looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

Hello,

I'm looking at getting a Nordic Rage from 2000.

It has a Marine Power 502 engine and i have been told it gives 485-500HP. It is equipped with a Surface Piercing drive from Pulse Drive.

I dont own any boat where i currently live and now im feeling that im getting the urge :) It will be mostly used for crusiing along with some friends and some occasional high speed runs for the thrill of it. I guess most uses will be daytrips and some occasional weekend trips.

Do you have any comments on this setup? Does it sound like a good buy? Anything special to think about regarding this boat/engine/drive setup?

I'll include some pictures.


Thank you in advance!

kind regards

Erik from Sweden.

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

Some more pictures.

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

WOW...that is one crazy drive system.......who can service that or is it a one off. Never saw that setup before.

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

There is more info about the drives on http://www.pulsedrive.net/

People claim they cant break ;) So i guess service wont be an issue :P
But seriously. It is a pretty simple design. Like, engine, a transom and then a straight axle and then some rudders. So i guess it wont be too hard to do maintance on if something breaks. What might be a downside is the time to get parts here in sweden. It seems like Pulse Drives arent that common here...

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Thanks for the link....very interesting....seems like a good concept and low maintenance with great maneuverability. Only question would be how much water need to under the boat. Those rudders look long so low water conditions might be a problem. I posted a thread on the GD about it....lets see who has used them and might get good feedback.

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

MEYERN....have you been following the input in GD that I posted.?

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

Yes i have :) Thanks Liopa!

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

No problem. The feedback looks positive for that drive system.

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Erik

Mit Navn er Bent Jorgensen...Jeg Bor i Minnesota og Ejer en 2005 Nordic heat ....Jeg var fodt I kobenhavn og leved der de forste 12 ar at mit liv ..Jeg bor nu i USA.......Jeg ville bare lige sige Hello

Re: looking at buiyng a Nordic rage, would like some input
 

Hej på dig :)
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