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Excactly.......................................... .., Thanks

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My TRS drives and B/W Trannies have been pushing my 1982 40ft Excalibur Hawk with 420HP motors its entire life, without being rebuilt. Just regular maintanance. TRS drives shift so much smoother than a bravo. I grenenaded a bravo on a 23ft boat with a 454 and 250 hours. IMHO, the TRS drives can be very reliable with proper care, drivng habits, and maintanence. They do weigh more due to the trannies, and parts are harder to find.

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I've got TRS on my Cig 28SS and I have no intention of replacing them, and with normal maintenance I don't expect any failures. The guys that slam them are either doing something with them beyond which they were designed and so they broke, they expect them to work forever with no maintenace, or they're just outdrive snobs with more money than... ...mmm, better stop while I'm ahead.

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They last longer with Mirage props rather than Bravo 1's.

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From someone who knows.

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Dubbert what is the news with the Catawba Hilton? by the way, i am trying to but a 38 Scarab that was owned by Greg Reno here in toledo and i believe it has a pair of your drives on it (TRS's) would like to give you a call about them. we actually met a while ago i was doing a bunch of gel coat repair on Bob Schuelie's 38 Donzi at his storage building.


WE DID GREG'S PORT DRIVE IN APRIL OF 2001 AND HIS STAR IN JUNE 2001. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY THIS BOAT HAS BLOWER ENGINES, THEY TEND TO BE HARDER ON TRS UNITS. IT MIGHT BE TIME TO REPLACE THE LOWER GEAR SETS DUE TO PINION FATIGUE. THEN AGAIN I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH RUN TIME IS ON THE BOAT AT THIS POINT. I WOULD DEFINITELY DROP THE GEAR LUBE AND GET AN OIL SAMPLE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY WEAR. I WOULD STILL TAKE A TRS OVER A BRAVO ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
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i have a 35 mistress 650 per side and trs. No problems just have them serviced at haul out.

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i maintain, there junk. there was no mention of an 89 bravo. i cant speak for the rest of you giving opinions, but as stated my experience makes the choice. i 've run many boats like these with bravos and no failures.
if you are going to be in a lake and dont plan on going hard then SETTLE for the trs's.
i guess thats why there are so many aftermarket company's making stuff and upgrades for trs's, or why i see them on so many boats.
the only positive is that you'll be able to convert to konrads easily.
again this is not to offend anyone, and i say it with all due.

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How can you compare those light lay up brand new boats / with bravos to the resin buckets with trs. I would laugh to if i saw Trs's on a gladiator! I think a beter comparison would be 1994 model that was equiped with gernades or trs drives.
Jr.

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Monstaaa, im sorry, i threw out the '89 Bravo. it was the only comparison i could make. if he was looking at a boat with TRS I was assuming it was an older boat. so if I was looking to buy my Panther all over again, and mine is an '86 w/ TRS's or an '87 w/ Bravo's (first year it was offered w/ Bravo's) I would opt for the '86 w/ TRS unless I was READY to sink the money in for newer Bravo's or the heavier duty upgrades. In that case I would just buy the TRS boat and opt for the superior Konrads. and if I was replacing drives and Konrad has their bravo replacement I'd replace the bravo w/ the Konrad, but I don't have $20,000 to replace drives. Thats why I still have my TRS's. All of this is My opinion and I know close to nothing.

Formula 31, Dubberts outdrive, He knows his stuff he built the lower I replaced last year. and I talked to him directly about this bravo/TRS issue and still boiled down to the year of bravo-model/weight of boat/ HP in front of them.

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Hmmm, my boat mechanic says he loves Bravos. They keep him in business all summer long :drink: .
Actually, if it wasn't for the weak upper, square upper pin design, and weak couplers, Bravos wouldn't be bad.
On the other hand, you can buy a new bravo for about the cost of a TRS rebuild. They're kind of throw away items.
Gary