Have not been to water since last post. Getting new msd box today & putting on so can go out this weekend. I talked to everyone & think I am going to get a 1" imco shortie lower. The battle I am fighting is I have a big/heavy bowrider in front, most don't. Jerry (at eliminator) said he thought I could only get by going up 1 more inch & after checking into this I think I agree. Anyone out with input on drive heigtht??

It looks like our first good weekend here. Are you going to be on the water this weekend. We are not going to our cottage this weekend and I would sure like to go for a ride in a cat.

COME ON 26 OWNERS. Lets see some new posts. Someone must be runnning a 26. Iam not running to well to tell about mine.

our 26 is running good. it snoisy and attracts attention,. We love it.tell us about your troubles meyer. maybe someone can help!

Elimi and other 26 owners. Been off the board for many weeks. My 26 is running very well, still trying to work out low water pressure, which makes engine oil run hotter than I like it to. Which make my oil pressure run lower. Never less than 30lbs. Boat runs 92 to 94 mph on GPS. 502 mag with a Whipple. Now that summer here. Lets here from more 26 owner and 25 owner.

Meyer
Good to see you got it running. I am fighting bowrider weigth & not enought air to engine comparment. What is your X dim. Best way for us to compare it to look at top of drive housing (part attached to transom & measure to bottom of rub rail. Mine is 2", & was told that 1" was too high when eliminator tried it. I have standoff box but bowrider weight is giving me fits, getting too much transom lift & no bow lift. Boat runs faster full of fuel & plenty of people in boat, then empty. I got different prop to try this weekend so will see what that will do. Had best of 104 about 2 month ago. With hot air temp, Humidity, & hot water have lost about 14 mph. Sure hurts trying to get it dialed in with weather & water keep getting hotter.

100.2 on GPS
 

I all. Finally got to triple digits 100.2 mph. 502 mag with a whipple some mirror head work. Prop was a hydro motive Q4 28 picth. Oh forgot 7 or 8 lbs of boost. Lets here back from some of you 26 people. Hey UT are you out there. jim

Meyer-Good to hear it. What is the rest of your setup? Standoff box? Gear in bravo? X-dim? RPM when you hit the 100?

Congrats Meyer!
 

Please tell us more about your set-up! How did you massage the whipple set-up (I'm running same boost on my Whipple/454 mag)

I tried a hydromotive 26 4 blade the first year I had the boat (stock drive and x on my twin step 25) and I could not even get on plane with 4 people in the boat (never tried it with less weight)

Ken

Turbojack @ Cattitude : The set is as followed. Stander bravo 1.36R, PRI HD top cap, hydromotive nose cone, no stand off box, high X but never measured it. Jerry May said not to go any higher. But still would like to try a 2 inch shorty. RPM were 5300 to 5400 hard to tell. Seas were 18 inch chop 74% vary low humitity. The prop didn't get me on plan very well.