Nordic Heat Question???
 

Hey guys just bought a nordic heat with no eng or outdrive, need some work interior and some gel coat repair but all in all it should be a good boat when done,

Heres the deal i have the hp525 pkg on my sprint and want to remove all that stuff and put it in the heat, is this boat gonna need trim tabs? I ask because my sprint road like **** with the 525 in it...

Also if anyone has some pix of there rigging post them up if u can so i can get some ideas

One more thing how does the boat do with the 525, what kind of mph we looking at and is it enough power?

What year hull is it? Step or pre step?
The 525EFI (which only came in the step hulls) typically runs in the mid to upper 70s with a good prop and setup. It should handle fine with or without tabs, but I would recommend them and full hydraulic steering.
The Heat can take a lot more power, it will handle rough water much better than your Sprint, and will be a better boat all around.
I'll find some engine compartment and transom pics for you.
Good luck with your project!
Regards,
Steve

engine compartments

There is a big difference in X dimension (high) on the 2000+ boats, and the earlier pad vees (low) 1999 and older. Most of us with the newer boats are running spacers to lower the drive. Some people (with bigger HP) are running shortys on the pad vees.
I changed my tabs out. I never liked the way the factory mounted the Bennetts near the drive. I moved a set of Eddies out to the chines and they work great there.

it has a step hull, i already know im gonna have to spread my exhaust out for the hyd steering gonna suck but gotta be done

I have a 2000 heat and was able to squeeze the imco narrow dual ram kit in-between the exhaust and drive

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/...d9fe1718b5.jpg

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The IMCO narrow dual ram kit will fit in between the stock exhaust location and the drive...I have done several Heats and a Rage this way.

Chris

my hyd steering came off a magic deck boat will the rams be the same?

All depends on the length of the rams. Unfortunately most used kits have you mount the rams where the exhaust is located on my heat so I just went w a new kit. How long are your rams?

TTT
az350 here you go. There are more, but this should help.
Regards,
Steve

is this the only imco kit that clears the swim platform on a rage? i tried a cap from imco AEC-1 and it didn't clear, i can't lose any tilt, i'm starting to think i have a higher x dimension because everyone is telling me it should clear

You may indeed have a higher x-dimension.

Chris

I have a single ram setup right now, the arm is long enough to clear the exhaust on the outside, but sits...too close to the exhaust for my liking. I am wondering if (without replacing the system) I can put in a billet block between the transom and the hydraulic arm to move it away from the exhaust a bit, and it should not change the dynamics too much. Anyone have any advice on this? Besides getting a new setup lol. Not in the cards right now.

Hello Jay,
Dave's Heat, or maybe it was a customer's, with some big power in it, and twin ram steering had the same issue. I recall him saying it never was a problem. I think as long as you are getting plenty of water through your headers, you are probably OK. Maybe Dave will chime in. There's a picture somewhere on the forum of this boat, and the exhaust is blowing over the rams.
Regards,
Steve

Cool, I am just super picky about everything. It has the little rubber flappers on the end of the tips, and the oneon the starboard side always gets stuck in the 'up" position. It doesnt hurt anything and it definitely does not hinder operation for either the steering or the exhaust, its just one of those things. Later in life the exhaust may end up out on the corner like the newer Heats.

You can kinda see how close it is here:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...DSCN0055-1.jpg

Jay, me and you are in the same boat (no pun intended). The exhaust tips are too close to the drive. Seems the 2000 heat was a liitle bit of a guinea pig due to the first year of the step. Maybe has nothing to due with the new hull but the 01 and newer has the exhaust moved out to make room for external steering, see Steve's transom. From what I've read and heard from other heat owners, most prefer the exhaust under the swim platform because it's quieter inside the boat. I'm probably gonna go with the narrow dual ram setup from IMCO and keep the exhaust where it's at when I get to that. I have a lot of other more important stuff I need first and my boat isn't fast enough to need the external steering yet.
Eric