Problems with Arneson 7M Surface Drives
05-10-2016 | 02:33 PM
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As i said before,prior to starting this build i contacted Rik and told him what boat i was building,what Pete said it was going to weigh,and what hp Eddie Young was building me.Rik being the professional drive builder specked the boat out with the 7m.What more should i have done but listen to the professional.
05-10-2016 | 02:45 PM
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Who specked out the 42 Fountains and 38 Top guns with 600's and XR's that broke like twigs? People trying to save money and manufactures trying to sell boats. Some people push the envelope from the factory to save money but in doing so they give up reliability. It's a trade off - a well-known trade off. Your situation is no different than someone who is trying to push too much HP through a bravo drive. Just because someone told you that you might get by in exceeding the manufactures specs it doesn't mean that the product is crap when it doesn't.
With all that said, there are 2 sides to every story, so to be clear, I'm not trying to start anything as I don't know either party involved.....though I do find it suspicious that Rik would be willing to fix the drive unless he said it would hold up.
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05-10-2016 | 02:50 PM
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If we can take Crazy Dayz at his word, why would Rik be willing to fix the broken drive if the drive is absolutely not designed for, or be able to handle the higher HP? That in and of itself says to me Rik told him it was rated higher than what's advertised or told him the 7 is overbuilt and can handle the higher HP. Would Mercury or IMCO EVER warranty a drive that broke even if the motor in front of said drive was 1 HP over what the drive is rated for.......NOT A CHANCE! And, keep in mind, you didn't address 3 blown trim cylinders and the boot problem.
With all that said, there are 2 sides to every story, so to be clear, I'm not trying to start anything as I don't know either party involved.
With all that said, there are 2 sides to every story, so to be clear, I'm not trying to start anything as I don't know either party involved.
05-10-2016 | 03:04 PM
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As i said before,prior to starting this build i contacted Rik and told him what boat i was building,what Pete said it was going to weigh,and what hp Eddie Young was building me.Rik being the professional drive builder specked the boat out with the 7m.What more should i have done but listen to the professional.
05-10-2016 | 03:21 PM
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Yes new build,skater installed the drives.U have a great point,all he told me i would have to pay for was 1800 each for the new gearing and he would put the new stronger cases for free that he now has. He didn't have these stronger cases when the build was done.
05-10-2016 | 03:23 PM
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Well..... Ironically both of my trim cylinders lost their oil out the top this past weekend at the Tickfaw 200. On a bright note, I ran them all day without trim, and they automatically come up to about the midway point when getting to around 50 to 70 mph.. Knowing what I now know, I probably should have put it back on the trailer. Either I will be calling Rik or my mechanics will for some new parts/fix.
05-10-2016 | 03:31 PM
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Well..... Ironically both of my trim cylinders lost their oil out the top this past weekend at the Tickfaw 200. On a bright note, I ran them all day without trim, and they automatically come up to about the midway point when getting to around 50 to 70 mph.. Knowing what I now know, I probably should have put it back on the trailer. Either I will be calling Rik or my mechanics will for some new parts/fix.
