Sport Master Short Case -2
 

Has any one had any experience with sport master shorties
on 38 fountain or similar boat ,I would like to upgrade them from bravo ones my current xd is 16.5 - 16.75 approx.
thanks for any help .

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What year is your boat

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1989

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I am still trying to decide if I want to change my transom cut-out to raise my drives. I have the engines out at the moment and have installed the new transom assemblies but they remove easily. Anyway I am interested in what you find because I also have an '89.

Post some pics of the boat.

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Nauti, my X dim on my 35 is 16 3/4 also & I tried a set of -2 sportmasters with impressive gains - from what I understand the -2 imco or -2 bravo shop lowers are even faster yet. I'm sure you would benefit as well by raising drive height.

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Happen to call bravo shop today their -2 lower seems like the best Value out of all of them at $ 3380 . the upper looks good too ,the price a little stiff on the upper .

Ran Dom do you have any feedback on bravo shop b-max uppers ? Also , does the -2 lowers sacrifice the effect to tuck drives in all the way in rough water with the same effective control ?

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[QUOTE=pachangalpina]I am still trying to decide if I want to change my transom cut-out to raise my drives. I have the engines out at the moment and have installed the new transom assemblies but they remove easily. Anyway I am interested in what you find because I also have an '89.

Happen to call bravo shop today their -2 lower seems like the best Value out of all of them at $ 3380 they use them in 850hp applications

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you need to tack on the cost of 2 verticle shafts to that price (his are case only for that price ) thats another 300 - 400 each

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my brother is running a BMax drive in a single engine cat (800HP) & thus far it has been the only drive that has held up.

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Ran Dom,

I would putting about 700 hp twins thru them they should hold up fine.

the extra shaft price was for the case only purchase I believe,
and that 3380 was the quote for complete lower bought long or short customers choice.

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3380 each?? complete bolt on??

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Thats the price I got for complete units.

$ 1,688 was case only

$ 600 for vertical shaft ( apparently, they use
a 2" short sportsmaster shaft)

lead time was 4 weeks.

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i'M LIKE TO KNOW IF THE BRAVO SHOP LOWERS WITH XR UPPERS WILL HOLD UP ON MY 38 FEVER WITH 650 BLOWER MOTORS .

THOSE B*MAX DRIVES LOOK QUITE SOLID THOUGH !

RATED AT 850HP USAGE , ANYONE USING THEM ?

WOULD LIKE FEEDBACK THANK YOU .

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depending on what kind of a driver you are, I don't think you will have a problem with that set up.

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offshore conditions in NY NJ long island areas sometimes demand more from equipment , if the driver is up to it !
so when I am ready the equipment needs to be ready also ,
as ready as the driver I might be running against , to avoid mechanical breakdown .

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B Max

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Are those lowers built with xr gears ? and hardened steel
prop shaft?

Is there a updated version of the lowers coming out in near future ?

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That B-max on the right looks sharp.