Confused!!! Need help/advice/opinion on what to do with Speedmaster II's!!!!!!!!
08-01-2008 | 04:08 PM
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08-03-2008 | 06:55 PM
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Thought I'd jump in here,
Last spring, I sold a pair of Konrad drives to a customer with the exact same package, 31 Chris Cat/SSMII's, Here's a bit of info we gathered for the conversion.
The SSMII is 1" deeper than the TRS
The standard length Konrad 540 is 1.7" shorter than the TRS, we offer spacers from .5-3"
We fitted the drives with 2" spacers, this put the propshaft .7" higher than the SSMII, this is no problem as the old SSMII's were mounted rather deep as the prop selections back then are a long way from what we have to choose from today.
As mentioned by the very satisfied
customers above, if you want to swap out to a drive system that is going to handle the power with ease and not have to re-invent the wheel during a re rig, give me a call sometime, the conversion can be done for relatively short $$
Kurt
715-410-0735
Last spring, I sold a pair of Konrad drives to a customer with the exact same package, 31 Chris Cat/SSMII's, Here's a bit of info we gathered for the conversion.
The SSMII is 1" deeper than the TRS
The standard length Konrad 540 is 1.7" shorter than the TRS, we offer spacers from .5-3"
We fitted the drives with 2" spacers, this put the propshaft .7" higher than the SSMII, this is no problem as the old SSMII's were mounted rather deep as the prop selections back then are a long way from what we have to choose from today.
As mentioned by the very satisfied
customers above, if you want to swap out to a drive system that is going to handle the power with ease and not have to re-invent the wheel during a re rig, give me a call sometime, the conversion can be done for relatively short $$Kurt
715-410-0735
08-05-2008 | 02:09 PM
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Tough call on the SSM II's. They're getting very scarce and expensive and they're somewhat fragile. At the same time, a conversion to III's or something like the Konrad is going to be expensive. Most likely you'd never get the $$ back. But if you love the boat and plan to keep it, you really should consider a permanent fix. You can be sure that parts for the II's aren't going to become any more plentiful or any less expensive- maybe now's the time to bite the bullet, instead of getting deeper into a drive that will break again.
08-05-2008 | 03:10 PM
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I've never been inside of one- I've always avoided them as they just didn't like big power.
If you want the look, get a set of SSM III's. As for historical value- there's not much. The drive is rare because they sold few- the demand just wasn't there. They weren't any faster than the TRS in virtually all examples but they handled less power.
In the long run, they'll eat you out of house and home- unless youare very gentle. Forget the power upgrade you were thinking about, plus if you break them, you may miss a big chunk of your boating season looking for parts. All those costs add up. It would be a shame to pour thousands into your existing setup to then have to do a drive conversion.
If you want the look, get a set of SSM III's. As for historical value- there's not much. The drive is rare because they sold few- the demand just wasn't there. They weren't any faster than the TRS in virtually all examples but they handled less power.
In the long run, they'll eat you out of house and home- unless youare very gentle. Forget the power upgrade you were thinking about, plus if you break them, you may miss a big chunk of your boating season looking for parts. All those costs add up. It would be a shame to pour thousands into your existing setup to then have to do a drive conversion.
08-06-2008 | 03:30 PM
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