No I am not putting one on anything... (Dont think I could afford to touch one of those)

But seeing 51' Outerlimits with tripple 1000+hp engines, with six's, made me wonder, what are they good to? Have not read of one breaking.

Thanks

Mercury rating:

Input ratings are 1000 HP and up to 1000 foot pounds of torque.

Of course they will handle more....but that is the rating

1500 is very common and I have never heard of one break. 1000 is the rating.

if thats the rating on a six it must be good for 175% of that. when reggie set the 171 mph kilo record he was running 1500hp sterlings. so maybe there good for 2000. i have ssm#3a's with 1.5 ratio and have been told by several people that these will handle 1000hp whats merc rate these for 800? ratman

You will probably break a prop before you break a #6.

Unless you hit something and screw both up!

Ratman, are you a exterminator or a lover of rat motors.

i have seen 2000 HP racecrafters in front of some 6's that stayed alive... not too shabby

although at that point i would be looking for surface drives and some new underwear...

If my memory serves me correct Randy at Cobra has Shredded more then one.
If your over the manufactures limit and your a animal on the sticks it will happen.

The more drives you have the easier it is on them.

expresscat, worked for gm for years. seen any fast boats with ford or mopar power lately? nuff said. ratman