I'm going through a drive change right now and found it curious that I haven't seen much noise around Elims with Surface Drives (ie. Arnesons).

Being that these boats are often set up with high x-dims, why haven't I seen nor heard about many Elims set up w/Arnesons?

What's the down side?

What drives are on the boat now?
I thought the Eliminators were a lil nose heavy compared to others thus the surface drives not being as popular.

Talk to Rik at Arneson to get the correct info and set up
415-485-0788

The boat came with IMCO SC Extremes. I haven't been having great luck with those...my brand spankin' new Teague drives come in on Wed - to see if we have better luck with those.

I can definitely fly the nose easier running into the wind - but am also trying some different props. Have some new Herrings waiting to try this weekend too - wanting to see if they give me a bit more lift...

Not having luck as in breaking them?
I hear lots of people having drive issues with the ilmor stuff.

Adrenaline when you were looking for new drives did you look at the Imco SCX drives at all? Not sure if it's technically possible, but what about converting to a NXT or 6?

Yeah - so far I have broken 1 upper, 1 lower, and a bearing/bell housing. Everything else has been rock solid. These Ilmors just pur along - no issues, ever (knock on wood). I've been very impressed with the way the motors run (I was a little skeptical, being on that always had blue power - but I am a fan now).

So, the drives are my weakest link right now and am hopefully getting that addressed. Elim worked with me to upgrade me to the Teagues (I love these guys!).

So, this week, I'll splash with those new drives and run some 4 blade props for 10 hrs and change the drive oil to see how we look

Yeah, I considered the SCX's, but frankly was a bit disappointed with the "brand". They haven't been the easiest to deal with. I didn't feel they earned my business.

Based on hours of research, I am hopeful that the Teagues with some 4 blade Herrings will provide me some much better luck.

If not, I think I'll be persuing the NXT route.

Well, if there is anything that Arneson can do, let me know.

Thanks Rik - do you have any Elims of my size outfitted w/your drives?

I'd be interested in hearing how they performed.