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raritan
11-18-2000, 08:29 PM
Is this a good drive?????

GEOO
11-18-2000, 08:55 PM
This is a V-Drive boat, an inboard not an IO.
Fun to drive. Quiet shifting, will drive more like a ski boat. GEOO

[This message has been edited by GEOO (edited 11-18-2000).]

raritan
11-18-2000, 09:14 PM
Performance wise.....how do they compare with an outdrive. How about maintainance, availablity of parts.

Owen
11-19-2000, 01:50 AM
I guess you have to define "performance" here. You will note that there hasn't been a new V-drive small Vee Hull type boat developed since the introduction of the Bravo. They were used because only V-drives and Jets could handle big block engines. They drive alittle flatter in a turn and there is no trim up option. Which isn't that big of a problem since these hulls typically had a slight rocker built-in and the direction of thrust is inline with the angle of the prop shaft and is transmitted to midships; right about where your ankles are in an 18. They are slightly cheaper to run gas wise, are lighter, and less expensive to refit than outdrives. You need either a thru hull water intake or a transom mounted intake.

Comparitive overview: http://www.v-driveboat.com/offsite.php3?to=http://www.utoronto.ca/ski/water/faq/btdrivetrain.html

[This message has been edited by Owen (edited 11-19-2000).]