General Racing Question?

[SVL66]

Is there an alternative gimbal ring available? Or that is the weak link and will always be so?

I know IMCO makes a stronger ring. Im not sure anyone has one except for George. Also, Hill performance makes a SS gimabal ring. Once again...dont know anyone that has tried one. Problem is, if you put a stronger ring in, the next weak link is the helmet.

 

[Ratickle]

I'm a fan of the SV class being Bravo as that is the equalizer. Over the course of a couple/three years, a 6 may even be cheaper. But, if you consistently remove the weak link, the emphasis becomes on improving/modifying to the next weak link.

Somewhere you have to have rules. Watching a SV race in OPA is not a boring event. I cannot imagine how exciting it would be with 6 or 8 of them out there......

 

[Wahoo 214]

Just for grins how much does a spin out usually cost?

Having spun at least 5 times in the last 2 1/2 yrs running the fountain it has not broken anything until this last time. It cost two cases. Never snapped a skeg, broke a gimbal or broke a helmet. May be lucky but in all the pics I have seen it appears that the boat always spins on the bow (expect this last time) with the drives in the air so they are not under the extreme stress of a tail spin. From what it looked like and felt like this last time the skegs snapped and that caused the spin.

 

[Ryan Beckley]

There are several different types of gimble ring updates available. Not alot stands up to an 8000lb boat doing flat spins....

 

[2TR]

You need to throttle the boat unlike a 6 boat. .

HELLO ... Pot, Kettle.. Black.:huh:

 

[Ryan Beckley]

Sorry guys......I will keep it to myself next time......I edited for proper content.

 

[Wahoo 214]

HELLO ... Pot, Kettle.. Black.:huh:

Don't worry Rick. I'll let you drive next year. :sifone:

 

[2TR]

Don't worry Rick. I'll let you drive next year. :sifone:

Ok.. sound fair, I drive your Fountain and you drive my Cat...

 

[Phantom1]

http://www.ablboats.com/details.php?id=78071

I hope that is just vinyl over the original graphics. Yes, I am biased, but I still think it was/is one of the better looking SLV's.

 

[Phantom1]

Wasn't that the first Phantom with a canopy? I forgot about that one.

Here is the first canopied Phantom

 

[Ryan Beckley]

Bronx Phantom = Team Octane

 

[phragle]

Having spun at least 5 times in the last 2 1/2 yrs running the fountain it has not broken anything until this last time. It cost two cases. Never snapped a skeg, broke a gimbal or broke a helmet. May be lucky but in all the pics I have seen it appears that the boat always spins on the bow (expect this last time) with the drives in the air so they are not under the extreme stress of a tail spin. From what it looked like and felt like this last time the skegs snapped and that caused the spin.

 

[Ratickle]

This one shows sold....


http://boats.iboats.com/phantom_boats/271742.html

 

[imco offshore]

I know IMCO makes a stronger ring. Im not sure anyone has one except for George. Also, Hill performance makes a SS gimabal ring. Once again...dont know anyone that has tried one. Problem is, if you put a stronger ring in, the next weak link is the helmet.

bruce you just have to change the ring,,helmet,,shaft ,, u-joints and cross ,,should be good to go, and that is y i DON,T run the long skeg !!! :USA:

 

[Phantom1]

Bronx Phantom = Team Octane

With a stint in Trinidad in between, correct? Came back with some technicolor paint job?

 

[Ratickle]

bruce you just have to change the ring,,helmet,,shaft ,, u-joints and cross ,,should be good to go, and that is y i DON,T run the long skeg !!! :USA:

Is that all IMCO (I know you're biased:sifone stuff that fixes those issues?

 

[Ryan Beckley]

Yea....it was Kiss of Fire in Trinidad....

 

[Dunbar 104]

This one shows sold....


http://boats.iboats.com/phantom_boats/271742.html

Change the graphics and think real hard:sifone:

 

[imco offshore]

yes mine is ,,,, i run the short skeg to keep all the side force down,, makes jimmys job a little harder,,,, but ,,,i error to the safety side and to finish the races ,

 

[imco offshore]

Change the graphics and think real hard:sifone:

y mark do you know that boat ,,,lol and then he woke up lol