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Re: Gladiator Speeds

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Originally Posted by pm203

Some people think the Gladiator has a better bottom than a Topgun and actually rides better.Plus,it all depends on who is driving.I dont care how experienced you are,there are very few people,if anyone,who can drive a Gladiator or Topgun better and smoother than Phil.He can make that boat ride as nice as he wants.Like wise,take a Outerlimits out with Mike Fiore and he knows exactly what to do to make that boat the best ride you will ever have.The average performance boater as good as they may be,does not even come close to the talent of these guys.and thus cannot experience the full potential of these boats in ALL water conditions.

Very true. However, Phil or Mike won't be in the boat with you at all times. So, if you can't make the boat perform like they do and you don't like the way it handles when your driving it, you aren't going to want that boat. You have to decide if you like the boat based on your ability to drive the boat.

My $.02
LS JR.

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If you can't drive it, you should not own it.

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Brett,

With as much seat time in the gladiator (both types) can you pontificate on whether you should have more stern lift as you might get with a 6 blade?

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Originally Posted by 2112

Brett,

With as much seat time in the gladiator (both types) can you pontificate on whether you should have more stern lift as you might get with a 6 blade?

That is a good question.Will the boat ride better or worse?

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After hearing from Brett (and seeing the video) I think transom lift would be great for straight line top end but not good for anything else (read turning).

Brett ? :D

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I 'll tell you what..... I just tried a set of 6 blade Herings with staggered blades and the result were not good. The transom lift makes the boat very hard to drive at top speed. It was very squirrely and at times I had little or no feedback on the wheel! Needless to say we pulled those right off!! It was bad enough that BK1 even felt the boat and saw me white knuckled...... not pretty!

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I know that recently Cig has lowered the x-dimension on the Gladiator to improve out of the hole starts and overall handling.My six blade Herings work well.Also,I know of several other Gladiators running with them and they swear by them.Could a higher x-dimension,like in a race boat do that....Another question is if the stern is lifted,does that make for a smoother ride with the bow attitude changed?Or,does it make the boat ride rougher than with a standard 4-blade prop and no stern lift?

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Wow
A lot of talk about Gladiators & speed :eek:
I could give some input here :D

Happy new year

Rick OSG

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Originally Posted by ONESICKGLADIATOR

Wow
A lot of talk about Gladiators & speed :eek:
I could give some input here :D
Happy new year
Rick OSG

He's back!

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Originally Posted by 2112

One note, If you ever might use another outdrive besides a bravo, The staggered set up will rule out drives with trannies in the boat and arneson drives.

2112 -- Why is this? Lack of room next to the motor for trannies? Has anyone put arnesons on a Glad or a TS TG??