For the life of me, I can't figure this out....
 

Got my latest copy of Extreme Boats Magazine yesterday (still the best mag. on the market if you ask me) and there is a short article with pictures of the lastest 33 Daytona to come out of Eliminator. Green graphics boat. Nice looking boat. BUT, it has 900 hp EFI blower motors in it.... running thru what appears to be Bravo drives! What gives? Why would anyone put 900 hp in front of Bravo drives on a boat like that?? Seber got it to 138 mph with more to go.... more like he was affraid he would blast one of the drives off his customers boat.

Why would you not put #6's on this boat? OR maybe the new Konrads at least???

Re: For the life of me, I can't figure this out....
 

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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even with lots of $$$$$$, why would you put something behind those motors that's going to cause down time? That package with #6's would probably cost less in the long run... those motors are probably not going to leave much left of a Bravo drive... there's no rebuiding an exploded upper or lower.

Am I totally out in left field here??

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I think he was probably more worried about killing himself then blowing up a customers drive. This krap with putting Bravos behind 650 HP and up engines on 100 MPH + cats its just plain unsafe. One of those drives goes, and it will, and things could get ugly real quick.

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Unbelievable if you ask me. :eek: :eek: :eek:

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Mike, I've posted the same thing several times. In my opinion anybody that puts more than 800 hp before any bravo is being stupid. Stupid because they won't spend the money to step up to the safer drive. Don't forget, there are other Speedmasters out there than just the #6. Any of them will be safe with 800hp. Please let us not forget the HTM accident. We must learn from our past mistakes.

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i have not seen the mag, are the new bravos? not XR's

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It is a money thing I am sure! I agree a boat that size with that much power will eventually break the Bravo's, it is just a matter of when!! However I do know of one 120 + MPH 33 Daytona that has logged 300 hrs on modified Bravo 1's and hasn't had one break!!! He runs it pretty hard through rough poker run stuff too! He is pushing 800 HP per side with that boat.

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It the above is true, than I'm afraid we may be reading some bad news here on OSO this summer. :( :(

Stupid, if you ask me. I wonder how a 33 cat handles at 140+mph with only one drive. :rolleyes:

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Are they bravos or imco 4x4's?

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This is very common believe it or not!

Julie

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Wetvette, I of course will leave you out of the "dumb" set... I mean your boat only wieghs about 200 lbs! LOL!!! On a smaller boat with a LOT less wieght to push, I can see a Bravo lasting a while... but on bigger boats..... :rolleyes:

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it will handle like a tetherball..... :eek:

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i have friend with a awesome cat 38' hes putting in 850hp with the imco 4x4 drives what do you think? i fell he is asking for trouble. i thought he would be ok with the 575s he switch because of drive trouble... here we go again

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Did you see the pic of Jeff (poodle) and Wassabe in the mag? Joe

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Yeah, Jeffrey actually got in the mag. a couple of times. There's even a picture of Norty!!!

They do look like 4x4 drives (have the chrome steel gimbal rings) but still..... seems like UNDERkill to me.

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Somehow I think that's your "zone". :D:D:D

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Man, I can't wait to get to Vermont in 4 weeks... I'm gonna figure out that pride/group/gaggle of tigers thing.... :D

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Case in point not to bring up a sad subject, HTM :(

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Common sense, to me anyway, is if you can't afford to put reliable drives on that type of boat, you can't afford the boat. What's your, or someone else's life worth?

This is where ego gets in the way of "smart". My two cents.

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i couldn't have said it better

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I sure hope this boat doesn't belong to someone here on OSO.. ... or a friend or relative for that matter. It's an awsome boat, but I think it just needs a better/stronger propulsion system.

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I would love to see the article.. but it seems that I dont get it anymore... I have not recieved the magazine since the miss budwiser was on the cover.. <shrug> oh well.. I paid for a subscription and got like 3 magazines :mad:

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we have a copy machine at work that will scan pull pages and then send them to my email. But I won't be back in that office until Tues. or Wed.