Recent content by Rik

Might be a long shot, but Teague had a lot of these old style propellers from ?? Give him a shout as he would be very happy to get rid of the old inventory.

I called and asked BAM what their dyno says the transmission requires and I know the rolling torque the Arneson requires.

I do not know where you got your figures but they are not in the ball park. The BAM tranny consumes about 9 hp and the Arneson consumes about 1. Not bad at all. As for the helm unit, all helms are physically the same (in this genre of steering systems) and use a standard dash 6 hose so there...

I am looking into it, but I am also trying to learn the background of these drives. They have been apart I was told so how much and who performed modifications?? As for a cure, sure as others have pointed out a safety wire or similar method can prevent future concerns. Thankfully this is not a...

Correct other than the failure analysis. The piston on the trim cylinder shaft came off allowing the drive to fall. When it fell the ball extended beyond the range of the socket breaking the socket. Then the thrust tube was free from the socket housing. This had nothing to do with lateral...

Come on now, I just love in particular what an 18 yr old with a "Bayliner 19' powered by a Chrysler out board" has to tell an owner of a new 48 MTI with Merc 1350's. I find it really insightful

Some have an agenda which is beyond necessary when apparently they need to take care of their own issues first. But this is the internet

Good idea Pete

All I can think of is vibration on the piston nut. It cannot happen twice as the nut will be remedied. This is the first year with the Arnesons they purchased (used) and they love them. The boat had Bravo's originally, then due to reliability they went to MK#6's and then to Arnesons. The...

The nut on the trim cylinder backed off and the piston dropped out of the cylinder, rest is

I'll stack reliability against yours any day.

It would have to be a production unit, I could do the castings and such. Power, well do it and do it once so 1,500 ft/lbs Imagine, sitting as it would not be easy standing, and shifting the boat the same way that one would drive a car... Why the hell not? Does boating have to be that dissimilar...

Cost.... :huh:

Yes, to eliminate the 110lb baby on the back of the engine. Although they have problems, the NXT tranny is 35 lbs and is short. I know the SMG's are merely a manual gb with computer controls but with the boat the problem with a clutch system is the extra length required for the bell-housing...

I know that Merc requested all the BH 2 Speeds back and was providing the cost to cover the re-rig to a Bravo in place of the BH back then. I know "Powerboat Transmissions" aka Richard Peat in Pasadena has the B&M 2 Speeds now but they are 16.375" at their shortest. The clutch needs to be...