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06-12-2015, 08:53 PM

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Extension box help

I going to be putting #5 drives on my flatdeck I'm looking for help on witch box I should use a 10" merc box or 12" stellings box let me know what you guys think

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06-12-2015, 09:22 PM

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Why are you taking arnesons off? Sorry to derail tread I have the bravo conversions for my top gun and would like your opinion of the drives.

06-12-2015, 09:33 PM

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Why are you taking arnesons off? Sorry to derail tread I have the bravo conversions for my top gun and would like your opinion of the drives.

I never had arnesons on my boat

06-13-2015, 01:42 PM

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I never had arnesons on my boat

Do you want to?

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06-13-2015, 05:29 PM

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Do you want to?

I think it would cost a lot more than I want to spend but I would love to

06-13-2015, 10:35 PM

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I think it would cost a lot more than I want to spend but I would love to

What's the budget for #5's boxes, transmissions etc.. ?

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06-14-2015, 10:24 AM

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I'm going to be around $20,000

06-14-2015, 12:17 PM

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And crickets.....lol. 5s will be great and reliable. My white top gun had 3As a high x dimension so they ran like 5s had almost 900hp. Never gave me a problem, changed the oil every 25 hrs and didn't leave the props on for long periods of time.