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Old 04-03-2016 | 05:22 PM
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mid 90s 32' fountain,bought 740 hp 572s for it.was wondering what I was going to have to do to the outdrives to be trouble free?replace the whole set of drives or would changing just the lowers do it?will be on smooth lake water...no ocean.thanks for any advice.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 05:37 PM
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Yes to 1st question. IMHO.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 05:50 PM
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:00 PM
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That depends if you drive a boat the way I drive a boat or if you drive a boat the way your grandmother drives a boat.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:01 PM
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Do it right or you are going to be changing drives like a Nascar team.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:03 PM
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Most times not enough!
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:13 PM
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The upper is the weaker half. You could run an IMCO SCX upper with your lower.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:18 PM
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Trouble free and bravo don't go together. Unless you have a 25' bayliner with a 305.
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Old 04-03-2016 | 06:59 PM
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Are you running on Smith Mountain Lake?
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Old 04-03-2016 | 07:15 PM
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572's I assume are tall decks, I just want to see how those fit.
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