Kama Drives
 

HA GUYS I AM GOING TO REDUE MY KAMA'S!!! I AM GOING TO GO OVER TO THE PAINT SHOP AND TAKE OFF THE BOOT'S SO I CAN GET TO THE U JOINTS (KNUCKLES). AWHILE BACK I SAW SOME THREADS TALKING ABOUT HOW EASY IT WAS TO GET PARTS FOR KAMAS. SO I AM GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY!!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS JOKERS WILD COME ON!!!!!!!!!

Team Archer Marine, 949 646 9778.

If you're going to replace the boots, it's easiest just to cut them off. They aren't cheap though.

i replaced the boots last year or the year before im not sure!!! BUT I KNOW THE KNUCKLES ARE IN DIER NEED!!!! THE BOOTS ARE EXPENSIVE- INFACT I HAD TO WAIT FOR THEM TO GET ENOUGH ORDERS TO RUN ANOTHER BATCH THE LAST TIME I ORDERED THEM HA THANKS CUDA I WILL CALL TEAM ARCHER!!!!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've also "heard" that the gears can be bought other places that make gears. The ujoints may be some sort of standard use for heavy trucks too. Take it apart and take them to a place and find out. Let me know if you do. You know about parts, when you put "marine" in front of the word, just move the decimal point one place to the right on the price!:mad:

BTW, what did the boots cost you? I got a new set given to me when I bought the boat.

DAM CUDA I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLEY BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WERE IN THE HUNDREDS LIKE THREE!!! THAT IS PROABLEY PRETTY CLOSE AND THEY CAME OUT OF CALIFORNIA IF I REMEMBER RIGHT

BYE THE WAY CUDA I CALLED ARCHER MARINE AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT SOME GUY NAMED DAN WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT NEW ABOUT KAMA STUFF AND HE WOULD BE BACK IN ABOUT AN HOUR. HE ALSO SAID HE THOUGHT THE U JOINTS WOULD BE NO PROBLEM

I think the guy I bought my boat from told me the boots were $600 a pair, so you are probably right on.

Phil....... Think the guy you might want at Team Archer is Gary. He used to work for KAAMA when they were around.

Also, for future reference. The rams are real easy, should you ever need to rebuild them. They just twist apart, and the seals are very standard. (cost is about $20 max for the seals).




Bob

Kaamacat, tell us about your boat. I'm always interested in any with Kamma drives.

Hey boys, the gears are made by Casale engineering,the quick change v-drive boys. Paul

Cuda.........For starters, if thats the 302 from another OSO member in your area, that is one beautiful boat. (He sent me lots of pics last year).

As for mine. In 86-85 when Excalibur merged with Wellcraft, they brought those models over. (you know the 40'Hawk, 42'Eagle, one other, and mine was the 30' Excalibur Cat).......If you opt'ed for the KAAMA package it came with the drives and the KAAMA engines which were built by either Hardin or Innovation. (450hp I believe). Its got a 9'6+" beam.......weighs alot, but a great ride. Does 89mph max. (all-in-all not bad). Take a while to get on plane, and I'm still getting used to the surface drives (let alone a cat).

My boat is totally original, with about 110hrs. Even the paint scheme is original if you had an old BOATING mag where they used to advertise on the last page. (check out my homepage for a better pic).

GOOD LUCK WITH YOURS!..................Bob

KAMACAT THANKS FOR THE INFO, I AM GOING TO GO UP THIER IN A LITTLE BIT AND WORK ON THE BOAT. I EXPECT TO BE DONE IN ABOUT 30 DAYS IT SHOULD BE WET!!! COME ON !!!!!!!

Kaamacat, yes mine is that same one. We love it. Do you have a link to your homepage?

Hey Cuda,
You can get to his home page by selecting the WWW button under his posting.

Phil,
That is sweet looking. Any chance you have more photos around you can add?

HA GROOVE, I AM TRYING TO GET SOME MORE PHOTOS ON LINE BUT I NEED TO GET SOME DAM PART SO MY DIGITAL CAMERA WILL DOWN LOAD TO MY COMPUTER. THAT IS HOW IT LOOKED WHEN I BOUGHT IT 4 YRS AGO. IT NOW LOOKS BETTER-MUCH BETTER!!! I WILL GET THE PART I NEED THIS WEEK, AND PUT SOME PICS ON. I JUST SPENT 11,500.00 ON THE PAINT JOB AND INTERIOR. THESE GUYS WANT TO KNOW IF THEY CAN USE MY BOAT TO ADVERTISE THIER SHOPS, IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!! COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOKERS WILD COMING SOON