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GLENAMY 242SS 04-15-2016 04:14 PM

That should put a big smile on your face, great job, looks fantastic.

TomZ 04-15-2016 04:27 PM

What prop are you running?

79formula 04-15-2016 04:28 PM

Thanks Mike.

Originally Posted by mike tkach (Post 4428873)
79,it looks great.you did a top notch job!


79formula 04-15-2016 05:27 PM

25p mirage plus.

Originally Posted by TomZ (Post 4428887)
What prop are you running?


79formula 04-17-2016 07:34 PM

Well, Saturday was awesome. Got 2 hours run time on it. What a beast. Today, pulled out of the ramp. I got it on plane and heard a screech. Blower seized up. I took the belt off and idled back. Got the blower off. Just the little sealed bearing in the snout blew. No pieces went into the oil bath bearings at all. I am very lucky.

TomZ 04-17-2016 08:26 PM

Close one! Glad it's something relatively simple. Are you going to have the blower redone or just the bearing and seal?

79formula 04-17-2016 09:36 PM

I am going change the bearing and leave the rest as is. The front bearing is non servicable. The other bearings are all oil bath so they get oil changes while the front one gets the grease it came with.

Originally Posted by TomZ (Post 4429508)
Close one! Glad it's something relatively simple. Are you going to have the blower redone or just the bearing and seal?


TomZ 04-17-2016 09:50 PM

A 250/256 would be a nice (though early) upgrade fo the whole thing! 😉

boats74 04-20-2016 09:58 AM

That boat should be a riot with the new bullet. Hoping I can get a deal done on a new boat, and get back out on the river and meet up with you guys


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