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yes chris martin does all my drive work ,hp is 800 plus range.by the way i shattered my top speed yesterday 109.9 ,everything was just right except no chop.

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I have known Chris a long time and like the work he does on the drives. I can not believe the speeds we are getting in this weather . I will have to say that last summer a lot of people were saying that there boats were running 3 to 5 slower and nothing had changed, except the news was saying something about changing the the fuel additives or what ever. I wonder if the change in fuel had some impact on how these high horse power motors run.???????????

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well - I finally got to test to -2 inch lowers - had gusty winds the entire weekend - managed to get 85 in moderate to rough conditions - I'm pretty sure there another 1 - 2 in better conditions as I had to pull back the sticks several times due to being launched out of the water. Needless to say I was impressed - 4 MPH faster than my last outing - going to go out & try again in calmer conditions. Bottom line.... they work :D

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Any change coming on plane?

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That's with the same props? What RPM's were you running before and after? I may know what I want for Christmas! :evilb:
Dan

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Congratulations! :drink:
Dan

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Sorry I missed this. The terminology Stelling used was the top hole. This setting was supposed to raise the drive height two inches. The engine is raised 1 inch and the drive line makes up the additional inch.

That being said Ran-Dom 32's results are the same without the boxes. If he likes the way the boat handles with the shorties it may be the way to go.
Dan

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Thanks candyman , I can see where the motor in my 35 had the motor raised at one time .the motor mounts have two extra holes. Ram Don 35, what was the x-demension with the shorties? I would like to here you say two inches ,that would put me in the ball park.

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Prop shaft location is aprox. 2 inches or less below the running surface - coming on plane was OK - -no problem if you drop tabs in the water -(it was pretty rough conditions) I sure it won't be a problem in calmer water- on a side note - I previous was running 28 labbed B1 @ 5200 (81-82) I had 30 Labbed B1 when I tried the shorties. & the RPM was pretty much the same 5200 - (84-85) like I said I will try again in calmer water & should net better results. -& I will be able to comment on handling issues

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well I tried her again today in calmer conditions & squeezed out another MPH - boat felt pretty stable - GPS spiked to 88 for a second :eek: but dropped to 85 - 86 I did notice my RPM was 5300 - 5400 right @ the rev limiter with 30 pitch labbed B1's - anyways I am definitely going to save up for a set in the spring. Pretty good way to end the season :cool: