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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Roadrunner on October 24, 2012, 08:50:43 AM

Title: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: Roadrunner on October 24, 2012, 08:50:43 AM

Anybody ever seen this kind of drive/propulsion unit before?

http://www.dragboatcity.com/boats-sale/3%20Nordic%2084%20BD.html (http://www.dragboatcity.com/boats-sale/3%20Nordic%2084%20BD.html)

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on October 24, 2012, 08:51:56 AM

Quote from: Roadrunner on October 24, 2012, 08:50:43 AM

Anybody ever seen this kind of drive/propulsion unit before?

http://www.dragboatcity.com/boats-sale/3%20Nordic%2084%20BD.html (http://www.dragboatcity.com/boats-sale/3%20Nordic%2084%20BD.html)

its what they call a surface drive

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: stc315 on October 24, 2012, 09:27:56 AM

Real popular with offshore racers. I've never seen one on a small boat.

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: ka0tyk on October 24, 2012, 10:19:14 AM

with more motor that thing would be scary fast...

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: JMS-1 on October 24, 2012, 06:24:29 PM

Eliminator built a bad ass daytona with one , but they could never git it to preform very well from what i was told.

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: Marcsrollin on October 24, 2012, 06:58:16 PM

I saw that in their showroom a looong time ago , they said they could not keep the boat in the water!

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: icecreaman on October 24, 2012, 08:32:21 PM

Someone just recently bought the Daytona from auction.  It will be interesting to see what the new owner can do with that thing.

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: Roadrunner on October 31, 2012, 03:55:21 PM

found this on youtube

21' Daytona 1450hp (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP87xs4jnlM&feature=related#)
Dammit!

Title: Re: Anybody ever seen this kind drive unit before?
Post by: carlitos on October 31, 2012, 05:45:32 PM

That's an interesting drive set up