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Old 04-09-2005, 01:10 PM
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weismann outdrive!!!! call and get the lowdown on them. www.weismann.net
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How about the Arneson conversion? But it may cost as much as a #6.
A pair cost as much as a single #6.
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All Depends On The Weight Of The Boat!!!! If It's Heavy( 9000-over V Bottom) B-max Is The Only Drive You Can Use!!! Or Buy A #6. Only Giving You The Facts. Ron Bender
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Ron- Are you saying that for a heavy V-bottom that a B-max is better than a SSMV, Arneson or even a Konrad?? You're losing me. Lou
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Originally Posted by WILDTHING TAZ
All Depends On The Weight Of The Boat!!!! If It's Heavy( 9000-over V Bottom) B-max Is The Only Drive You Can Use!!! Or Buy A #6. Only Giving You The Facts. Ron Bender
Ron,in your opinion is a b-max stronger (in this order) than a
1.3a
2.Konrad
3.merc#5
They (the b-max) seem beefier than any upgraded bravo,even the xr,but isn't the lower on a b-max still only a xr lower esentially?Thanks for any input,info and facts you can tell us,Smitty
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chip12345: Give Max Machine a call. They had some new stuff at the Miami Show in the Doller Offshore booth that looked good. (928) 505 - 7860. Also, I sold our supercharger system to a customer that had Bmax drives on a 43 Black Thunder. He said that Bmax asked him to provide a dyno sheet that showed no more than 830 HP as condition of warranty.
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Ron- Are you saying that for a heavy V-bottom that a B-max is better than a SSMV, Arneson or even a Konrad?? You're losing me. Lou
Yea, I'm lost to as we have applications with the V bottoms weighing over 100,000 lbs and they use Arneson Surface Drives

What size of boat is it and what brand?
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Thanks Fred. That reasoning, I can follow. Lou
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The Max Machine Worx's drive that was on display is their own
upper case-it is a billet aluminum block machined and treated by them. They also run a stainless tower connecting the upper and lower cases together to keep them from twisting. Their drives have shims in them also.
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Thanks Everyone for the time and effort...

Just so you know... I do not know the weight of my boat but the bottom is very close to a Talon 26. Modified V or tunnel how ever you want to look at it. The swim step is to close to the drive so a stand off box will not work, therefore a tranny will not fit without major (and I mean major) modifications. If a tranny would fit a #6 would be on it. So I am stuck with the weak link...

As i stated in my last response Max was not very customer friendly to me. And their stuff only lasted 10 minutes... I must say I never dealt with them directly my old motor builder did and therefor he did not get the response I was looking for. So just maybe there was something missing there. Still customer service is what we are all about correct?

I will bury my head in the sand and give max a call if my IMCO SC fails. Just got back from a couple brisk runs and everything is still in one piece.

Thanks again for all the help.
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