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    great numbers..Im glad you found the problem before it found you..
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    Thanks Jeff,I should be good for a few more years ,atleast everything will be new once I get it back together.I havent even played with props yet,just stock 30 bravo ones 4 blades,I need to get Brett to work them over
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    Parabellum FJ²B
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    trowing some shet out there.


    clean it
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    they do corrode in the sauntered section
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    fell apart 3 summers ,when i pulled the motors it came apart
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    flow test
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    a little rubbing
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    fuel,hasrmonic.all new and tight
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    df Imco for sale
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    Quote Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388 View Post
    a little rubbing
    I think with this,,u just slowed your boat down 4-6 MPH !!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DAREDEVIL View Post
    I think with this,,u just slowed your boat down 4-6 MPH !!!!!



    I also wet sanded and buffed the bottom slick,Im sure this will slow me down also.but the bottom was getting so porious,it would stain it in one day.

    I had a broke gimble pin when I ran this #
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    The lowers look great all polished. Sorry it will not last too long in the water. Also a satin finish is faster. Sandpaper the bottom also, not polish for more speed. I have watched F1 tunnel hull guys use 220 sandpaper on the hull bottom. I saw one that used primer paint for a rough finish.
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    Yea I know it will tarnish and is slower,but I'm not trying to get that last 1/2 mph,Id rather the bottom be slick and not asorb the muddy water and then have to clean the bottom every time I use the boat,I figure the drives will turn the first time in the water they have been sitting in the garage over 3 months and have tarnished some ,So I repolished them,I have a car/boatshow coming up Jan and figured it be a good time for some good picks.

    it will have been 1 year tomorrow Dec 3rd when I took it to the paint shop, the motors are back in,Ive had a year to polishI'm leaving the full cover on making a TP with a little heater it working out pretty good down to 50.Now I have to put the new interior and cabin back together

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    Maybe polishing the steering system,the brass steering hose ends,or buffing the transom for days may help make it faster
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    That is a strong number rob...You have went way above and beyond with that boat.....I would think that is the fastest 388 out there........What did the boost brothers run i cant remember.....Have you done bottom work also?

    Looks great love the lowers.....I tried to get my old #3's to shine but they never looked like yours...
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    or maybe

    Polishing the hinge pins
    could remove the 87pd sub box
    polishing the oil drain quick connect
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    Did u get a new polishing machine ???????? LOL

    Hey ,,maybe i need to send u some parts !

    Looks nice .
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    Quote Originally Posted by nocigarette View Post
    That is a strong number rob...You have went way above and beyond with that boat.....I would think that is the fastest 388 out there........What did the boost brothers run i cant remember.....Have you done bottom work also?

    Looks great love the lowers.....I tried to get my old #3's to shine but they never looked like yours...

    Thanks,the turing in of the props made a diff,I wonder what it would of run with out the slack in the drive from the broken ginble ring,Before the ran I checked the tow in and it was 13/16 towed in,thats running 102,I adjusted it as far as the tie bar would go,it needed more thread, prob because of the slack, so it was flopping,adjusted to 3/8 tow.Ive really never done much testing,Ive always just run a stock 30p bravo ones, Brett wants to lab a set of 32 Ive .I tried the 32 ,it still ran the 102 but didn't want to buz,felt sluggish the 30's can go 6000.on the dyno at 5900 it only was gaining 5-7hp per 100 rpm up to 6200.

    My buddy Jason On OSO has a 388 also,around 1000hp guessing,bravos and extension box, he has already hit 110 and has only been running for 3 months, I know with some testing and props testing he has more in it!!!

    I know of 3 other 388 that claim 108, One I trust.If there is some other Ive never heard of them or seen them on the board,just need to know the pitch,rpm,gear.

    Boost bro was around 140ish,the had a lot of mods,big arninson's,In the beginning Zull dynoed one at upper 1300hp,I'm "guessing" they were agood bit over 1400 when they ran the #'s,They built there own motors.

    its take time sanding them down to get ready to polish,Also there are different grades of aluminum, We allegedly use to steal hwy signs.that grade would not polish out chrome looking.I bet your #3 will,I went from 36 grinding,belt sanding,then 80,120,320 alto,500 loaded up,then hand 500,800,I still has some coarse sanding marks,that showed up in the buffing,Kinda like in a new paint job,you have to spend a little time so the job will come out shinny,If ya need some help just holler.

    On my Chevelle the windshield washer motor is a mixed pot metal alum,I buffed it in 1991,Ive just windexed since.you can see it to the left of the brake booster

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    Quote Originally Posted by DAREDEVIL View Post
    Did u get a new polishing machine ???????? LOL

    Hey ,,maybe i need to send u some parts !

    Looks nice .


    Actually I just bought a polisher after Ive polished everything alreadyI havent used it yet,Ive been waiting to a deal came across.
    Naw, I dont want to do much buffing for a while,Thanks for the comp!

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    ck out the difference before and after
    I spent some hours just to thin the drives,the skegs are still fat
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