Thread: Carrera SS7M Newbie Question
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09-15-2009 01:38 PMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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09-15-2009 01:59 PMThere is 2 what I originally thought were trim indicator pucks on the gimble. There just isnt any where on the dash that a trim indicator was mounted. I am a little concerned about money (most of us probaly are) so an electrical guage is probaly how I would go. I basically just want to use this boat for running around I would love to try to poker run it sometime. Again thank you for the advice. Living in a land locked area with the biggest lake around being 2k acres not a whole lot of shops around that deal in this stuff
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09-15-2009 04:22 PMOkay, I thought there were spots for electrical "pucks". Send a PM to MBAM and see what Marc has to help out.
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09-15-2009 06:26 PM
are there wires comming out of the pucks??
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09-15-2009 06:26 PM
while your back there looking for wires, it's an older boat, check the bellows
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09-16-2009 09:22 AMThere are wires coming out of the pucks. I knew they were trim sensors but had no idea how to run them or why it mattered. I guess I know now.
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09-16-2009 12:58 PMIf its like a bravo, one will be a sending unit and one a limit switch I believe.
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09-16-2009 01:36 PMWell who wants to go for a ride? I could use a good teacher.
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09-16-2009 01:50 PMYour best bet is to find a local organized boat outing and show up. Introduce yourself to the people. You'll have about a dozen or so new boating friends in short order and you'll never have to boat alone again. Local clubs are great for this sort of connection.
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09-16-2009 04:19 PMWhen are you going to dunk it again? If my schedule permits I might be able to go for a ride.
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09-16-2009 04:50 PMA couple guys have said they will go for a ride. One local, One racer from MI. Cinci isnt exactly the Power boat capital. I have learned just about everything in life the heard way. I guess with age you get tired of the bumps brusies and blood.
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01-22-2013 05:04 PMEven though the postings are very old, thought I would throw a response in...there is a very good chance you have my old boat - I built the 502, had the trs drive beefed up, added the water-jacketed headers, added Bennett tabs, etc. etc...I sold it in 1998 to a guy in Gig Harbor, Washington...I have no idea what he did with it, but evidently ****ed it up quite a bit - the prop you are running is not even close to what a 7m Carrera needs - it might cavitate because it is so wrong - you might want to see if the old, custom prop is still available...
When I sold the boat (with a 850 Holley), it would top 80 mph - not by much, but definetly over 80 - the super narrow hull could handle absolutely any degree of rough water - the secret was to keep the boat level and on top of the water - just like the picture on the side shows...you need a prop that lifts...John Maazor in Fenton, Missouri did the one that was on the boat when I sold it...
The way you learn to do a hard corner is to set the tabs for proper trim and then let the drive out until top speed is reached - then with very small touches lower the drive as you turn - if you want, you can do just the opposite and set the trim before you set the tabs, but I always found it a little faster to do it the first way..
The boat was built in Miami in 1978 by Umberto Peron - hope you enjoy it!!!
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01-25-2013 05:18 AMCool to find out some history.......
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