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I'll be curious about the results of the lower change
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What props are on it?
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Originally Posted by Griff
(Post 4134187)
I'll be curious about the results of the lower change
Originally Posted by Pwraddr
(Post 4134326)
What props are on it?
Boat is getting picked up Today to begin the trip Home! If the weather holds, we'll be doing the Clint Memorial run on the Bay this weekend. |
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Actually that would be correct. The hyrdrodynamics of these gearcases really make the boat stable and allow using 5-bladers without the speed going in the toilet.
Plus rigging with the new 565s will be easier since we can drop the engine down for fit.
Originally Posted by drejustice
(Post 4134789)
The quote from Pat "On Rails"
From his testing, what i've been told with the shorter lowers. "92.2 @5300 with worked 5 bladed maximus. Jumps on plane and cruise was 3200= 50 mph. Better cruise and handling than 4 bladed bravos which are a little faster but blow out with the new gearcases and make boat feel loose. Boat is getting picked up Today to begin the trip Home! If the weather holds, we'll be doing the Clint Memorial run on the Bay this weekend. |
Originally Posted by drejustice
(Post 4134789)
The quote from Pat "On Rails"
From his testing, what i've been told with the shorter lowers. "92.2 @5300 with worked 5 bladed maximus. Jumps on plane and cruise was 3200= 50 mph. Better cruise and handling than 4 bladed bravos which are a little faster but blow out with the new gearcases and make boat feel loose. Boat is getting picked up Today to begin the trip Home! If the weather holds, we'll be doing the Clint Memorial run on the Bay this weekend. |
Originally Posted by ActiveThunder
(Post 4134933)
Actually that would be correct. The hyrdrodynamics of these gearcases really make the boat stable and allow using 5-bladers without the speed going in the toilet.
Plus rigging with the new 565s will be easier since we can drop the engine down for fit. |
RTFM:
Bravo One XR® Sport Drive http://mercuryracing.com/drives/bravoonexrsport.php ...not to be confused with the XR Sport Master; two different products. |
Boat made it safe and sound :evilb: I'm thinking I need to redo the color scheme of the lettering but it'll do til winter.
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In general, do these boats respond well to shorties?
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Andre,
Just a heads up on your trailer, those open center caps that Manning uses on there trailers hold water inside because they fit tight against the hub. You might want to consider removing them and drilling about 6 1/4" holes around the outside, so in any position the water drains right out. My wheels were ruined by the time I took delivery of our boat, the salt water from testing, got under the clear cote and turned the area around the lugs black. FYI Steve |
Thanks for the heads up :)
Originally Posted by 509 SC
(Post 4135857)
Andre,
Just a heads up on your trailer, those open center caps that Manning uses on there trailers hold water inside because they fit tight against the hub. You might want to consider removing them and drilling about 6 1/4" holes around the outside, so in any position the water drains right out. My wheels were ruined by the time I took delivery of our boat, the salt water from testing, got under the clear cote and turned the area around the lugs black. FYI Steve |
To Pwraddr:
Most shortees out there are 'surface riding'. In other words the bullet is designed to be on top of the water, not pushed thru it. No way that is happening on our V-bottom. The new lowers from Merc Racing are designed to run thru the water like a Bravo but allow us to raise the X and gain the friendliness that the 5 bladders give us as well as a new design on the water intakes for the added pressure the new engines and their monitoring systems need. I ran Bravo lowers, Imco lowers and the new Bravo Sports. It ran fine with the first two and I played with all brands and types of props to see what would work. The Sports with some tweeked 32 Maxis made me the most comfortable at 90+ as well as the midranges and coming out of the hole. I really would have liked to pop them on the 37-565 boat here just to see how it effected this boat but 'somebody' had to go on a poker run this weekend and wanted their boat. :party-smiley-004: |
Originally Posted by ActiveThunder
(Post 4135971)
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I really would have liked to pop them on the 37-565 boat here just to see how it effected this boat but 'somebody' had to go on a poker run this weekend and I wanted their boat. :party-smiley-004: |
Originally Posted by ActiveThunder
(Post 4135971)
To Pwraddr:
Most shortees out there are 'surface riding'. In other words the bullet is designed to be on top of the water, not pushed thru it. No way that is happening on our V-bottom. The new lowers from Merc Racing are designed to run thru the water like a Bravo but allow us to raise the X and gain the friendliness that the 5 bladders give us as well as a new design on the water intakes for the added pressure the new engines and their monitoring systems need. I ran Bravo lowers, Imco lowers and the new Bravo Sports. It ran fine with the first two and I played with all brands and types of props to see what would work. The Sports with some tweeked 32 Maxis made me the most comfortable at 90+ as well as the midranges and coming out of the hole. I really would have liked to pop them on the 37-565 boat here just to see how it effected this boat but 'somebody' had to go on a poker run this weekend and wanted their boat. :party-smiley-004: I see. Do you think there are any speed gains with them on a 525 37? |
Originally Posted by ActiveThunder
(Post 4135971)
To Pwraddr:
I really would have liked to pop them on the 37-565 boat here just to see how it effected this boat but 'somebody' had to go on a poker run this weekend and wanted their boat. :party-smiley-004: |
Spent the night on the boat for 1st time Sat :)
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Looks great! How was it? Julie and I have not yet camped out....I love sleeping on a boat though!
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Originally Posted by Pwraddr
(Post 4138106)
Looks great! How was it? Julie and I have not yet camped out....I love sleeping on a boat though!
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Originally Posted by drejustice
(Post 4138284)
Well the AC really pumps. We slept well. I just need a coffee maker for the morning and I think we are gonna add a couple inches of that egg foam mattress cushion that you can cut to fit and it'll be perfect.:D
Totally did the egg-crate thing too...works very well... |
Originally Posted by drejustice
(Post 4138284)
Well the AC really pumps. We slept well. I just need a coffee maker for the morning and I think we are gonna add a couple inches of that egg foam mattress cushion that you can cut to fit and it'll be perfect.:D
Yeah you gotta have the egg crate and a single cup keureg!!! I stay on mine all the time. |
Originally Posted by REMEDY
(Post 4150960)
Yeah you gotta have the egg crate and a single cup keureg!!! I stay on mine all the time.
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drejustice have you brought the boat back to VA
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Yup the boat is back up in the Wash DC area. We visited St. Michaels for the 1st time ever with the AT serving as our Condo on the water complete with shade and loungers ;) The ride back crossing the Bay was Fun. 15 Knot winds from the south with gusts to 20 created water with big rolling 3's the whole way. Boat handed it fine :)
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