture that showed the #3 being just a bit shorter than the TRS

08-04-2016, 07:29 AM

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don't want them hanging that far off boat, we swim a lot!!

there is aa mistress local with Arnesons and they stick out FAR.....

Bustle it to cover the props and brag you've got the world's only 42' Mistress!

08-04-2016, 07:32 AM

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I have a plywood jig for a number III cut out if you need it. I am cutting my holes this weekend, so I won't need it after that. I also know where a complete donor boat is with 3A's, transmissions and motors for 5 grand. The will need to be gone through but that's cheap for all that hardware.

Does anyone have a picture of the inside of the engine room with just a transmission set in? I wanted to see some different ideas on installation.
Thanks,