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vette131 02-16-2004 11:19 AM

drives in or out???
 
I have a mistress with trs drives,468's & 25 mirage props. should the drives turn in or out for speed & handling??

SKRAMER 02-16-2004 09:18 PM

My brother has a 1985 35ft flat deck. We turned to drives in last year. The boat handled great and could get out of the water. With the drives turning out, it loved to stay in the water. Have you tryed turning the drives in?

vette131 02-16-2004 10:51 PM

the drives are turning in right now but i haven't tried turning them out yet.

SKRAMER 02-17-2004 05:33 AM

Im pretty sure that if the drives turn in it will lift the boat out of the water. If they turn out in won't. Try it the other way. If it doesn't do what you want. try talking to the guys at hydromotive about a prop that will make the boat do what you want.

thedonz 03-02-2004 02:48 PM

drives in: more performance and bow lift

drives out: better handling around the dock

Biggus 03-02-2004 04:26 PM

I've run the both ways on our Top Gun.

Spinning in the boat seemed to have more bow lift although I did not see much of a diference in top speed. Handling around the docks sucked.

I like it better spinning out. Much easier to control when in close quarters, docking etc.

Offshoreracr 03-02-2004 07:23 PM

Biggus, what drives are you running. I have #3's spinning out and have wondered the same thing about spinning them in?

GLH 03-03-2004 10:09 AM

Shouldn't it be props instead of drives turning?

Offshoreracr 03-03-2004 12:05 PM

With TRS's and Speedmasters you have to switch the drives to change the rotation of the props. So which came first, the chicken or the egg?

lucky strike 03-03-2004 10:05 PM

Had a 89 Cafe, T.R.S. switched drives to spin in, lifted the stern,no control in reverse, boat went slower.
Was a bad idea for that 35.

L.S.


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