Dry sump vs. Wet sump #6s

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01-15-2006, 11:09 PM

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01-15-2006, 11:15 PM

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What handling characteristics do the swept back skegs improve?

My understanding is improved sterring and sterring control in the higher speeds.Some boats have a tendancy to crab at higher speeds, which can be improved with better skegs. I believe they also have some effect on the quality of water that the props see, which would help with slippage.

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02-22-2006, 09:44 PM

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Re: Dry sump vs. Wet sump #6s

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How much difference in speed are the 2 drives?What is the sweptback skeg worth over the wet sump skeg?I have heard alot of #s but has anyone backed to back the drives?

Hi JC, I changed my wet sump to dry sump 6's. I only had them on the boat one day before the "Key west incident" so I can't say much for speed comparason. The thing that made a huge differance is the swept back skeg made hanling much better when really moving. With the old style skegs I would loose steering when I would trim it out. The swept back allowed me to trim it higher so there was more speed. I just don't know how much.

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