So I have this "friend" and he asked me even though tails are not that great to do .. He was wondering how one would do it with out wrecking the drive..

Ill let him no of any replies..
He has a single drive..I think he thinks the correct way is to find a good speed... lift drive up but not letting the prop raise up out of the water or the cooling holes int he drive coming up near the surface..

" he " says they look so cool...

Tell your friend to get a jetboat if he's into roostertails .
He could trim up the place diverter nozzle as high as he
wants without wrecking anything .

those come from having a high X dimension. you cant really fake that without stressing the heck out'a the gimbal bearing and drive shaft.

Tell him to buy a surface drive boat, so as not to tear up the ujoints.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...84901719480369

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...75446095368010

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...96774749998736

Damn nice roost ya got there, Cuda...

God i can't wait to get mine back together so i can can throw some water

Best pic I got..... so far!

Ditto what cuda says. A true surface drive is the best way to get you there. You'll just tear up a standard bravo.

Thanks, Tom- that made my night!

That shot was pure luck- look at the water... we were goin about 60 through there.

I'm looking hard at a Formula 400ss with Diesels . And I can't stop thinking how cool that boat would be with surface drives.
I gain a lot of creature comforts loose some speed but the rooster tails sure would look cool .