Cig 20 w/Surface Drive
 

Due to the limited availablility of the Blackhawk drive...do you think an Arneson would work? Anyone tried this?

Theres lots of BH drives around. Just gotta look for them.

Props on the other hand can be tough.

Why not the Bravo XR ITS Sportmaster setup? Or are you doing lots of HP?

The counter rotating props on the BH is what makes it ideal...it currently has a Bravo 3. With a single prop and big HP I understand the boat wants to torque over.

I like where you are going with this

http://www.arneson-industries.com/pa...ravoConversion

Phil is going to **** himself, can i listen in on the phone when you call him

Ha! I already sent him an e-mail about it...haven't heard back yet.

Wonder of Arneson can do a Bravo 3 conversion?

I'm sure with "Surface Drive" in the thread title, Ric will be answering you in 3.....2......1........:D

You could do a arneson conversion but the X-Dim you currently are running with the B3 will have to be checked against what Arneson recommends. I spoke with a guy (GEOO) who had an ASD-6 on a Donzi X-18 (pic attached) and it worked great. I remember the pics of it and the drive was mounted very close to the keel. So close in fact that the drain plug was moved to accomodate the drive. Keep in mind it did not have a standoff box like you guys are talking about. The bravo conversion kit (pic attached) is a cool idea but keep in mind that it will stick out extremely far off of the transom.

Omerta One, your 20 is killer! just bump up the power a little bit and run the B3. It is a very nice ride.

very interesting... it is worth to have just to hose peeps down with the rooster tail......

We will find you one, I'm shaking trees daily.

peeps? You mean those E dock guys...wouldn't that start some sh*t.

I was under the impression that the Bravo III's were to low, thus the Blackhawk???

I have the same issue with my bass boat...when the engine is too low the bow starts walkin' at 70. I think the bass boat may actually be 1-3 feet longer than the Cig.

Was thinking 500+ on the HP...

I guess the question is.... How fast do you want to go? If you want to run 80. You can set it up with a B1 Shortie and bump your HP and you will run fine. If the drive is too low you can put an IMCO 2" rise standoff box on to get it up. Not sure what your current setup is so just guessing but there are a lot of options.

Omerta,

Any photos of the 20??

The guy who built the 18 Donzi was George Desmond. That boat wan like a raped ape! Here is a link to the build of that boat.

http://www.donzi.net/tech/DonziArneson.htm

Philly's head might have exploded, thats way he has not called you back..........

thats what I was thinking too if we cant find one readily, I think Phils brother has an imco box on the red 20 but with a blackhawk. 2 inches and the shorty would help, but still wouldnt be counter rotating.

I can hear him now " Just leave that thing alone and go have fun, quit f-n with it"

HA, that makes me laugh

Randy

I have heard that myself on several occasions. :D

this is a non homosexual thread, please leave....:evilb::evilb:

in this case, it would be fun to hose your buddies down....

i would love to see a video of this.... make it happen omerta...
:cool-smiley-011::cool-smiley-011:

Cig 20 Special Edition as published in Boating Magazine June 1995...I'd like to make it wicked fast.

I always liked that boat.

That 95 20 is for sale here in Cincy

no its not, Omerta owns it now, we are going to go pick it up soon

Oh I missed that
Good Luck it is a sweet boat

Heard that line myself!!!

Funny, the king of tweaking Cigs recommends not f-ing with it!!!:D:D

Lets grab a beer if you have time?

MPP stated he has 3 new blackhawks forsale

"If anybody is looking for new Blackhawks , I have three new ones in the boxes 1.36 1.50 1.65 ratio .
mpp"

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