new a.o. owner
 

my friend just purchased an 04 3100 and have a few questions.
1- do all of these porpus from 70-90?
he has imco stand offs and extreme drives with hydromotive p-5 props.
2- is it better to turn them in or out? right now they're out.
thanks

Re: new a.o. owner
 

first who is your friend, and which boat did he buy ...
all true tunnels porpoise in some speed range, so yes.
ALWAYS TURN THEM OUT!!! they are much safer this way and handle much better.

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

great answer Don :-)

Re: new a.o. owner
 

That boat happen to come from Randy??? in cumberland?
I saw his reply on hotboat and said he was having problems with the boat, what kind?

Re: new a.o. owner
 

what kind of troubles ???

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

lil things like trim pumps not running same speed, hose came off, just little things. gotta say, the guys at cumberland are awesome. all the parts i needed were shipped right out and i ALWAYS got a "heads up" call and a follow up call. randy if you look on here, great crew working with you!

Re: new a.o. owner
 

I have ridden in alot of 3100's and 2600's. The 3100 should have a small range on Porposing in flat water. You should see no bouncing in the rough though. Be sure to turn those props in. The 3100 tends to be sensetive to certain props. Try to get hold of ED he could give you some advice.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

always turn them out... that is from ED.
he will also say that he likes mercury bravo 4 blades.

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Sorry I meant to say turn them out. Glad you caught that. :D

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Blownboat I saw you at Pleasant last weekend, the boat looked good. Did you get everything worked out? Let me know if I can help, I represent A/O for the West.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Cliff Waters..........how far West are you? I am an AO owner on the West coast.........not many AO's around these parts.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

I am in PHX AZ. I have been selling the A/O's for about a year now. I saw a new red and white 3100 at Lake Pleasant a couple of weeks ago, same day Honeydew flipped his 36 Skater???????????????????

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Ahhhhhhhh thanks for the info I am located in Washington State.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Cliff....where would you say is the threshold of triple digits speeds....... power wise in an 26 AO NSX? In other words how much power too go 100mph/gps?

Re: new a.o. owner
 

I can field that.... 650-700 hp will get you to solid 100 mph speeds .

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Thanks Don.....what does a normaly rigged BB 26NSX weight?

Re: new a.o. owner
 

born,

how fast are you running now ?... what are some specs on your boat?

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

somewhere around 4500 lbs...

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Sorry guys.......where is my etiquette??? Didnt mean to hijack this thread...........Don look for a PM>

Re: new a.o. owner
 

i think this thread has been answered...
you can contact my via email at [email protected]

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Don you have email.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

well guy's i can say the problems are greater and far from solved. but before i go giving all the facts i only think it fair to allow all parties involved to make things right before having the whole forum know the details.
don, thanks for the info we'll see if it helps...

Re: new a.o. owner
 

well, after giving all parties involved ample time and a wide choice of solutions they have chosen to ignore the problem. i guess it's hard to sell " over 100 million dollars " worth of boats and still keep track of the 20k dollar mistakes. it's totally amazing how different you get treated from one coast to the other. dont be blinded by the fancy ads and cool pix. i did and my new boat still sits waiting to be repaired all due to honesty.....

Re: new a.o. owner
 

seanv- Elaborate your problem for us. Others may have the problem as well and dont know it. Or maybe they have and already have solved the problem/s and can help get yours addressed.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

sean,
hope you don't mind me putting my 2 cents in here.

born,

it is a problem with a 3rd party so to speak... the dealer that he bought his boat from was a little misleading about some things... btw, it wasn't purchased from any of us at AO.

Don

Re: new a.o. owner
 

Thanks for clarifying Don. Wasnt sure if it was a belated Scott problem or what.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

OH NO! the guys from a.o. have been great and have helped my learn the truth about my boat.if you look on the general discusion forum under " what a deal" you can see more info.
thanks don, that wasnt intended to make you guys look bad.
and burn, kinda extends from the scott era but that can be fixed.

Re: new a.o. owner
 

i didn't think it made us look bad... I just didn't want to overstep anything by telling my side of your story...

Don