Setup and X dimensions along with gear Ratio's are a big deal in these straight bottom guns. My Transom has been glassed 3 times to change x dimensions. They were setup very conservative to start.

He has had the boat for 13 years and has never had to do anything but change the oil in the # 3s and they are for sale if anyone is looking im going to try to list them soon

That's awesome. Lately theres been lots of talk in regards to the 3, 4, 5, drives being questionable with some power. Ive always been a supporter of these old drives, and their durability. I'd love to see a bravo live for 13 years behind a pair of 900's in a top gun, with just oil changes! More than likely theyd be on their 13th gear set by now...

Sorry to get off topic. Back to the bad A$$ guns...

And oldschool that is an awesome looking tg

again like i said before this is the fastest side by side....im just saying

Were you thinking of Bad Habbit?

Nope... That's low 90's the one I am thinking of is all white

What propshaft height did you use on the new 6's? I have heard of 1.5 inches above the bottom is used now?

84 flat deck side-by-side
 

Here are pictures of the 84 flat deck, side-by-side, with a full interior, Cigarette that I had several years ago, running PSI blown BBC, #5 drives on Stellings box's. The best top speed I ever saw on GPS was 104.

Mine is 3/4" above the transom for the drive bullet. I was told that it was rigged for the #6's by JT at TNT. Art Lilly blueprinted the bottom. It's an incredible feeling when the boat lifts at speeds over 70 and the hull frees up. I think that it would be much easier to drive at lower speeds whith a 1" spacer in it with the 800's that I'm running now.

The one thing that was clearly obvious to me while boating in the keys last week was that it's a completely different animal in salt water as opposed to the brackish water of home (Chesapeake Bay). First off, the boat didn't stop as fast when I would let off the gas in the salt. At home, it seems to slow down and come off plane much faster. Secondly, I was able to trim the boat at lower speeds and experience no porpoise whatsoever. In the brackish waters of home, I can not trim the boat at all without having to "drive" it. I have to trim it just a little bit at a time and let the boat settle in before trimming it further. Running in the salty blue waters was much more enjoyable and I was able to just trim it like a Bravo boat.....but I'm not sure if it's worth it due to the massive amounts of cleaning that I had to do to get all of the "stuff" off. :eek::angry-smiley-044::angry-smiley-044:

Thanks, any pictures from the Keys? A little salt won't hurt it when you clean it as you do.

For the life of me, I dont remember that one............. two many beers........ :)

sweet man! i almost bought that boat in 06 before he made all the changes. fun boat! dave took me and some buddies for a ride in some 2 to 3s. it was a blast. nice rig bro!

my carbine fiber top gun run's 95 with 950's an#5 drives its for sale now don't need it too many boats

We have one here in the shop that was tested last fall at 94. It has run 95 in the Shootout.. After work this winter we should be over the 95 mark..
'98 Kevlar hull, B-Max Drives, Modified Merc 1000s turned down to 850hp..

Here's a few pics. Anything on the transom that was underwater had a coating of lime or or phosphorus or something on it that was a beeotch to get off. Props (that were brand new), the trim rams, tie bar, #6 tie bar mounts, etc... had to be scrubbed and it took me a few days to get it off. The boat was in the water for 5 and a half days, that's obviously too long! :eek::ernaehrung004: I ended up using some stuff called CLR and it made it all look like new again. Boat is still in Florida. We're going down next week to do one more event (FMO run) and then I'm taking it north...for the summer...

In my opinion, the Florida Keys are the best boating that I've experienced. That stretch of water between Gilberts and Islamorada is awesome with the blue water! Can't wait to do it again!!

Props....new again!! :D

That's a great stretch to run. Sunshine Key to Key West is another run that's hard to beat. :helmet:

Your boat looks great as always Craig & sounds like it's running just as good :cool:

We are used to the Coating, I think it is Calcium. We use Muratic acid to remove. Dont get it on the plastic. Great on Stainless Props but need to coat with oil afterwards to season the metal again. Great Pictures. Bring the boat back and run to Key West with us in Nov. Beautiful Boat. Have a great Summer.

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Kshrum - did you guys ever get this one together with the 1250's and 6's???

Matt, I think you should start a thread about OLD SCHOOL and its latest changes. OSO Cig forums could use some excitement!

Oh man.... sounds fun!!

That would be like telling you what your getting for Christmas three months early :party-smiley-048:

I don't want to jinx it and want to know for certain before publishing....but...I will share for sure as soon as we get a bit further along. Really excited to bring Old School back to how Craig had it (It's under the magical care of Dave Wesseldyke at Wesco currently getting built) .....the plan is certainly to put it strongly in the exclusive 110+ club again...for now I'll give you just a little hint....it starts with "M4" and it ends with "giant HP"...stay tuned! :evilb:

OldSchool is retired and living in SW Florida with all of the "Blue Hairs" LOL :D

Life is phucking excellent!!! Riding around in OldSchool III, sipping 87 octane gas with virtually no maintenance. :cool: Playing a bunch of golf and tennis, drinkin a little bit of beer on the weekends and doing a fair share of fishing and crabbing. I have enough friends down here that I still get an occasional "need for speed" fix when needed.

So happy that Matt now owns OldSchool II. Can't wait to see the results!!!

Carry on!!!

Craig