Best ever powered single 25-30
11-03-2005 | 02:22 PM
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From: tulsa, oklahoma
Re: Best ever powered single 25-30
Originally Posted by Airpacker
My top speed increased 8mph by simply bolting a blackhawk onto my cat.
Most hulls won't carry the nose without positive trim so the drive doesn't work well on them but on cats, the air carries the bow and the drive works real well. Only failure so far was a twisted off vertical shaft and that was due to loading while planing. Airating the drive fixed that problem. I installed a neutral safety switch bypass switch so I can start in gear but with the efi, it will shift into and out of gear with no real problems.
The drive was ahead of its time. A new one, redesigned with XR uppers to take more power would be the ticket on lots of smaller single cats for efficiency and speed.
Most hulls won't carry the nose without positive trim so the drive doesn't work well on them but on cats, the air carries the bow and the drive works real well. Only failure so far was a twisted off vertical shaft and that was due to loading while planing. Airating the drive fixed that problem. I installed a neutral safety switch bypass switch so I can start in gear but with the efi, it will shift into and out of gear with no real problems.
The drive was ahead of its time. A new one, redesigned with XR uppers to take more power would be the ticket on lots of smaller single cats for efficiency and speed.
11-03-2005 | 03:28 PM
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Re: Best ever powered single 25-30
Originally Posted by gsmith9898
airating the prop. How is that done? What kind of cat did you put it on?
11-03-2005 | 03:31 PM
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Re: Best ever powered single 25-30
Originally Posted by Airpacker
My top speed increased 8mph by simply bolting a blackhawk onto my cat.
Most hulls won't carry the nose without positive trim so the drive doesn't work well on them but on cats, the air carries the bow and the drive works real well. Only failure so far was a twisted off vertical shaft and that was due to loading while planing. Airating the drive fixed that problem. I installed a neutral safety switch bypass switch so I can start in gear but with the efi, it will shift into and out of gear with no real problems.
The drive was ahead of its time. A new one, redesigned with XR uppers to take more power would be the ticket on lots of smaller single cats for efficiency and speed.
Most hulls won't carry the nose without positive trim so the drive doesn't work well on them but on cats, the air carries the bow and the drive works real well. Only failure so far was a twisted off vertical shaft and that was due to loading while planing. Airating the drive fixed that problem. I installed a neutral safety switch bypass switch so I can start in gear but with the efi, it will shift into and out of gear with no real problems.
The drive was ahead of its time. A new one, redesigned with XR uppers to take more power would be the ticket on lots of smaller single cats for efficiency and speed.
It's a true surface drive (rooster tails and all), right?
11-03-2005 | 05:36 PM
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Re: Best ever powered single 25-30
Originally Posted by ECeptor
Mount vertically a 2-3" pipe or hose right above the prop. When the drive is deep it will draw air down to it thus allowing it to slip therefore limiting the torque it can absorb which protects the driveline. Also can be used to allow the engine to rev up to it's powerband.
11-03-2005 | 06:55 PM
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Re: Best ever powered single 25-30
Hey JS,
The new Velocity 290 with the VR1 hull is pretty sweet.The wife and kids like the 15"flat screen DVD and enclosed head.I like the 83mph on GPS with a 525 efi spinning a 5 blade Hydro prop.It handles awsome in any conditions !!
The new Velocity 290 with the VR1 hull is pretty sweet.The wife and kids like the 15"flat screen DVD and enclosed head.I like the 83mph on GPS with a 525 efi spinning a 5 blade Hydro prop.It handles awsome in any conditions !!
