34’ offshore with Blackhawk drives
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in all the for sale ads of offshore 34’s I’ve seen, this is the only one with blackhawks.
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I was looking at the 34's a few years ago as well. All of the ones that i saw had 496's and Bravos. A previous owner may have installed them trying to get some speed as the original drives were pretty deep. They should be just as dependable as a bravo, they have the same internals. I talked to the guys at Advantage about trying to make a 34 offshore fast and they told me to forget it. Said you can throw all the HP at it that you want and they just don't gain any speed.
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I was looking at the 34's a few years ago as well. All of the ones that i saw had 496's and Bravos. A previous owner may have installed them trying to get some speed as the original drives were pretty deep. They should be just as dependable as a bravo, they have the same internals. I talked to the guys at Advantage about trying to make a 34 offshore fast and they told me to forget it. Said you can throw all the HP at it that you want and they just don't gain any speed.
https://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/25083
also I don’t think this was originally a bravo boat because the back half of the hull is different from any of the other offshore 34’s ive seen. Most have a triple step where as this one only has single.
I’ve read that Blackhawk drives required a hull that would naturally want to bow lift as the surface drives don’t provide much lift.






