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07-05-2017 | 07:49 PM
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That's Bad Ass! Did you consider using the AED spacer with your new manifold? I've been looking at them for my QFT 800 on the merlin intakes I already have. I know your boat is a totally different animal but I curious what the x dim is compared to my 311 trs. Seems like the boat really likes your "Setup". Congrats on the gains!!!
My prop shaft depth is 4.5" below the hull. I started out at 7.5" below, so with the current setup it seems more inline with what is done on modern hulls. I haven't tried any spacers with this intake because I don't have the room under the hatch. The Brodix intake is about an inch higher than my pervious Darts.
07-05-2017 | 07:52 PM
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Ha- yes I've enough horror stories about guys with 3 circuits trying to tune them for boats. I've got enough headaches that I don't need another.
07-09-2017 | 12:47 PM
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Well now that I finally have the Formula all done, I did something really dumb, I bought another boat. Well just kidding about the dumb part. I just picked the 38 KAAMA Scarab that was for sale here. I'm going to be redoing the entire boat- new vinyl everywhere, new rigging, and new paint, and when time, the 509's will go in the boat. At some point the engines will get some 8-71's along with new pistons and I'll replace the TRS drives with #5's. So here is the new project, game plan is to have it done for summer of 2019. Once I start on it, I'll start a thread.
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07-09-2017 | 10:45 PM
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Trust me I know. I'm taking my time with this, and when it's done it's done. I'm over killing myself with deadlines. How much do you have left to do on your AT?
07-09-2017 | 10:54 PM
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Wax, gas and oil changes.
I had it out last September. 3 months of busting a$$ in the middle of the summer. Just had a fuel delivery issue. Junk in the STBD tank clogging up the pickup tube. This summer I've had it out every weekend besides this weekend, I took the cruiser out. Now I'm putting together new engines for the Panther to maybe eventually sell...
I had it out last September. 3 months of busting a$$ in the middle of the summer. Just had a fuel delivery issue. Junk in the STBD tank clogging up the pickup tube. This summer I've had it out every weekend besides this weekend, I took the cruiser out. Now I'm putting together new engines for the Panther to maybe eventually sell...
07-09-2017 | 11:39 PM
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When I bought the Formula it sat for close to 8 years. The fuel was varnished and I had pebble like substance in the tank. I fought the "pebbles" clogging my pick-up tubes for half a summer. I don't know what to do about the Formula. It's worth 2x in parts than if left whole. I really don't want to part it out, but I'm also not going to sell it without engines for what I could sell just the ITS boxes for. Well I have at least a year to figure what to do with it.
This boat has been sitting for 4 years, I'm going to put a battery in it this up coming weekend and see how much fuel is in it. I'm hoping the tanks are empty.
This boat has been sitting for 4 years, I'm going to put a battery in it this up coming weekend and see how much fuel is in it. I'm hoping the tanks are empty.
