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Old 01-05-2015 | 10:09 PM
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Boat is partially de-rigged and my working pair of Kaama's arrived today!!
Just one question...why? Are you going with larger power? I'm all for projects and this is definitely a neat one.
Just curious, keep us posted.
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Old 01-06-2015 | 03:04 PM
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Just one question...why? Are you going with larger power? I'm all for projects and this is definitely a neat one.
Just curious, keep us posted.
To be honest it's a bunch of reasons...

1. I love a challange!
2. I want more speed without having to add a ton of power. From what I hear I am going to pickup 8-10mph. That's hard to achieve in an older boat without a ton of horsepower. In the grand scheme of things this drive conversion is pretty cheap
3. They are bullet proof drives and many parts are still available (besides I have two complete spares)
4. The rooster tail! DUH!!

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Old 01-06-2015 | 08:07 PM
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What was your final speed with the TRS setup?
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Old 01-06-2015 | 08:58 PM
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We need more scarabs with roosters on the lake. 😄. Good luck with build, we should do a video with dual roosters.
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Old 01-08-2015 | 07:39 PM
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We need more scarabs with roosters on the lake. ��. Good luck with build, we should do a video with dual roosters.
Agreed but you will have to wait a year! We can do a video of dual roosters with my jet boat!
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Old 01-08-2015 | 07:45 PM
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What was your final speed with the TRS setup?
With my hydromotive 26 props she ran about 74. I would love to see 80 with the kaama setups!
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Old 01-08-2015 | 08:43 PM
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You're ahead of me. I'd love to see 74 this summer.
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Old 01-09-2015 | 01:13 PM
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You're ahead of me. I'd love to see 74 this summer.
What are you seeing currently?
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Old 01-09-2015 | 02:50 PM
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With my hydromotive 26 props she ran about 74. I would love to see 80 with the kaama setups!
Did you ever try something different than the Hydrmotives? I could never get any performance out of them on my boat. I thought you were at 76. 74 is still respectable with our straight V slugs and 80 will be nice.
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Old 01-09-2015 | 02:52 PM
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Did you ever try something different than the Hydrmotives? I could never get any performance out of them on my boat. I thought you were at 76. 74 is still respectable with our straight V slugs and 80 will be nice.
I saw 76 with the 3 blades I had before but the thing was a bear to get up on plane. The 4 blades are so much better out of the hole but I suffer a bit on the top end
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