302Sport

verbi69, the only thing you can easily do is the bravo to arneson conversion that rik at arneson sells. i think outerlimits had a pair a couple weeks ago for a good deal. look in the classifieds. swapping to 5's would require rerigging the entire boat...

A.O. Razor

The cutout is different and you will need to move the engines forward because of the gearboxes. An Arneson conversion would prolly be alot easier.

verbi69

Thanks for the info guys......I'm not into re-rigging the whole boat.
Arneson drives would be nice, rooster tail and 4-6 mph more.

A.O. Razor

If not 10.

302Sport

they sold already.....

verbi69

Now that would be awesome!!

verbi69

Figured that as I couldn't find them.

SS930

It sounds like the OP is starting to see the light (and realize the dealer is an idiot), if not... Here's another person to tell you SSM V drives are a no brainer in a heavier boat with blower engines over the B1's! B1's wont last with a heavy boat and blower engines, unless you baby the hell out of it.

Other than the slower planing issue (which 5 blade props make a significant difference in this regard), the only other issue I can see with the SSM V over the B1 is the cost and availability of parts should you need to repair them. On the plus side, they should be far more reliable than B1's.

BTW, those 600SC engines are pretty stout and can be bumped up if you want a little more power, but they tend to eat bravos (if mated to them) and are pretty thirsty for gas!

GL with the boat hunt.

SS930

Outerlimits listed them (customer upgraded to 6's), I think they lasted less than a day before being sold.

Knot 4 Me

Guys, I know the dealer. His name is Jeff Gibbs and he used to run GRB/GRC at LOTO. He took over his father's dealership here in Central, IL. Some of you may know Jeff or his brother Joe who now operates Formula Boats Of The Midwest at LOTO. Jeff knows his offshore boats, drives, etc. My guess is Jeff was just letting this guy know that the SSM V's are a different animal than a Bravo drive and just setting expectations. I can assure you he knows this setup is superior to a Bravo setup.