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dennishaussler
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Joined: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:22 pm
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 ProDrive and pods Well,
After spending months building out a new boat, I dropped it in the water, 2 guys, dog and dekes, only to find it wouldn;t break 10mph. Scratch head, talk to PD folks, try shifting ballast, no joy.
Finally I got fed up and cut the pods off. Happy days! While its not breaking any speed records, got 20 knots out of it with same load. I read up on pods and surface drives before I went ahead and put them on, some said yea some said nay. Took my chances given the weight of the motor, but did not pay off.
I will post a thread on the build soon, but heres 2 pics of before and after the pods.IMG_0324.JPG
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| Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:12 pm |
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Will C
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Joined: Fri Jan 10, 2014 1:16 pm
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Location: Gladewater TX
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Re: ProDrive and pods Good info. Thanks for sharing
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| Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:04 pm |
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shooter
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Re: ProDrive and pods Glad to hear you are no longer plowing, erosion from the wake isn't good for the shoreline.  Just to clarify, Dennis, you're saying 20 knots. Do you mean 20 knots (23 mph), or are you really doing 20 mph. Have you seen if your motor will push that prop I loaned you?
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Mallards Only
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:23 pm
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Location: Idaho
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Re: ProDrive and pods Just out of curiosity, were you able to spin that PD lower unit into reverse with the pods on there?
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dennishaussler
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Re: ProDrive and pods
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| Wed Apr 12, 2017 7:16 pm |
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MNwingsetter
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Re: ProDrive and pods
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Exbellicus
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Re: ProDrive and pods
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