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03-20-2007, 05:07 PM

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I am saving up for a set. What happened to the old drives??

03-20-2007, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Block Billy

Kurt, Biggus is the guy you need to talk to.
He is overwhelmingly helpful as well as knowledgeable. BBB

Hey Billy,
Thanks for the kind words! I'm working on Long Island for a couple days. Stopped by Teddy's this afternoon and dropped off a couple of Konrad hats for you guys. How's Teddy's boat coming along? Let me know If I can help with anything.

Kurt
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03-20-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hang Time 27

Hey Lofty, I assume your boat was a TRS setup?? Did you run same power before and after conversion? If so, was there any change?? Which lower?? I too have a TRS/540ci setup in a slightly heavier boat, but am still hessitant about the $$.

PS: I used to run a 24 Excalibur 468ci/480hp with a nose coned old style Bravo one, set at 2.5" higher than "Standard" Would almost hit your speed - bottom side of 80, maybe right there in perfect conditions - survived 500 hours of abuse, no bravo prob's.

The Pantera belongs to a customer. It was a great candidate for the Konrad. The power was the same before and after. I never ran the boat before the Konversion so I can't vouch for previous performance. The owner says it now runs 5mph faster. The drive is shorter so it's not surprising to get an increase but I don't know if 5mph is real or not.

The Drive is a bargain at the price. It's hard to convince people that this is a more cost effective approach than other options. Most guys are not factoring in that they will never need to replace a broken drive again. For me it's not the $$ but the down time that costs. We have a set on our V hull and love them.

I've got a new set of shorties sitting in crates (thanks to Kurt, Randy and Fred at Konrad) waiting to go on ours. I'll be reporting results as soon as I have them.

03-20-2007, 06:46 PM

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We did a Konrad conversion on a 40' Scarab last year. It has Whipple supercharged 400 Cyclones. Probably around 650HP. It ran 65 on GPS before at 5500 RPM with 22" Bravo 1 props. After, we went to 26" Bravo 1's and it ran 72 at 5100 RPM.