Bravos & nosecones
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Bravos & nosecones
Are they worth the effort for an 80mph boat???? Since the engines are stayiing in the boat for the winter for the first time in three years , I gotta do something
Last edited by mopower; 09-28-2005 at 07:07 PM.
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Re: Bravos & nosecones
Looks like you`ll have some free time this winter
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Re: Bravos & nosecones
Originally Posted by masi242
Looks like you`ll have some free time this winter
RD382,
Ones a 95 and the other is an 02( both newer style)
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Re: Bravos & nosecones
Makes a HUGE difference on my boat.My 272 baja runs 91.5 mph (gps)W/32 pitch prop w/drive with nose cone,87.1 with spare drive without nosecone w/same prop,88.7 mph w/30 pitch w/nose cone,84.5 w/30 pitch without nose cone.I have a drive w/nose cone that I use as my primary drive,when it breaks I have a spare without a nose cone. I recently chewed up my lower gears,put spare on and saw the speed drop I posted above.Smitty
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Re: Bravos & nosecones
Originally Posted by mopower
Art,
What kind of power and rpms?
What kind of power and rpms?
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Re: Bravos & nosecones
My nosecone is a hydromotive,it was one of the first things I put on my boat. With the stock motor 5 years ago the only thing the nose cone did was make the boat handle squirlier,no speed increase. I mounted it myself using epoxy then I blended it in with aluminum all metal. Last year when I had outdrive apart I spent about 10 hours filling,sanding and re-blending it. I also used a d/a sander and disc sander to sharpen the front edge so it was as sharp as possible.
Mo-power,last year when my boat had less power and went 85 empty,83.5 with 4 people and 3/4 tank of gas,it dropped to 80-81mph when I ran the drive without the nose cone while re-building my drive,just thought I'd add that,Smitty
Mo-power,last year when my boat had less power and went 85 empty,83.5 with 4 people and 3/4 tank of gas,it dropped to 80-81mph when I ran the drive without the nose cone while re-building my drive,just thought I'd add that,Smitty