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Old 03-10-2010, 07:31 PM
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I have a 38' Lightning with Bravo's.... first boat I've owned that didn't come with drive showers. I know their cheap insurance. Any recommendation on which I should purchase?
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Oh the Halo style for sure.
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Originally Posted by Jpzaluski
I have a 38' Lightning with Bravo's....
If she has the latest style Latham steering, the stainless steel plate on top of the drive already has a screwed hole where you can fit a hose (available from Latham or Livorsi, maybe also others) whose other end with the pickup goes on the cavitation plate.
Btw, I don't think the one suggested by Back4More is compatible with Latham steering, that your 38 has I suppose?
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Save your money. We installed them on race boat and it cost us 3 MPH. If you are not running the boat real hard for hour upon hour save your money. I have a 95 29 with twins and have never had a problem in 400 plus hours.
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Yea - I agree with Roger. 550 hours on the 29 Outlaw and now 357 on the 35 EX and never a problem without them. I am sure that if you are running real hard and long they have there place. Besides - my through transom exhaust is throwing water all over them any way
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Save your money. We installed them on race boat and it cost us 3 MPH. If you are not running the boat real hard for hour upon hour save your money. I have a 95 29 with twins and have never had a problem in 400 plus hours.
3mph! Holy crap.

I installed a Gaffrig one on my 24 this winter should be interesting to see what happens as far as any loss of speed... might be coming back off!
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Anything that picks up water is going to slow the boat down. I took my speedometer pickup off of my 2000 Checkmate and it picked up 1 MPH.
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