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bor 01-29-2009 12:08 AM

habanajoe,

your on the right track ,I saw it on ebay and contact the owner it was located in farmingdale,nj .
and had a gray and purple six man bolster seat in it .
I make a normal interior in it whit 2 mc leod bolsters and a bench at the back ,next year I will take care of the cabin wich is complete empty.

Firefox,

I just have the 320 because the came along on my pad for a price I can"t refuse they are brand new in the original crates with all wiring harness and gauges .
And there is the option to chip tune them to 386hp .

tblrklakemo,

I bought it last summer in nj whit no power but with 2 new bravo gimbals and drives ,she had 2 600hp bleu engnes in it but the gas price here is about $8 a gallon so I wanted diesel power and found a couple in england for a steal,
I have take everything of the transom and install it whit new seals and repainted the engine room after I custom made the mount bases for the engines .
also replaced the floor for some decent plywood instead of the balsa 10mm that was in and make some reinforcement underneed to mount the mc leods .
also relocate the bulkhead for more room in the cockpit and a heavier one and everything completly laminated whit fiberglass instead of only the outside 10" contact places .
so far for now ,I have to relocate my steering wheel and do the dash.

HabanaJoe 01-29-2009 06:38 AM

bor,

That's wonderful!!! I wish you all the success, it will be a nice ride and a cheap ride compared to $8 a gal!!!! Look like you're going with thru-hub exhaust judging by the elbows - nice & quite - again good luck and show as more as you progress!

bor 01-29-2009 11:42 AM


Originally Posted by HabanaJoe (Post 2788402)
bor,

That's wonderful!!! I wish you all the success, it will be a nice ride and a cheap ride compared to $8 a gal!!!! Look like you're going with thru-hub exhaust judging by the elbows - nice & quite - again good luck and show as more as you progress!

joe,

thx ,need the luck it s one hell of a job to do just in my spare time ,I work 6 days a week so that leaves the sundays and 4 evenings to complete the job, but she is gonna ride this season ,that's a must !!
about the exhaust youre right This the easiest way to go and l look how it performs can always make a better flow thru hull but hope this will work .

the bravo drives I have changed for 2 xr ratio 1 :1.50 because of the diesel tq wich they still doesn,t like I think but will found out . :party-smiley-004:

bor

HabanaJoe 01-29-2009 04:35 PM

bor,

Don't quite understand your gear ratios remark? I think you now have 1.5 gears? If you don't break the props loose and don't floor the throttles from a dead stop - run the boat like you'd run a Sea Ray, they last for awhile. It's the loading and unloading quickly that breaks things, but it will wear faster!

LESSONLEARNED 01-29-2009 04:43 PM

Eliminator 43'Eagle-Twin Cummins with NXT's.
 
There are more vids over to the right of this build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Q-dsTDQgg

HabanaJoe 01-29-2009 05:17 PM

LESSONLEARNED,

There was pretty much a whole thread about that boat on here. I think it was left as something to the effect, "doesn't run as good as planned, going to play with props and will keep us all informed".

I don't recall seeing anything else about it but it is a stunning boat.

bor 01-30-2009 11:41 AM

your right joe have to ride with my mind easy out of the hole and not to much airrides !
just edit the last post the drives are 1: 1.50 .

joe do you have a idear of a prop to start whit on this combo the weight will be arround 8000 lbs and the make 320hp @ 3800 rpm tq 519 lb-ft@2600 rpm?

thx bor

HabanaJoe 01-30-2009 12:02 PM

bor,

Wouldn't know where to start but it would have to be real big!!! At that prop speed you need all the dia you can get to have anykind of push/thrust with that. The small dia props that normally go with that drive won't do anything at the rpm's you'll be turning - you need dia!

bor 06-14-2009 02:24 PM

Joe ,

here a video of the first minutes the engines spins just to check for any leaks of oil or water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVui4Y0jqq8


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