So where did you land on this deal? I am assuming you will be adding enough HP to take care of my lite work .

Evidently, I didn't Land the deal yet. Getting a little impatient, my cash is there but the goods are not here!!

It's a place called the Boat Store out of Waverly, Mass. They sell many brands of exhaust. I'm giving the GLMs a try. But, I ordered custom stainless risers instead of the GLM aluminum risers. They had to be fabricated, that's what the hold up is.

I'm certainly not looking to, or expecting to take care of any lite work. Just trying to shave some azz pounds off my old lead sled. If I see some performance gain, it's a bonus. My 4 blade 24P Hydros dropped my top end RPMs by about 100. Hoping maybe to gain that back and perhaps increase my cruise speed a bit. If you guys remember, when I rebuilt my engines in '05, I replaced my heads with Dart Iron Eagles. They are supposed to be a better flowing design than stock. Never saw any seat of the pants gain from them but the new exhaust may allow the gains to be seen.

Who knows, probably a big waste of money. Should have saved it for buying gas.

Well, the motors are in and the drives are on. Just a few things left to hook up and I should be ready to test by tomorrow or Sunday. Of course, that all depends on the weather....

Things went very smooth so far. I'll post some pics when I get a chance.

Dave

Most Excellent!!

[QUOTE=axapowell;2559913 Things went very smooth so far.
Dave[/QUOTE]




Well I wish I could say the same, was hoping to have the trailer back on the ground vs on wood blocks. No parts yet, the f'n things better show monday, or I'm going direct to the mfgr. and overnighting the chit. I don't want to screw up my season, I was on a roll this year.

Hey Pete,

I think between all of us we certainly find or borrow a trailer for you to get to the river to the boathouse if needed. Let me know if that is needed .... I have met a couple of guys down here in Rochester with Reggie Boats.
I would be more than glad to ask them if needed .... if it will help you out.

Jeff

Jeff,

Good thought but....Gotta get the boat off the trailer first...no?


Dave

Can you and 190 of your best friends come on up and help me pick this thing up and get it on one of them borrowed trailers? I figured it out and with 191 guys it just under 50 lbs per man. Oh, plus your fair share of the near full fuel load.

It's in the storage garage up on wood blocks, ain't going anywhere without wheel bearings, seals, and a brake drum. Other than that all is well here. Another weekend of wax on, wax off. And every coat seems to make it faster. Axa's going to need a lot of wax!

Axa is going to power wash the wax right off that beak boat when he goes by you.

He's a hoser? Should have known, I've suspected he's been trying to hose me on this engine build all along.

I'm already +4 mph to his all time high number, and that is with stocker props, and brain dead consistent repeatability. Brett @ BBlades says there is more to come .