Going to place a bravo 1 outdrive on my 24 P&D and not sure of the x dimension. I have a sbf 351 pushing about 350 hp. What am I looking it to have a good height for beat all around? I was told 17 1/4'' then 17 and now 16 1/2'' and I want to have this done within the next week if possible

Thank you

Yep Just counted 9 threads with X dimension in the thread title between Pantera and Superboat forums not to mention the one you just started with the same title in Feb . Got to work for it sometimes ..

Most popular threads : Whats the X on a 24 ...Are there any 24's for sale ...Are there any 28's for sale ...

LOL ! Just busting balls .

Lmao yeah I've looked through them as well, just shows me that I'm not the only one I guess hahaa

And I just understood your sarcasm now lol sorry. But yeah I guess the search tools are a bit better than just going page by page. Thanks for hunting without hinting actually helped

Thanks

yes pm me if interested lol

Hey z. I'm going with 17 on mine. I'm ready to cut too.

I was laying mine out yesterday and I hit a snag while measuring the crankshaft centerline.

Using the "verticle" up from the keel/delta pad method, I measure up 17" and mark the crankshaft centerline. All good, right?

Here's the snag......in researching here I read alot of guys saying to measure from the delta pad up to the bottom of the gimble and add 9 1/4". When I do that I get 17 3/4".

That's 3/4" difference between the verticle method and the "keel up to the bottom of the gimble plus 9 1/4" method.

So, what method is to be used to lay out the template for cutting?

Rob u gotta hang a plum bob off the back or straight edge out off the bottom . Then measure off that. Just measuring along the fiberglass will result in a different X

Hey mike. That's what I did to get the 17" mark. Straightedge along the keel and plumb up from there. Then after I lay out the template and measure from the keel/delta pad to the bottom of the gimble ( the bottom of the template lands at the exact same location as the gimble will be ) and add the 9 1/4", I get 17 3/4" at the mark I made for a 17" x dimension.

I'm assuming he straightedge and plumb up method is more accurate than the bottom of the gimble plus 9 1/4" method but I'm afraid to cut until I get this dialed in for sure.

In doing the same research I've seen both methods being spoken about so therefore I'm now lost hahaa how can you measure to the bottom of the gimble if its not in place yet? Sorry if im asking rookie questions but I've never thought my project was going to be this much of a project and doing things on a budget doesn't help either

Hey z. The mercruiser template bottom is in the exact same location as the gimble bottom.

We will get this figured out yet. Lol.