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TxHawk 01-09-2019 04:34 PM


Originally Posted by Rossman (Post 4667494)
I made some phone calls today to Dave @ Custom Touch Graphics and to Leon @ Derebery Proformance.
both were very helpful and great to talk to!

The cool stuff I learned today:
Junkman was originally a 525SC - bravo boat and then Henry (unknown last name) bought it and brought it to Derebery performance where it got 572 CI and 1471 BDS blowers making 1250HP. Dave from Custom Touch Graphics did the paint on the boat he said if he could remember correctly that was around 2000-2001. The goal was to hold the record for fastest bravo boat at LOTO. It didn't even make it half the run before a bravo blew. It then got the merc No.6 drives and was a poker / pleasure run boat that mostly ran in Desert Storm, LOTO, and many other poker runs. I was told the boat ran 165MPH with the No. 6's.
-1.24 Drive ratio
-34 pitch 15 3/4 diameter props
-Spinning in

Said the boat handles like **** and porpoises with the props spinning out

The not so cool stuff I learned today:
The boat was sitting in the bottom of the lake tied up to a dock with the front of the sponsons still above water

Im not sure if either Dave or Leon are on OSO, but if you ever read this I appreciate all of your time and information!

Glad you got the history. I didn't want to be the one to tell you about the little bilge pump mishap.

Rossman 01-09-2019 04:56 PM

Txhawk
The little bulge pump mishap. Go on! I’m curious now
The more info the better! I’m digging pretty deep into the boat at the moment but If theres things I should be doing because of events that OSO members know of please inform me!

dsmawd350 01-10-2019 02:15 PM

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...ff3f6d1167.jpg
Heres the asd8s

Tibbstoy2 01-15-2019 09:14 PM

Cool project! If you ever want to chat about arneson conversions, happy to help! Would be cool to have another ASD boat in the area!

Rossman 01-16-2019 05:42 AM

Dsm - Thank you for the pic. I made the call and that doesn’t seem like a bad deal at all May try and scoop up the trannies out of that boat

Tibbe - After a long telephone conversation with Rik who was very helpful yesterday I pulled the trigger on a pair of used ASD7’s. Just waiting for Pro1 to get them off of his hull! I remember talking to you in Grand Haven last year Jeff and Rik has quite the success story about your AT!

Rossman 01-17-2019 09:01 AM

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...14e1084a5.jpeg
In order to move the motors in-board the mounts needed clearancing on the tunnel and moved down further aswell for a lower COG
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...b67d4f567.jpeg

Front mount
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...9374e82c3.jpeg

Rear mount
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...b21d32aec.jpeg

Rossman 01-17-2019 09:08 AM


Rossman 01-17-2019 09:14 AM

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...5e049a982.jpeg
Removing 1.75” to move it over
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...8185c3729.jpeg

Built a jig to ensure both mounts have the same 9” offset and where they mount to the aluminum angle is square and in line with eachother
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...54a1a35d5.jpeg

After taking 1.75” out of the mount there wasn’t much meat left so in goes a gusset

Rossman 01-17-2019 09:17 AM


garysol 01-17-2019 12:04 PM

I found a post that could maybe be of interest to you that may mention the original owners name...... Post number 35.

https://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/...ml#post1007041


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