SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: aquaholic72 on August 07, 2016, 06:23:57 PM
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So since socalvdrive.com just came up on instagram I was curious how many people on here actually own a v-drive ?? I'm feeling alil lonely today!!! Lmfao... O0
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
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Saw the sticker....who did you get it from? I'm ok if the stickers come from me. Sorry bud.
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I use to have one. Wanna find this one
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So since socalvdrive.com just came up on instagram I was curious how many people on here actually own a v-drive ?? I'm feeling alil lonely today!!! Lmfao... O0
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
Me
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So since socalvdrive.com just came up on instagram I was curious how many people on here actually own a v-drive ?? I'm feeling alil lonely today!!! Lmfao... O0
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
1986 Daytona sprint. Will be on the water in the spring. >:D
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So since socalvdrive.com just came up on instagram I was curious how many people on here actually own a v-drive ?? I'm feeling alil lonely today!!! Lmfao... O0
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
WHAT STICKER ????
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I got 1
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I got 1
Well, 2/3 of one anyway.
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Lol
GT
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70 Stevens.
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WHAT STICKER ????
I had socalvdrive stickers made for my truck
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Again, I meant no disrespect to socaljetboats or brad by having this sticker made, I just wanted one for my truck, I understand that the v-drive population on the site is slim, but a few of us are here and try to make it to events and I rep the shit out of scjb, I asked for stickers in parker, nothing happened so I had a few made for myself, I'll gladly buy them from you brad if you make them.... don't forget about us prop people who follow you....
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Why would Brad have a issue with a socal v drive sticker you had made to rep for your boat but still show him love by being on the site. Maybe I don't understand and there is a bigger issue I don't know about. Not like your making socaljetboat stickers and cutting him out. Does he have anything to do with the socal v drives?? Don't mean to ruffle feathers was just wondering
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Thinking the same thing. Maybe Brad can explain feel like I'm missing something.🤔🤔
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I think he said he owns the rights to socaljetboats and socalvdrives and you can only purchase the stickers from him and when he seen the socalvdrives sticker on his truck and it didn't come from Brad he told him sorry he can only get them from him and to shut it down.. that's what I seen on instagram??????
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Owned this one
Own this one with my dad
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Well, 2/3 of one anyway.
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Lol
GT
I have 2 more that aren't fun sized, I believe I need 1 vdrive for every Jetboat (I'm still looking for another Jetboat)
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I've got a Couple
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Wtf is this? Anyone chime in, got her from a buddy 2 years ago when he moved and didn't have room for it at his new place.
No hull I'd #s..... no trailer I d #s, just the AZ #s on the side of the boat that Arizona dmv won't release any info on until boat is brought to them in person and bonded, whatever that means.ive done a Lil research on the boat with no result. I do know it's got a 390 wide block caddilac 58-62, casale v-drive forward, neutral, reverse.
The boat is a tank, all framed in wood and seems to be fiberglass ed and gel all white. Anyone recognize or know anything about it? Just curious what I'm sitting on.
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Your sitting on an old school flatty... so many of them look the same from the early 60's into the 70's...
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Owned this one
Own this one with my dad
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Whats up brother? Been awhile... how's that capsule boat coming along? Still bummed you got rid of 034.. wanted to see it at big river sometime....
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Your sitting on an old school flatty... so many of them look the same from the early 60's into the 70's...
already knew that. I was looking for something like make and model. Thanks tho
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Whats up brother? Been awhile... how's that capsule boat coming along? Still bummed you got rid of 034.. wanted to see it at big river sometime....
Drag boat is coming along, I will have another play boat for next year once the race boat is done, I still have a blown alky Chevy needing a home, how's your deal going, I like the blower, that's bitchen
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Drag boat is coming along, I will have another play boat for next year once the race boat is done, I still have a blown alky Chevy needing a home, how's your deal going, I like the blower, that's bitchen
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u trying to get rid of the the alky motor before i buy it
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Drag boat is coming along, I will have another play boat for next year once the race boat is done, I still have a blown alky Chevy needing a home, how's your deal going, I like the blower, that's bitchen
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thanks, taking it to big river this weekend to see how it runs, got my fingers crossed, it's gonna go or blow! Lol
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thanks, taking it to big river this weekend to see how it runs, got my fingers crossed, it's gonna go or blow! Lol
Bad ass dude, good luck and be careful, those things get ugly when they shut down with no whirlaway
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Bad ass dude, good luck and be careful, those things get ugly when they shut down with no whirlaway
not gonna lie, I am a little bit concerned about that!! Lol I think that needs to be on my winter to do list. .
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Big river ready in bound..
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Bad ass dude, good luck and be careful, those things get ugly when they shut down with no whirlaway
well, the blower really woke the Lil BBC up!! It's a completely different boat, gonna take some getting use to and some changes I imagine cuz it is a handfull, makes me nervous! !! Lmao I'm gonna have to hit u up soon for some advice. .
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well, the blower really woke the Lil BBC up!! It's a completely different boat, gonna take some getting use to and some changes I imagine cuz it is a handfull, makes me nervous! !! Lmao I'm gonna have to hit u up soon for some advice. .
