Those still look to be good acceleration numbers even with the drives 3" higher. How deep is your X?
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10-04-2012 09:20 AMGetting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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10-04-2012 10:35 PMPresently I am -3 on that test. The plan is to raise to that height.
I measured this evening.
I got :
4 1/2"inches from top of flame arrester to hatch.
33" centers. Gils
1/4" between manifolds
My outside mounts rise 6" of stringers.
Center stringer 18" height. Mounts stick up 1 1/4 " Perfect.
29 1/2"between stringers.
Engines are 52" long
2 1/4" tailpiece clearance to inside flange.
Wedges under tail piece at gasket surface. I can raise engine and remove wedge, Perfect.
3" to radius at rub rail on transom.
Couldn't be easier to raise drives. Little parts needed. Bunch of labor. I will see exactly how much time.Last edited by MOBILEMERCMAN; 10-04-2012 at 10:50 PM.
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10-04-2012 10:53 PMI might just pull engines and strip the transom tomorrow.
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10-04-2012 11:23 PMNeed to find out what the closest center is for headers.
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10-04-2012 11:26 PMGonna send my steering back to Latham for re chrome and service, new hoses and such.
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10-05-2012 06:51 PMis it margarita time yet? I'll be right over...
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Needed to be cleaned. Have new gaskets and screws to re attach.
Tabs came off as easily as can be expected. Didn't even scratch the paint.
There is corroded aluminum where the gasket held moisture. It appears the mointure came from inside the boat. The cavity where the trim lines go thru the assembly holds water. I think if that water was allowed to drain there would have been no corrosion. Over all they are in great shape. The pins and bushings are tight and the gimble ring has not dropped.
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01-18-2013 12:14 PM
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01-18-2013 12:16 PMNeed to cover and prepare the boat for grinding.
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01-18-2013 01:01 PM
love to see this stuff, Jim. Did you fab your own steering mount plates on the drives?
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01-18-2013 01:17 PMNo, the ones shown above are latham. The boat was original built with Latham add on steering. A couple years later Latham created a rear mount plate for TRS. I am going to use them. The plates and clevis joints will be one of few actual up dates. The original rod ends on the rams and tie bar were wore out. I wish to keep the boat as close to "as it left the factory" as possible.