Love the boat, this my second 28 heat my first was a 1998 that I built a 865 hp blown 509 and Nordic installed it when they built the boat and I never had any problems with it, I sold it to a good friend in 09 and I had this 2010 built I just wanted something turn key this time so I got the 600sci and did the whippel kit when it had 13 hour on it, so far so good no issues yet but I keep a pretty close eye on things. This boat is a little faster with less power I think because it has a step in the bottom and its a little lighter because they don't use wood any more and the drive is mounted higher. Thanks for the info I will check Max's out in a couple weeks when I'm down there doing some maintenance on the boat.
We should get together some time when I am in Havasu and have a cold one on the lake.
John

I've got 130 Hrs on mine, stone stock, and they run flawlessly! Couldn't be happier, and we have to idle ~20 minutes to get on plane . Just getting ready to change the oil/filters today, BTW, how does everyone get their oil filter off w/out making a mess? I just barely crack the seal on the filter, and let it "burp" it out, although it takes forever, and sometimes it will dribble... Thought about taking a punch and driving an air bleed hole in the top of the oil filter and just letting it drain out that way... Anyone try that?
Thanks,
Dean

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Here is a picture of the gear oil heat exchanger that picks up lake water and cools the gear oil. It is pumped through the gear case by a 12 volt pump not seen in photo.[IMG][/IMG]

Dean, I watched my mechanic change the filter and he made a mess. It seems like your hole punch idea or a "burp" might work. Let me know. I recently saw where Teague Marine would take a 600 without any upgrades and rebuild it to a 509 ci motor complete with new pistons, rods, etc for 19 or 20 K. This would put the HP up over 825. Just passing along the info.

John, Give me a heads up when you are out at Havasu. I visit there fairly often. I would love to meet you.

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Very nice boat! Would you mind posting pics of the oil pump and routing for your drive oil cooling setup? I'm in the process of designing a bypass filter and cooler on my bravo. Thx!