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05-22-2010 07:42 PM
The drive only weighs 85lbs vers. 180lbs, it takes 15% less Hp to turn it and is more hydrodanamic threw the water. You can raise your X demension up to 4 1/2 inches direct bolt on with no mods. It's alot faster then the bravo. The internals are nothing of a Alpha any more.Its a spesific built drive for the smaller boats running big HP.
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05-22-2010 07:53 PM
Your not Rude and that's the reaction people have until they run one, once they do they don't want to go back to anything else. The only drive you mentioned that is rock solid is the TRS but that is aprox 150lbs more and is alot slower and takes aprox 25% more HP to turn and the hydra dynamics are terible.
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05-30-2010 04:25 PMTRS drive rock solid? Hardly. They had standard 1" propshafts with "zero" impact absorbsion when the propeller struck a submerged object. Partially because it required the use of solid hub propellers, partially because it was a clutchless non-shiftable drive...along with many other 60's design technologies. But you knew that. No comparison whatsoever to a little outboard motor based Alpha drive either.
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05-30-2010 04:28 PMI will ask a third time..."How does the warranty read?"
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05-22-2010 09:20 PM
Please tell me you didnt just post about triple digits........... OMFG!!!!!!!!!!
P-4077 "The Swamp" S.B.Y.C. and Michigan medboat mothership
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05-22-2010 10:03 PM
here we go
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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05-23-2010 10:44 AMI went and looked at his-
http://rlcboats.com/index.php?main_p...p9kt0ipk33ij47
Say what you want, but the guy has put some time, effort and money into it.
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05-24-2010 04:14 PMHow does the warranty read? How many total hours of "continuous" test time running, were they tested to?
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05-24-2010 11:10 AM
Damn straight Chris , kinda reminds me of trying to re-invent the wheel though. Kudos for the time and effort.
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05-24-2010 11:25 AM
Not re-inventing, just making something alot better and it's a spesific built for 24 and less foot boats. You would not put one of these drives say on a 26 foot boat or larger. Here is somthing that people may not have thought about, if that drive is living at 650+ HP what could he get a Bravo to hold up to?
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