Turbine 101
05-08-2008 | 08:58 AM
#471
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3 degrees is max on the CV. I,m going to take the curse off that one by moving the engine inbound about a 1/2 inch.
I was so tempted to smash the throttles to the pegs. Knowing the cv had no more grease in her held me back and the fact that my balls were the size of grapenuts cuz I was so nervous.
I was so tempted to smash the throttles to the pegs. Knowing the cv had no more grease in her held me back and the fact that my balls were the size of grapenuts cuz I was so nervous.
I sheared off one drive shaft last year. Luckily enough it took it's final breath while it was idling. That may be the weak point in the system which is good.
05-08-2008 | 11:16 AM
#472
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Ok Guys What the Heck was I thinking!
All I can say is it is incredible. You can not reach out to the dash when pushing the sticks Slightly forward.
For those who have been in a Turbine boat you understand.
When leaving the dock you are overwhelmed by the whine
and smell of Kero. You glance at all the gauges not even
knowing what the hell your looking at. You start by pushing the throttles forward slowly the Tachs climb to about 70%
and unlike a piston boat ur still sitting there then the big tub
starts to move. You push the stick a little further and now the scream becomes a woosh and ur on plane. The 38 Herrings
are now just begging for some water to hurl. At somewhere
around 50 mph I push the sticks about another inch The rooster is amazing and the Turbines change there tone as the
Bleed ban closes your at 89mph in three seconds from 50mph
Your looking at the torque gauge at 35psi which is about half
throttle.. You now realize this boats gonna fly. You forget for a second that you have no clue at what your doing and decide
you should stop and open the hatches to find all the mistakes you made.
Minor issues like Pyro wire sticking to the exhaust and melting.
Lost one brake cause of a cotter pin.
CV joint blew a boot. Splatterin grease everywhere.
All in All it was Good day.
Stay tuned for Pictures and of course video!
KR
All I can say is it is incredible. You can not reach out to the dash when pushing the sticks Slightly forward.
For those who have been in a Turbine boat you understand.
When leaving the dock you are overwhelmed by the whine
and smell of Kero. You glance at all the gauges not even
knowing what the hell your looking at. You start by pushing the throttles forward slowly the Tachs climb to about 70%
and unlike a piston boat ur still sitting there then the big tub
starts to move. You push the stick a little further and now the scream becomes a woosh and ur on plane. The 38 Herrings
are now just begging for some water to hurl. At somewhere
around 50 mph I push the sticks about another inch The rooster is amazing and the Turbines change there tone as the
Bleed ban closes your at 89mph in three seconds from 50mph
Your looking at the torque gauge at 35psi which is about half
throttle.. You now realize this boats gonna fly. You forget for a second that you have no clue at what your doing and decide
you should stop and open the hatches to find all the mistakes you made.
Minor issues like Pyro wire sticking to the exhaust and melting.
Lost one brake cause of a cotter pin.
CV joint blew a boot. Splatterin grease everywhere.
All in All it was Good day.
Stay tuned for Pictures and of course video!
KR
Sounds pretty Awesome, look forward to your pictures!
Jon
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05-08-2008 | 11:19 AM
#474
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From: Bethel Island, CA
Congrats on the initial run. Boat looks fantastic. After wiping out mount plates and breaking an extension housing because of a failed drive line, we now run full drive shaft guards, capable of containing the driveline if a u-joint fails for any reason. Good move on "return to fix"
05-08-2008 | 01:31 PM
#475
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From: Bonita Springs, Florida
The boot may have been bad to begin with. They get old and tired but yours does not look that bad. Well it looks prety bad now but you know what I mean. I replaced mine last year.
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05-08-2008 | 07:09 PM
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From: BRIDGEWATER MA.
05-11-2008 | 06:56 AM
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From: Toledo Oh
CV grease sticks to anything, I dont envy your cleaning job.. anymore CV problems, I would start looking in the offroad/desert circles for answers, there running decent hp, incredibly high shock loads and 24 degree angles.. leather boots are an option too....
