But that's my point, from everything I've heard and read they do work great - and our beloved P29 is proof, right?

MG - no that you mention it, I remember reading somewhere BH's would break when big torque was put through them. Maybe they are ideally suited for a SBC. It would still be fun to try one on a single with stock power to see how it did.

So, would a shorter drive (like IMCO) with a 4 or 5 blade prop work as well as a BH? Anyone heard of someone taking the BH's off a P-29?

Sorry for all the questions, but I'm facinated with why the BH didn't survive in the market when it gave such a huge speed/efficiency boost to the P-29.

i ran with another p29 for about an hour one day last oct. he said he had 450 hp 383's and he had bravos on it while his bh's were getting freshened up. he said it ran like crap with the bravos. he didn't say what props.

The blackhawks work well on a boat with alot of natural bow lift.They also work great o cats.

I think the BH were ahead of their time. Boat builders did not want to make the modifications to the boats to accept the BH.

I would like to see the BH's come back with all the new technology.

Airpacker is running one behind some big power and it has lasted longer than the B1 he had before.

It seems to me that stepped hulls would work well with BHs. Anything designed for a high x-dimension should respond well to them, I think.

Given AirPacker's huge gain in speed (and effiency) with his BH, again I'm suprised some manufacturer hasn't latched onto the BH idea.

fastp29 - so, given that P-29's don't like Bravo's I would assume plain ol' 29's would greatly benefit from BHs, no?

Sorry for all the questions, but is the engine and outdrive mounting the same in all 29's (standard or P-29)?

Fast are the 31p props different than stock props? If so show some pic's of them.. :cool-smiley-011:

[QUOTE=ECeptor;2558277]But that's my point, from everything I've heard and read they do work great - and our beloved P29 is proof, right?

Some guy's like big old fat girls too, but I will pass thanks any way. :cool-smiley-026:

[QUOTE=Jeff P31;2563053]
Ouch! Are you saying BH's are the outdrive equivalant of an old fat chick? Double ouch!

Hey

Does anyone knows any P29 with 350 Magnums from 1996 procharged?

P-29 stolen from salvage yard in Dry Ridge Ohio on the weekend of April 26th. Don't know anymore than that.

The crashed LOTO one is still sitting in a parking lot here in Bloomington, IL. If anyone is curious what hull number it is I can get it. Shame it has sat uncovered all this time. Lots of parts could have been salvaged from it.