Would ASD's work on a 36' Apache?
 

I know some guys have messed around with their X dimensions on 36's. I remember hearing that shorties don't work so well but Frank had good results with his X adjustment. I have always thought the asd bravo conversion would be sweet. Then I got to looking at how deep my X is started thinking that a surface drive setup might adversely mess with handling.

I currently have a very mild setup but before I start changing stuff around I want to have a game plan so I don't go one direction and get into it and realize I needed to go a different direction.

Curious what u guys think.

Thanks,

Josh

TTT anybody?

I think its a great idea. Can't believe no one has ever put one on a 36 or a 41.

I believe Arneson drives on a 41 has been done.

There is a 41 in Europe with Arnesons my guess is they are ASD 8 but there are pictures on here I posted a while back.

Was it successfull?

I am thinking long term (I'm a planner). At the moment I am doing a top end refresh of current power but in 3 seasons or so I will have to do full rebuilds and figure I will go to 540's. My boat doesn't have external hydraulic steering so I will need to add that with the increased speed. Then, the Bravo's will obviously be the weak link.

So, once I spend 25-30k for B-maxes or imco's and then 6k for External Hydraulic steering and then the cost to find another 5-8mph out of the setup (which I figure asd will add over a bmax) plus a rooster tail (priceless) on a sidebyside setup I figure I am at the 50k or so for the asd's.

I just wish there was a used market to find them and I would get them sooner than later.

did you put it in the picture section?

Buy this project boat and pull the arneson's off http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3984&viewitem=

I see them pop up on craigslist sometimes.

I have actually been watching for asd boats that I could just switch out power and drives and then put my stuff on the other. The issue is I am pretty sure that the asd is not plug and play so there would be some transom cutting involved on mine and some transom filling back in on another boat that I would potentially pickup.