Just put the jig on it and its at 15 and maybe a quarter, she's pretty deep (6 3/4 deep).

Anyone see the article in SportBoat this month on X dim? Great read, says for a single the optimum is for the prop to be between 4 and 5 3/4 inches below the bottom which puts the X dim at 17 3/4 and 16 respectively. When i re did my Scarab last year i put my mine at 17 3/4 and its a whole different boat. Planes better trims better rides better, mostly because now i can run a better prop.


I agree, still a good all around performance X dim without getting nuts.

I didn't get "radical" with my X Dimension so, no, I didn't have any negative effects at all.

Time to plane stayed exactly the same. The boat required less trim to get the same amount of lift. The boat was better balanced and I picked up a few mph in cruise speed and 5-6 mph on top end. If you raise the X up to where you can start running a bravo 1 (4 blade), I think your cruise speed will go up a great deal over the Mirage.

I think Dave has you on the right path, I'd just go with what he suggests!

What is the transom angle? I'd say go with 16,7/8".

Bring it up to curent std and call it a day and lose that old three blade maybe put it in the front yard next to the gnome lol they are equally scary and old.
17 5/8

Oh ya and a B1 24-26 LAB .....Have fun

I needed a new transom and raised mine 2" from 6.5 to 4.5. Planing is different but not that much harder. Slip went way down and I picked up a good 8mph on top. The boat handles much better all around. I used 2" aluminum block to raise the front of the engines an equal amount. If you are doing the transom it would be silly not to raise the driveline in my opinion. You may need to do some hatch mods though. I also had minor issues with the rear gunwale and distributer. Great improvement to the boat for sure.

LMAO

6 blade on a bravo 1..lol are you kidding me..that drive will last about 5 minutes..I have a non stepped baja outlaw hull and we raised the x 3 inches, and I have way to much bow lift still with a bravo prop..and no extention box..

i have been using 6 blade herings on my imco sc drives which are the same internal parts as xr drtves for 4 years now and never had a problem .now i am going to 7 blade herings and raised my x a total of 7 1/2 inches

my baja 24ol was 5 1/2'' with the 2'' shortie handled better, than stock height was faster too. now the saber was the same think better at 5 1/2''. but I bought it unrigged with power or drive. I started out at 17 1/2'' = 3'' with the konrad ace xfactor drive and 8'' box. well it porpoised out of control, had to run 280 tabs down trimed in with a 5 blade. but it got on plane easy. today in 40degree temps we are trying 380 tabs, max 5 blade, px5, 1'' spacer = 4'', then a longer lower = 4 3/4'' driveshaft height. I am starting to think its balance, cause it gets on plane. these boats will propoise a little with no tab. so if I can get there ,then bring it up to 60,70,80, or wide open to see the slip #s. brett will lab the best prop. I hope I don't need a p5, transom lifting prop. can't find one to borrow. and its getten cold. already had to put the pink stuff in once. any ideas