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Reed Jensen 02-09-2004 06:00 PM

ttt

Moisture-Missil 02-09-2004 07:06 PM

:eek: OOOH! did I spill the beans.

Reed Jensen 02-09-2004 07:13 PM

I don't care if it is a fountain... outerlimits... or cig.... the stuff made by weismann is cool stuff! My hat's off to those guys!

shifter 02-09-2004 08:51 PM

DPT,
Are those pictures I posted good enough?
Reed,
Our door is always open. Just give a call first. 949 645-4064
pat W

DPT MOTORSPORTS 02-09-2004 09:26 PM

They are perfect. I got them off of the website. Hope you did not mind. Do you have any photos of the new Fountain rigged at Supercat Rigging(MTI)???? My guess is that they went inline with a set of Mercury#6 dry-sumps using your boxes.

Reed Jensen 02-09-2004 11:15 PM

Thanks Pat... I'd love to come down sometime soon! Thanks! But I'll call first... I know how it is when people just show up at your door and want a tour. :rolleyes:

SS930 02-10-2004 06:25 AM

Not to get off the topic, but why doesn't anyone use surface drives when running for record speeds???:confused:

Hauling Trash 02-10-2004 08:11 AM

I seen that boat just this past weekend ,


She going to be FAST

Reed Jensen 02-10-2004 10:02 AM


Originally posted by SS930
Not to get off the topic, but why doesn't anyone use surface drives when running for record speeds???:confused:
Mercury #6's are what I call surface drives... the propeller pierces the surface.. most of the new outdrives do. The whole point of the propeller to pierce the surface is so that it will "ventilate" rather than "cavitate". There is lots of debate as to which drive offers the least amount of drag and transmits the most power to the prop.Mercury went to dry sumps on their #6's so that the gears didn't have to fling all that gear lube around... supposedly saves about 35 horses.

SS930 02-10-2004 10:41 AM


Originally posted by Reed Jensen
Mercury #6's are what I call surface drives... the propeller pierces the surface.. most of the new outdrives do. The whole point of the propeller to pierce the surface is so that it will "ventilate" rather than "cavitate". There is lots of debate as to which drive offers the least amount of drag and transmits the most power to the prop.Mercury went to dry sumps on their #6's so that the gears didn't have to fling all that gear lube around... supposedly saves about 35 horses.
If indeed #6 drives are considered surface drives (and I never thought of them as such), why no rooster-tail like the true surface drives?:confused:


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