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bck 12-08-2016 06:51 PM


Originally Posted by 315duramax (Post 4507941)
whose boat had the mod ? I am doing the mod this winter mine and will have results in the spring

Seems like a few have done it. This one is a member's here on oso. Forget his name right now. But if you do it on the older ones it effects the stringers from what I've read so look into it before plugging in the sawzall.

Smarty 12-08-2016 07:21 PM


Originally Posted by Eliminated572 (Post 4507944)
Sean Higgins "Hustlin" talked about it some here:

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

I know that boat, I raced that boat more than 8 years ago in the C&D canal as we headed north coming up on the Chesapeake Inn, in my late father's 34' Phantom. He beat me not by alot, then my father said, "give me wheel", after the no wake zone wwe raced again, same result, excpet this time it may was decisive, and we lost again, I told my father that 525 boat was too much (he had 502/415s) out went the 502 cuin, in the went 540's. That is a nice boat, was fast, looked and sounded great, thanks for the video. That boat looked perfect at 85+ mph, that was an upper 80's boat, maybe faster, which I thought was tremendous.

Nice guy, nice boat...great combo with the Arneson and 525's. I like the 38' Hustler, my opinion based on an observer, not as an ownerwith seat time.

82predictor 12-08-2016 08:30 PM


Originally Posted by Eliminated572 (Post 4507944)
Sean Higgins "Hustlin" talked about it some here:

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

I can vouch that the windshield will come off in 6 to 8 footers

302Sport 12-09-2016 07:01 AM


Originally Posted by Smarty (Post 4507993)
I know that boat, I raced that boat more than 8 years ago in the C&D canal as we headed north coming up on the Chesapeake Inn, in my late father's 34' Phantom. He beat me not by alot, then my father said, "give me wheel", after the no wake zone wwe raced again, same result, excpet this time it may was decisive, and we lost again, I told my father that 525 boat was too much (he had 502/415s) out went the 502 cuin, in the went 540's. That is a nice boat, was fast, looked and sounded great, thanks for the video. That boat looked perfect at 85+ mph, that was an upper 80's boat, maybe faster, which I thought was tremendous.

Nice guy, nice boat...great combo with the Arneson and 525's. I like the 38' Hustler, my opinion based on an observer, not as an ownerwith seat time.

That 525/Arneson combo in a 388 is possibly the most reliable 90+MPH 38ft boat out there!!

Where is this boat right now?

MILD THUNDER 12-09-2016 07:19 AM


Originally Posted by kaje (Post 4507916)
Black Cloud does not have the conversion ASD, they have the larger drop box Arnesons. have been on the boat over 130mph. The bottom was tweaked.. A lot of threads discussing this and this boat

Didnt they pull the arnesons off the mid 80s 32 Hustler "Black Cloud" to put on the 388?

green lightning 12-09-2016 07:45 AM


Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER (Post 4508098)
Didnt they pull the arnesons off the mid 80s 32 Hustler "Black Cloud" to put on the 388?

I don't know where the drop box arnesons came form but they were on the boat when doc got the boat he did have the superchargers added the boat is still together and has been in storage since he past away

Rik 12-09-2016 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER (Post 4508098)
Didnt they pull the arnesons off the mid 80s 32 Hustler "Black Cloud" to put on the 388?

Yes. They took the drives off one boat and put onto the 388. They ran that boat like 142 when the transmission blew during the run

Eliminated572 12-09-2016 09:40 AM


Originally Posted by 302Sport (Post 4508091)
That 525/Arneson combo in a 388 is possibly the most reliable 90+MPH 38ft boat out there!!

Where is this boat right now?

Good question. Is Sean on OSO?

jmoore1225 12-09-2016 10:33 AM


Originally Posted by 315duramax (Post 4507941)
whose boat had the mod ? I am doing the mod this winter mine and will have results in the spring


Why thought the boat was on rails at whatever speed you claim it will do?

Rik 12-09-2016 03:41 PM


Originally Posted by Eliminated572 (Post 4508143)
Good question. Is Sean on OSO?

No


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