Like K-034 said, BE CAREFULL !! I've only driven one flat without a whirl-a-way and I damn near ended up out on the deck. Without a prop shaft release of some kind, keep it slow and cruise.
Whats it doing that's making it a "handful" now ??
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Like K-034 said, BE CAREFULL !! I've only driven one flat without a whirl-a-way and I damn near ended up out on the deck. Without a prop shaft release of some kind, keep it slow and cruise.
Whats it doing that's making it a "handful" now ??
before the blower the boat was way under powered, trying to control the boat from porpoising and shut down were really the only 2 issues I had to worry about... well now keeping the thing in the water is my problem damn thing will jump clean out !! Lmao,, I need to get use to it being so far out of the water now, and whirlaway is on my to do list this winter, I reluctantly raced a jet boat yesterday and my butthole was puckered tight!!!
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
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before the blower the boat was way under powered, trying to control the boat from porpoising and shut down were really the only 2 issues I had to worry about... well now keeping the thing in the water is my problem damn thing will jump clean out !! Lmao,, I need to get use to it being so far out of the water now, and whirlaway is on my to do list this winter, I reluctantly raced a jet boat yesterday and my butthole was puckered tight!!!
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
Sounds to me like lowering the plates is in order. Where are they now?
What prop?
GT
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11x16 2 blade, plates adjustable with lock out and override pedal, it really could be me just freaking out cuz I'm not use to it being this much faster.. yesterday was the first time I drove it with the blower.. I need some more seat time and good water...
Your friendly local v-drive owner.
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11x16 2 blade, plates adjustable with lock out and override pedal, it really could be me just freaking out cuz I'm not use to it being this much faster.. yesterday was the first time I drove it with the blower.. I need some more seat time and good water...
Your friendly local v-drive owner.
I understand that the plates are adjustable from the lock out and pedal, there is way more to it than that. The plates are completely adjustable from left to right individually from the rod.
Have you checked where the are at as far as left, left mid, center, right mid and right?
The two blade will want to raise the ass, is it a round ear or flat backed? There is a fine line that it needs to be at to be totally driveable. You should be able to make it feel "comfortable" at all speeds, if you find the pedal can't make it comfortable, something is wrong.
My old boss that drove a top alcohol flat used to say that your balls have to be a little bit gnarlier than the strength in your left leg.
It's been a long time since we played with a flat bottom (like 1987), but there are some fundimentals that never change.
Use a clineometer to get an idea where your at and go from there.
And for good sakes, be careful.
Jacket on at all times.
GT
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before the blower the boat was way under powered, trying to control the boat from porpoising and shut down were really the only 2 issues I had to worry about... well now keeping the thing in the water is my problem damn thing will jump clean out !! Lmao,, I need to get use to it being so far out of the water now, and whirlaway is on my to do list this winter, I reluctantly raced a jet boat yesterday and my butthole was puckered tight!!!
Your friendly local v-drive owner..
Do NOT race people till you get a prop shaft release in that thing. Take it easy till you make it safe.
Ill add a couple quotes here, look who they're from. Prop release is less expensive than that blower you added. :-X
A wise person once told me "there's never enough money to do it right the first time but there's always enough money to do it twice"!!!!
Your Friendly local v-drive owner
Im sure you guys heard about the blown vdrive that crashed at big river last weekend.. safety first!!!
Your Friendly local v-drive owner
The boat wanting to "jump clean out" of the water is telling me the set up is wrong for that much power. Some people think any old flatbottom can be fast, NOT TRUE. Most of them where set up to be ski boats, they have steep shaft angles to get them to lift quick and tow nicely. Throw a bunch of power at something like that and all that prop lift will just hop it right out of the water no matter what you do with the plates. First thing to check is prop shaft angle. If it has a 10 deg shaft angle you will really have you work cut out for you (example, my flat has a 7 deg shaft angle). You better check the strut too, it better not be some cast bronze piece. With blower power, nothing under that boat should be bronze, strut, fins, rudder, prop, nothing.
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Dam that's some good advise right their......
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Is this still that same 402 with the B&M 250?
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When you change the HP dramatically, you have to change the gears in the V-drive. Make sure you have an appropriate prop for it. Be careful with plate adjustments. They shouldn't be the same across the board.
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well, the blower really woke the Lil BBC up!! It's a completely different boat, gonna take some getting use to and some changes I imagine cuz it is a handfull, makes me nervous! !! Lmao I'm gonna have to hit u up soon for some advice. .
