Thank you - for leaving me an opening to post some more surface drive porn

Did you notice any difference in the driving and planning ability of the boat with the prop guards on ?

None at all.

That was nice to hear , I want to get a set but was told they might affect it's ability to get on plane

So why does it have stacks. I thought they were to air the blades.

almost as good as the real thing Marginmn!

That pic shows that the camera would be mounted between the running pad and the drive above the pad. Picture really clarified where the camera was mounted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YkFUnegjIY

At the 2:30 mark is a slow motion of the wetted running surface of a cat.

Marginmn what props are you spinning? I have the kits on my Gun. Spinning 18.25x30x18 herings now but power up grade is in the works.

Ben Robertson has been around a ton of Fountains, and it appears that the drive height for those #8 drives is perfect, that is why it cost $$$,$$$.00 to have the right people rig the right boat. How fast is a new 42' with 1350's and #8 drives? at what rpm, gear ratio, prop size, ect...

I currently have a set of 18 x 33 16's on her but could use a little more pitch.