Actual Boat Questions !!!
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So sorry Eric, we have really drug this thread off it's original topic, haven't we?
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Back to the topic at hand....
Eric i think Mercruiser actually did try and make a shiftable trans for a boat. I'm not sure how well it worked though. Obviously not to good if its not out there now! I know that some race boats use shifting trannies but then again theres also alot of prop guessing involved in something like this.
The only other problems i see with a shifting trans is if its an automatic, how does it know when to shift? and when slowing down how about down shifting?
And the other problem i see with it is if it was a manual type of shifting....are you gonna teach everyone who drives the boat how to work it everytime you go out? I can see it being a pain in the a$$. Just my thoughts on it...
Eric i think Mercruiser actually did try and make a shiftable trans for a boat. I'm not sure how well it worked though. Obviously not to good if its not out there now! I know that some race boats use shifting trannies but then again theres also alot of prop guessing involved in something like this.
The only other problems i see with a shifting trans is if its an automatic, how does it know when to shift? and when slowing down how about down shifting?
And the other problem i see with it is if it was a manual type of shifting....are you gonna teach everyone who drives the boat how to work it everytime you go out? I can see it being a pain in the a$$. Just my thoughts on it...
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I know Boat Girl really is a girl!!
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Eric, where do you do your boating?? Next time you're out, watch for a stepped hull boat running near a non-step. The step hull will ride flatter, more bow down, yet go faster with the same hp (in most cases).
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Eric, where do you do your boating?? Next time you're out, watch for a stepped hull boat running near a non-step. The step hull will ride flatter, more bow down, yet go faster with the same hp (in most cases).
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Eric as for the transmission, they also did try variable pitch props and worked pretty well on some applications, but cost was the deterent, Mercury stopped production on those a couple of years back. Some other companies I believe still offer them if I am not mistaken.
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Eric, the best place to start is to get a subscription to Powerboat magazine. Or you can ask us questions and put up with the abuse that comes with the answers.
http://www.powerboatmag.com/
http://www.powerboatmag.com/