What if you get an Arneson boat and have Ric make you some prop shaft adapters to Bravo props?? Holy $HIT I just solved this whole thread!!

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Nice try, but Rik beat you to it way back on page 3. Plus we would've lost 3 great pages if that was the answer.

That's my line.. Ok thanks
On that note I found you a Christmas present.. Just a bit of helicopter time (they're heated) dangling it in the water like a fishing lure and you're all set. Flip the switch... go ahead. (was built in Chicago actually)
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Well how about at least getting a picture of a Bravo on a standoff box to be more comparable at least. Your photo is of the drive mounted to the transom not on a box.. There is a difference there, the length of the standoff box...

I don't really understand the statement "buried in the water" as even off plane the drives are nearly at the surface. If, for argument sake, one would like the propeller guards can be painted a bright color to draw attention to them. Granted in muddy water they would not be visible, but the same can be said for a Bravo in muddy water.

Actually makes the swim platform halfway usable also.

Yeah I didn't get that argument either. Those surface drives are "buried in the water" and not visible...kind of an oxymoron..?

I think if you found the right boat with arnesons, adding a couple of the aforementioned prop guards and the swim platform in the above pictures makes it 100% usable and safe, probably more so than Bravos at that point...

Not sure what's so confusing. An ASD prop sits much further back on the boat, yes. The prop is fully submerged when anchored,yes. For an unsuspecting swimmer there is no sign something is underwater. Much like stepping on an anchor (that's my metaphor). As stated earlier at least with a bravo you can always see the top cap offering a slight indication that something might be underwater. I could even argue that the ASD is a tripping hazard to someone that doesn't know any better.

Granted the drive can be trimmed to the moon, that might solve that issue...

If you can see the top cap of a Bravo off plane (which I doubt you can on a 388), then you can certainly see the transom assembly (probably 6"+ higher than the top cap) which means you would definitely see the top of the extension box of the ASD sticking out of the water. I get what you're saying about sticking back further from the transom than someone might expect, but the argument that they're more submerged or hidden doesn't make any sense when they're actually significantly closer to the surface than a Bravo...

what a dumb discussion all boats have props sticking out back and need care when swimming