Time on your 300x
03-07-2006, 07:00 PM
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Re: Time on your 300x
Originally Posted by Havasu Cig
I went from running 109mph to 117 mph (with some weight) with jack plates, external pick-ups and raising the motors to 1.5 above the bottom. I think I could go another 1/4 inch and maybe pick up a little more speed, but I want to get some weight out of the boat and see how it runs first. With the jack plates the boats rides more level and is less "flighty" in rough water.
I have 60 hours on my X's with no problems, but I have been told the gear cases are the weak point. Lakeland Marine in Havasu makes a vent kit that is supposed to solve the problem, but I have not put them on yet.
Here is a video of mine running 117 on fresh water against a current, and you can see the water is really flat. I want to see 120 this season. You can see how flat the boat runs. Before the jackplates it ran very bow high.
http://media.putfile.com/Skater-Nov-05
I have 60 hours on my X's with no problems, but I have been told the gear cases are the weak point. Lakeland Marine in Havasu makes a vent kit that is supposed to solve the problem, but I have not put them on yet.
Here is a video of mine running 117 on fresh water against a current, and you can see the water is really flat. I want to see 120 this season. You can see how flat the boat runs. Before the jackplates it ran very bow high.
http://media.putfile.com/Skater-Nov-05
GREAT VIDEO!
Good attitude. Where are you placing the weight?
Gerry
03-07-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: Time on your 300x
Originally Posted by Havasu Cig
Where did you order the vent kit from? Lakeland in Havasu makes them but I have not seen one yet. Kind of wondering what it looks like.
03-08-2006, 06:28 PM
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Re: Time on your 300x
Originally Posted by knot-right
GREAT VIDEO!
Good attitude. Where are you placing the weight?
Gerry
Good attitude. Where are you placing the weight?
Gerry
03-08-2006, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 28Skater300x
Got mine from a local dealer. Think they ordered them from Mercury. I'll find out tomorrow and also post some pix's. Few things I didn't like was the hoses were only 12" long. What the heck am I suppose to do with that. It's not like they were cheap either. Had to go have hoses made that was another $250. The bulkhead fitting was for the transom not big on drilling into it unless absolutely have to. So had to modify that to. Let's face it we are the R & D'ers
03-08-2006, 09:40 PM
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Re: Time on your 300x
Originally Posted by Havasu Cig
I will have to see the pics. It sounds like they are supposed to vent into the bilge? The ones Lakeland was making ran up along side the cowlings from how they were described to me.
03-09-2006, 07:41 AM
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Can you explain the purpose for this overflow set-up. Looks like typical outdrive application. Is the hose in the lower unit just tapped into it or is there further work done inside the lower.
03-09-2006, 08:07 AM
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Re: Time on your 300x
Originally Posted by rsess
Can you explain the purpose for this overflow set-up. Looks like typical outdrive application. Is the hose in the lower unit just tapped into it or is there further work done inside the lower.
03-09-2006, 03:58 PM
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Re: Time on your 300x
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Can you explain the purpose for this overflow set-up. Looks like typical outdrive application. Is the hose in the lower unit just tapped into it or is there further work done inside the lower.
