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Old 09-24-2007 | 07:36 AM
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I think I would want a much longer trailer, say with a big rear bumper

The results will be interesting. What HP number?
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Old 09-24-2007 | 07:38 AM
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I Would Think That If Someone Spent That Much Time And$$$$$ They Would Have Researched It In Great Depth. I Have Seen One Single With A Arneson Drive And The Owner Claimed It As Uncontrolable He Could Not Understand Why Someone Would Do That. But That Was Then, This Now. Sure Hope You Have Good Results.. (COULDN'T DREAM OF BRINGING MINE UP ON PLANE WITH ONE ENGINE/DRIVE)
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Old 09-24-2007 | 07:42 AM
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got a bow thruster??
Looking forward to the trial runs.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 08:21 AM
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This boat is/was an experiment; built for an guy who came to us wanting this specific setup. This is not a conversion. Dialing in is going to be a joint exercise. When the trailer was built, the boat had nothing on the transom; so the trailer is just temporary as is. The boat has not been in the water yet, so tab needs are undefined at this point.

It's something new and different for AT.
Who knows what's next?

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Old 09-24-2007 | 08:39 AM
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I am going to really interested in the results. When I repowered a 28 Cigarette I looked into this pretty seriously. I could not find anyone that had done it before or had experience with it, aside from the 18 foot Donzi that is now infamous for his project. The single biggest part of this project that eventually turned me away from doing it was the idea of docking. The limited thrust angle vs. a conventional outdrive sealed it. Plus you really need a hull that is a good candidate for this, meaning it has enough bow lifting characteristics on it's own to bring out the benefits of this drive/set-up.

Really hoping for the best here for you guys and can't wait to hear the results.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 12:24 PM
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I've always been interested to see what one of these big 28's would do with a twin arneson small block set up. If it doesn't work with the single you should try and talk the buyer into going with twin 350's. Good luck, can't wait to see what happens.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Hot Boat
I'll be surprised if it works well. A friend of mine spent a lot of time and $$$ installing a single Arneson 6 on a 32 Sunsation. The boat was very un stable and almost out of control at 70 mph. He was so disappointed he spent more time and $$$ and switched to a konrad drive.

The boat looks great. I hope you have better luck than he did
I think you need to call Dave Bottage and get your story straight.

Dave had issues getting on plane.

Dave did not have any handling problems. The boat docked better, handled better than the Bravo he took off, but did not get on plane better in his application. A far cry from what you have claimed.

Now, lets not discuss why Dave was banned from OSO and what he has now.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 02:41 PM
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Didn't JC and Masher get their Activators with single Sixes to run pretty well?
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Old 09-24-2007 | 02:46 PM
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Hey Rik, You missed this one



[QUOTE=BOATMAN302;2282141]I Have Seen One Single With A Arneson Drive And The Owner Claimed It As Uncontrolable He Could Not Understand Why Someone Would Do That.
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Old 09-24-2007 | 03:18 PM
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[QUOTE=Pure Energy;2282720]Hey Rik, You missed this one



Originally Posted by BOATMAN302
I Have Seen One Single With A Arneson Drive And The Owner Claimed It As Uncontrolable He Could Not Understand Why Someone Would Do That.
Didn't miss it. I do not know the application and was not involved with it.

I was referring to Dave Bottage and his application that you also mis quoted.

If anyone needs Dave's phone # I can send it to you.
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