1988 Top Gun with #6 drives questions
08-22-2013, 05:54 PM
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Yes ( If )
Also if your raising the drives, Glassing the transom
Re-cutting All exhaust pipe and Transom assembly holes.
Raising all Engine mounts and re aligning all drive lines.
and then buy the spacers to play with drive height till its
perfected. I believe you will exceed $5,000 greatly.
But your end result would still be the Free Speed once there.
And then still probably Re-Prop too
Jon
Last edited by cougarman; 08-22-2013 at 05:59 PM.
08-22-2013, 05:59 PM
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What would Jesus do?? 
$hit, I think He might be a sail boater...
Oh well back to square one
$hit, I think He might be a sail boater...
Oh well back to square one
Last edited by ICDEDPPL; 08-22-2013 at 06:04 PM.
08-22-2013, 06:14 PM
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Yes ( If )
Also if your raising the drives, Glassing the transom
Re-cutting All exhaust pipe and Transom assembly holes.
Needs to be done anyway
Raising all Engine mounts and re aligning all drive lines.
Not a bad idea since the boat was rigged over 12 hard years ago
and then buy the spacers to play with drive height till its
perfected. I believe you will exceed $5,000 greatly.
But your end result would still be the Free Speed once there.
And then still probably Re-Prop too
Jon
Also if your raising the drives, Glassing the transom
Re-cutting All exhaust pipe and Transom assembly holes.
Needs to be done anyway
Raising all Engine mounts and re aligning all drive lines.
Not a bad idea since the boat was rigged over 12 hard years ago
and then buy the spacers to play with drive height till its
perfected. I believe you will exceed $5,000 greatly.
But your end result would still be the Free Speed once there.
And then still probably Re-Prop too
Jon
08-22-2013, 06:17 PM
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...and gets Philly to drive, he'll have a 135 mph boat. Look out Outerlimits guys!!! Good luck..Over and out
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08-22-2013, 08:12 PM
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08-22-2013, 08:42 PM
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I see the valid point but can't see why everybody that takes there boat to fountain to have the engines practically on top of the hatch gets kudos and great idea but here it's leave it the phuck alone? If he said I'm shipping it to Phil to have all this done I bet the thread would be completely different.
If your pulling the engines out and can do all the transom work yourself then it's only time..... Go for it!! I think everyone agreed it's not going to slow it down!
08-22-2013, 08:44 PM
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08-22-2013, 08:54 PM
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The down side is it will be slower in anything over 1' conditions. Stability, planeing, and handling around the docks will be worse, not to mention the porpoising will probably be a little worse as well. It will have a better rooster-tail though, and that's priceless!
As I've said to Kevin before, everything is a trade-off... pick your poison.
