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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: keithwidney on November 23, 2014, 02:42:09 PM
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Start of by saying thanks for identifying the bottom of my hull beerjet,now i can ask more questions. The bottom of my boat is a splash of a liberty /hornet hull with a different top .i would like to get some opinions on a full pump set back and motor placement .this is not a race boat ,just want a fun river runner that can take some power.
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Start of by saying thanks for identifying the bottom of my hull beerjet,now i can ask more questions. The bottom of my boat is a splash of a liberty /hornet hull with a different top .i would like to get some opinions on a full pump set back and motor placement .this is not a race boat ,just want a fun river runner that can take some power.
Well, post some pictures of what you have, or link to the thread of the discussion of your bottom. From my personal experience, Libertys like to ride flat and wet. Not high and dry. Ralph had a setback in his hornet and I am not sure if he liked it. I would suggest leaving the pump where it is. Put some power to it first, then go from there.
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Well, post some pictures of what you have, or link to the thread of the discussion of your bottom. From my personal experience, Libertys like to ride flat and wet. Not high and dry. Ralph had a setback in his hornet and I am not sure if he liked it. I would suggest leaving the pump where it is. Put some power to it first, then go from there.
Yep. .. Set back normally is reserved for light and quick. Not really for wider/longer boats. Power, shoe and plate will give you more than a set back.
imho
I would think you would lose handling with a setback.
GT
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Ill try and Get better pictures of the bottom .im asking about the set back because im doing a panther to berkley swap and already have the old hole glassed in .
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Ill try and Get better pictures of the bottom .im asking about the set back because im doing a panther to berkley swap and already have the old hole glassed in .
I would not set it back in that hull. Stock location with a flat cut shoe about 3/8" down and a ride plate with some "up" adjust-ability.
I could be FOS though.
What are your intentions with it?
GT
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I want a fun river boat . I grew up at lost lake and always enjoyed and wanted to do the Saturday night races. So i want a family boat that can go out and make a few fast passes somewhere around 75 mph maybe a little over.i enjoy watching but not really into doing circles myself.
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Sey it back for the leg room and easy access to the clean out then....
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Put the pump in the stock location. Don't waste your money on a droop. Just put a diverter on it.
Also, no high speed turns until you really get a feel for the boat. Not trying to scare you, but another guy here on this site took his liberty out and yanked the wheel at a decent speed and spun it like a top.
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Yeah brad i was reading that and laughing at all of you trying to convince him to sell it.i am thinking of a splash guard would that help any in case of an accident?
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These are the best i could get of the back
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the aluminum block on the rub rail on the center of the transom.....is there any markings on it? looks like a Hawaiian to me. They shared the same bottom as the hornet and liberty.
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Yeah the boat is a 1978 ranger.it has ranger on the rub rail block it used to have a ranger emblem on the dash and ranger on the throttle peddle .and the title is ranger. But i guess they used someone's mold.
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I'm that guy spun it right around in my defense got used to a heavy ass commander take a lap or too to get use too here a couple of pics of my pump set up on my elimintor liberty
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