Bravo drives
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Ive driven both, the ASD's dock no different than my #6 set up...there is alot of wrong information out there. They also get up on plane just as good once set up properly with the correct props and can handle more hp and torqe than the NXT set up. Less parts easier to fix just not nearly as many repair shops as the big Monopoly co. These drive are used mainly over seas.. where we are brain washed that Merc. is the only co. to buy. I'm glad Ilmor and a few other co.s came on board.
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Ive driven both, the ASD's dock no different than my #6 set up...there is alot of wrong information out there. They also get up on plane just as good once set up properly with the correct props and can handle more hp and torqe than the NXT set up. Less parts easier to fix just not nearly as many repair shops as the big Monopoly co. These drive are used mainly over seas.. where we are brain washed that Merc. is the only co. to buy. I'm glad Ilmor and a few other co.s came on board.
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The kits have a loss (including transmission) of less than 15 hp. A stock Bravo B1 has a 39 hp loss.
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o no doubt way less moving parts i bet they are reliable as hell. Can they make the same angles as a stock b1>? I thought they only have a small range of steering movement>? Thats why i figured they would suck around docks.
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As for around the dock, on my twin when I am docking I use the shift levers, and the wife on the back
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Buddy of mine had a 28' Jones offshore hull back in the early 80's with a single 460 BBF twin turbo deal and Arneson bronze drive.It performed really well , and docking wasn't too bad considering being a single engined boat.Try docking a V-drive cruiser in reverse ,then you'd appreciate an Arneson or Kaama drive.
Never been in a twin Arneson boat , but I imagine it would be no different from a twin Bravo boat using the sticks only at the dock.I've built my46" RC boat back in 1980 inspired by my friend's boat "Putt Putt" Had to build my ASD drive ,since noone in the hobby shops had them at that time.
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ran the boat on some lakes back in the ol' days when I didn't have a movie camera . Hopefully next season I'll take some.Me and my son playing with electric helis now a days.
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