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Old 08-28-2007 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Hang Time 27
You usually see tabs mounted as close to the center of the boat as you can (so they still contact the water well as the hull gets higher out of the water). Long performance k-planes are usually tappered to reduce drag, and are only angled heavily on the drive side on narrow hulls or twin drives to clear the drives as they turn.

PS we should have started a seperate thread on this......huh
hang time 27 thanks for all the info. It will help me out a lot this fall and i hope that with all the new input i am getting from everyone i will have a nice fast and safe setup come springtime. I never even got a good speed run out of the boat this year before the drive gave out.
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Old 08-29-2007 | 07:51 AM
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79ex, you can get smaller than the 280s.
I had them... see the link.
http://mercuryracing.com/products/ac...s/trimtabs.php
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Old 08-29-2007 | 12:18 PM
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1973 starbuck
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Old 08-30-2007 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by baditude
1973 starbuck
That is COOL !
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Old 08-30-2007 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by baditude
1973 starbuck
Sweet! Looks like a blast.....and looks like a cross between a 70's Sidewinder and a modern day sprint boat!

pump/transom area -- what pump is that, and why is the transom contoured to it?? Looks custom.......
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Old 08-30-2007 | 04:41 PM
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there is alot of custom fiber glass work done to the boat the engine cover is completly custom that was done before i bought it the transon is factory from what ive seen on a few other starbucks ive seen on the internet it has a dominator pump

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Old 09-06-2007 | 09:40 AM
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Here is my old school in a new school attitude[ATTACH]Attachment 297151[/ATTACH]

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Old 09-06-2007 | 01:12 PM
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HERES ONE OF MY OLD GIRL,ITS A KAAMA 302 AS WELL.
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Old 09-06-2007 | 08:12 PM
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Phil, You Hit The Nail On The Head With That Comment.
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Old 09-06-2007 | 08:51 PM
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Gus, Sal And Willie Were Great Competitors As Well As Really Nice Guys When You Got To Know Them
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