GotMyAlly
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Ive got to know the story behind that picture....
Schit Habbens
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ROBERT CROSS
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Quite a photo...now THAT is expensive.
Quite a photo...now THAT is expensive.
SLOmofo
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Pic came from another forum a while back. Don't remember which one. Sorry. Pretty sure it was on a tunnel hull, so the landing was uneventful compared to if it was an Allison.
ROBERT CROSS
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Update....I took the advice of a local racer/shop here, and got a new skeg welded. Alex told me he has 100's of hours on welded skegs. It was a short trip to his shop & the job was done the end of last Season.
Nice, looks new.
ROBERT CROSS
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And runs as good as it looks, Alex & the work his shop recommendation did has worked out well for us.
ROBERT CROSS
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The other schit thing that happened at the beginning of this season...CMC lift pump pooped the bed.
"ya know how hard it is to replace on an Allison with its butt wings and without an engine lift? I do.
Thank goodness for my pneumatic impact hammer, and the reefer to freeze the pins and a heat gun to expand the holes. Along with 6 cutting wheels and two hacksaw blades
"ya know how hard it is to replace on an Allison with its butt wings and without an engine lift? I do.
Thank goodness for my pneumatic impact hammer, and the reefer to freeze the pins and a heat gun to expand the holes. Along with 6 cutting wheels and two hacksaw blades
GotMyAlly
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The other schit thing that happened at the beginning of this season...CMC lift pump pooped the bed.
"ya know how hard it is to replace on an Allison with its butt wings and without an engine lift? I do.
Thank goodness for my pneumatic impact hammer, and the reefer to freeze the pins and a heat gun to expand the holes. Along with 6 cutting wheels and two hacksaw blades
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Sounds like a new jackplate would have been easier
ROBERT CROSS
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The CMC replacement pump was $370, I didn't even ask what the complete unit would have cost.
The boats really dialed this year.
I finally figured out where the sweet spots are for the lift & trim after getting the skid plate installed last season.
Marked the trim & lift dials when the motor is level and even with the pad. Much quicker to adjust from the same point every time...
The boats really dialed this year.
I finally figured out where the sweet spots are for the lift & trim after getting the skid plate installed last season.
Marked the trim & lift dials when the motor is level and even with the pad. Much quicker to adjust from the same point every time...
ROBERT CROSS
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How I learned to 'DIAL' at speed or how I learned make fewer scary mistakes.
I made sure the lower unit was LEVEL and EVEN with the pad, and then marked BOTH gauges. I realize there is some mechanical latitude, but it sure gets me in the dialed space a lot quicker. I can move them both for comfort & return for speed and efficiency by returning to the arrows and then do the minor stuff.
The best hole shots with the 14 3/4” X 26 R QIV OT have been @ 3 trim, Haven't run the 25 or 28 Hydromotives yet
I made sure the lower unit was LEVEL and EVEN with the pad, and then marked BOTH gauges. I realize there is some mechanical latitude, but it sure gets me in the dialed space a lot quicker. I can move them both for comfort & return for speed and efficiency by returning to the arrows and then do the minor stuff.
The best hole shots with the 14 3/4” X 26 R QIV OT have been @ 3 trim, Haven't run the 25 or 28 Hydromotives yet
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