drew marine stabilizer
01-21-2004, 03:50 PM
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Traviss, I used the dual on two different boats so far, And in both cases it completely got rid of my chine walk.!!! both boats did over 85 MPH, and before the stabilizers, I couldn't go 75 MPH without the boat scaring the hell out of me
The last dual kit I help put on was a 2000 Baja H2X with a lingenfelter BB in it. He could only go 70-72 before uncontrollable Chine walking.. After putting the kit on he's getting 81 MPH with no sign of walking. This is my third set on my Sunsation 288 ..
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The last dual kit I help put on was a 2000 Baja H2X with a lingenfelter BB in it. He could only go 70-72 before uncontrollable Chine walking.. After putting the kit on he's getting 81 MPH with no sign of walking. This is my third set on my Sunsation 288 ..
good luck
01-21-2004, 04:37 PM
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For those of you who have owned one of these do you see any way to build one yourself? The gas springs should not be that hard to come up with and the rest is just brackets?
01-21-2004, 05:16 PM
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I'm sure that's possible But to be as affective you would need a cylinder with a 10 stage velocity valving system.
Otherwise it wouldn't become progressively stiffer with speed.
Otherwise it wouldn't become progressively stiffer with speed.
01-22-2004, 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by Whitey
Travis there is a add on hydraulic system on ebay you should ck out. Dwight
Travis there is a add on hydraulic system on ebay you should ck out. Dwight
01-24-2004, 02:07 PM
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Originally posted by Chase910
I installed a single drew marine stabilizer on a Formula 271 w/ Whippled 502, 80mph boat. It works great at high speed and is a good safety addition for those who can't afford a hydraulic system...at least its better than nothing!
Only problem is at low speed, idle, the power steering can't quite overcome the increased resistance on the ram so steering effort is increased. This goes away once the rpms are above 1000, but under that you can't turn the wheel lock to lock very fast.
I installed a single drew marine stabilizer on a Formula 271 w/ Whippled 502, 80mph boat. It works great at high speed and is a good safety addition for those who can't afford a hydraulic system...at least its better than nothing!
Only problem is at low speed, idle, the power steering can't quite overcome the increased resistance on the ram so steering effort is increased. This goes away once the rpms are above 1000, but under that you can't turn the wheel lock to lock very fast.
Thanks.
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01-24-2004, 05:50 PM
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Installed a dual system on the Formula 242LS we used to have (twin SBC/Alpha). They changed the handling of the boat dramatically- with both drives spinning the same way, it had a substantial amount of torque steer, even with the power steering.
The Drews didn't eliminate it ,but reduced it a lot, and made the steering seem much tighter. It did not change the boats' docking manner in any way. They definitely add some safety to the stock steering systems.
I would recommend painting the cylinder with black Imron before installing; the complaints of them looking shabby after a season or two are true.
The Drews didn't eliminate it ,but reduced it a lot, and made the steering seem much tighter. It did not change the boats' docking manner in any way. They definitely add some safety to the stock steering systems.
I would recommend painting the cylinder with black Imron before installing; the complaints of them looking shabby after a season or two are true.
