Konrad/Speedmaster IIIA conversion
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Looks like a nice conversion. What Comanche3Six asks is a good question. What are the strength (HP & Torque) differences between the Konrad 540 drive that replaces the Merc TRS and the Konrad drive that replaces the Merc SSMIII or are the Konrad drives rated the same between the two?
The HD upper shaft option was originally designed to better handle the higher torque load (at lower RPM's) of a diesel engine. When a customer is installing a Konrad system behind power levels greater than the factory rating, the optional HD upgrade makes for a stronger unit.
Thanks for the positive input guys!
Kurt
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just to reiterate, That HD upper is optional with the TRS replacement, but STANDARD with the SSMIII/
IIIA conversion drive, which also has a slightly different upper housing for bolt pattern reasons....
IIIA conversion drive, which also has a slightly different upper housing for bolt pattern reasons....
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The actual dimention (of the standard lower case) is 1.78" shorter than the SSMIII. We rounded out at 2" higher
The SSMIV & SSMV (both share the same dimention from propshaft to input shaft) at 6" shorter than the SSMIII. So that would put the Konrad unit at 4" lower than the SSMV.
This conversion is not really designed to replace the SSMV but on some applications that are running the SSMV with 2-3" of spacers, (typically SSMV's w/gimbal mounted directly to transom, no boxes) could possibly be a good candidate for this package given that the smaller prop diameters would run more effieciently in deeper water.
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This new package really opens the door for a lot of potential installations(already working on a few) really nice to have a replacement drive for the retired 3-5 speedmasters,rebuilt units are ok but brand new units the way to go,also really helps the value of boats rigged with 3-5 speedmasters,really sucks not being able to buy new parts and outdrives.Hopefully next on list will be a replacement gimbal assy for speedmasters,only time will tell.Another great product from Konrad marine.