Thanks Tom for the ride yesterday. The boat runs and rides awesome. I may be getting a gold chain!!!!

Don't forget a a new gold grill to go along with that chain.

I figured it would just take one ride and you come around..

Has anybody ran shorty drives on their 38??
If so what was the result?

And the tramp stamp!!!!

Whipples Verbi! Whipples!!

OK, AJ, I came down to visit you in Torch, boat best be back by weekend, your turn to do Lake Charlevoix!

I would love to but I am not interested in running 91 or 93 octane fuel to keep the beasts alive.

With 750-800 hp a side on a heavy 38 footer, that would just cause me outdrive grief with my Bravo's as well.

I'm renting a seasonal slip next year as well and the marina doesn't have premium grade, so that would mean pulling the boat out to fuel.

But a mid 90's ride would be cool!!

From what I've read Mike the 38's don't see much gain with shorties... Are you running the 4's or did you throw on the 5's? Also consider elevation from sea level when you look at speed numbers, not sure how high in Canada you are but I know elevation kills hp

I've been running both the 4 and 5 blades, the 5 blades really help the boat accelerate hard, very impressive to say the least!!

We are near sea level and as high as 1000ft where we run, so good air.

My plan is to do the top ends this winter, I'm shooting to bump up the horsepower to 600, keeping it naturally aspirated.

I figured maybe some Imco shorties would help out with some speed but I need to do more research.

I was hoping to get into a 39+ ft Outerlimits with 700's and 6's next year but not sure I will be able to swing it, so the next best thing is to spend some time and money this winter getting the 38 some additional power!!