24 Foot TRS x dimension
 

There is a lot of talk about x dimension for bravo but TRS is kind of out of the picture now. The transom in my boat will be done in about a week and im trying to figure out if i should move it or just leave it where it is

And no I am not switching to bravo because i have a freshly rebuilt drive and transmission that have less than 10 hours on them and i happen to like TRS its big and bulletproof

Leave it, high x does little for a Pantera 24.

He's right , it only increased my MPH by 9 . and made the boat feel safer and not walk all over the place . Don't change a thing . Who cares about speed and safety anyway ?

Total, complete a$$hole sarcasm aside, from the horses mouth, Jo, and my experience with a 24. Higher x does not help much. Boat never aired out with good trim with a higher x. Very wet at top speed. Lost leverage. After discussing it with Jo, he agreed. That is my experience. +9mph from higher x only? Good luck..

The boat I am referring to was a TRS for Bravo swap with a somewhat raised X so very similar to your situation.

i would be sending pm's to tomas-wallen and ask him for his heaight measurement. i know he is a bravo drive but he has his boat dialed in pretty dam good.

Huh. .... jo must be off the bi polar meds or something because when I spoke with him we had very lenghty conversations about the pros and cons of my future X on my 24 restoration.
I forget the exact #s now so I won't make them up but he gave me examples of boats and their strong and weak points with varying X.
There was like 6 or so different height cuts usually jumping in 1/2" increments.

he WILL tell you what he likes best for all around. For bravo I think it's 16.

good info here http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/p...ls-496-ho.html

I believe Jo said 17 was the best allround height.

I think I cut mine at 18-1/2, prop shaft is about 3-1/2" below bottom.

I also redid the Delta pad and extended the inner strakes a couple ft.

Best speed so far with stock 496 Mag Ho with headers is 83mph and I can keep my hands off the wheel for 10 seconds before it gets unsteady...

Im looking to hit 70 with a rebuilt 420 mag/roller cam/stainless marine exhaust/holley 800.

Im not building a race boat im running the boat in buzzards bay MA in some relatively rough water so handling is more important than speed... i like to get on plane quickly too.. but i still want to hit 70 if i can lol

some of the old school dudes must know what the perfect TRS x dimension is.. I have heard 17 1/2 but not sure

Yes tomas your prob right. ..I can't remember what I had for dinner last night never mind a conversation I had yrs ago. I went 1/2" higher than a standard 24 comes from the factory. I think ive got the same x as the army boat that jo ran.

sparky. Call the factory. Jo loves to talk. Even if he is busy he will give u a minute of advice on your trs X although the pantera & excalibur running surfaces are a lil different which I think u know.
call nopper in Fairhaven he has experience with 24s. I think a friend of his has a excalibur / trs. Ask how it runs and bring your tape measure over