Hit me up anytime bud, I'll help you out
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So I survived the weekend, let me throw all this out there.. my boat is a 17 ft aquacraft flatty, 10 degree casale, gears unknown never had it apart, 9 degree bronze strut, blown 402 making shit for power as far as blown motors are concerned it just really woke my turd up.. I totally understand the need for a shaft release trust me I'll be doing that this winter, and fiberglass buckets with back braces cuz I now have 2 broken seats!! Lmfao.. but I think alot of the issues have to with me not being comfortable with how much of the boat comes out of the water now, I wanted it to free up and be able to drive the nose down with the plate but once it comes up I can't roll it over, my left legs been killing me for 3 days now trying to.. not saying it was to nose up again ,but when it reached my comfort level I'd pedal the boat to set it down then climb back in it resulting in it hopping out of the water, again probably my fault, I only have 8 gallons of seat time driving this thing with the blower on it, iv been driving it for 4 years and it's way different now.... that being said how much do you think my cav plates should be moving? I was doing alil reading and people are sayin about an inch of down push is normal, I just checked mine and I'm only getting half that.. I'm thinking longer levers on my cross bar are in order to push the plate further.. any thoughts???
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My buddy had the same issue with his boat... Lifting at the hit, it's all in the prop... He had a guy build him a different prop, hole new boat!
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So I survived the weekend, let me throw all this out there.. my boat is a 17 ft aquacraft flatty, 10 degree casale, gears unknown never had it apart, 9 degree bronze strut, blown 402 making shit for power as far as blown motors are concerned it just really woke my turd up.. I totally understand the need for a shaft release trust me I'll be doing that this winter, and fiberglass buckets with back braces cuz I now have 2 broken seats!! Lmfao.. but I think alot of the issues have to with me not being comfortable with how much of the boat comes out of the water now, I wanted it to free up and be able to drive the nose down with the plate but once it comes up I can't roll it over, my left legs been killing me for 3 days now trying to.. not saying it was to nose up again ,but when it reached my comfort level I'd pedal the boat to set it down then climb back in it resulting in it hopping out of the water, again probably my fault, I only have 8 gallons of seat time driving this thing with the blower on it, iv been driving it for 4 years and it's way different now.... that being said how much do you think my cav plates should be moving? I was doing alil reading and people are sayin about an inch of down push is normal, I just checked mine and I'm only getting half that.. I'm thinking longer levers on my cross bar are in order to push the plate further.. any thoughts???
Where are they starting angle wise?
They may need to be shimmed down.
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So I survived the weekend, let me throw all this out there.. my boat is a 17 ft aquacraft flatty, 10 degree casale, gears unknown never had it apart, 9 degree bronze strut, blown 402 making shit for power as far as blown motors are concerned it just really woke my turd up.. I totally understand the need for a shaft release trust me I'll be doing that this winter, and fiberglass buckets with back braces cuz I now have 2 broken seats!! Lmfao.. but I think alot of the issues have to with me not being comfortable with how much of the boat comes out of the water now, I wanted it to free up and be able to drive the nose down with the plate but once it comes up I can't roll it over, my left legs been killing me for 3 days now trying to.. not saying it was to nose up again ,but when it reached my comfort level I'd pedal the boat to set it down then climb back in it resulting in it hopping out of the water, again probably my fault, I only have 8 gallons of seat time driving this thing with the blower on it, iv been driving it for 4 years and it's way different now.... that being said how much do you think my cav plates should be moving? I was doing alil reading and people are sayin about an inch of down push is normal, I just checked mine and I'm only getting half that.. I'm thinking longer levers on my cross bar are in order to push the plate further.. any thoughts???
There are a lot of variable's when adding hp to a flatty, motor placement, prop placement, strut angle, prop angle, prop blade placement on the hub, plate length, plate adjustment, rocker on the bottom, and so on, 1 inch is a good starting point on the plate travel, I had 1 1/2' down on the K-boat and it used every bit of it when I hit the throttle. That's what makes these things so bad ass is all the shit you have to figure out and adjust, and when you do they haul ass, also a brass strut is only good to about 300 to 400 hp, I might have a steel one for you I just need to know the angle you have
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You probably have more than 1/2" of plate movement. Don't check it with the boat sitting on the trailer. The plates cant move properly when they're sitting on the bunks. You push the plates down but they cant move down because of the bunks and it tries to lift the hull off the trailer. Lift the rear of the hull an inch or so off the trailer, or slide it back so the plates are completely behind the bunks, then check it. And always set the plates full up whenever the boat is on the trailer.
And like I said before and K-034 pointed out, nothing under that boat should be brass/bronze now. Your going to have a long winter, but your going to learn a lot.
How much space do you have between the back of the strut and the front of the prop ? I've seen some of these old ski boats with LOTS of shaft sticking out behind the strut. That's a bad thing, and sense your going to changing the strut its the prefect time to move things around if it needs it.
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Alright gentleman, it's not my cav plates, they are set right where I put them when I converted the boat to the adjustable setup, it had fixed plates when I bought it and that shit didn't work, sooo. My prop is 1 inch from my strut, with a shit load of nickels stuffed in the coupler, so I can move the prop forward, and I do have a really nice ron hill stainless 3 blade prop that he built for me last year after I destroyed all my shit hitting rocks at the river that hasn't been on the boat yet... the more I watch videos of vdrives on the move the more I think I may have been pissing the boat off and not letting it take its set cuz it was making me nervous! ! Lol I'm looking for an Algon shaft release, how do you guys feel about those?? I know I need to change the strut but I can't throw connelly marine more money than I paid for the boat for a strut, especially not knowing if I need a degree change or not,, I'll build one before I give them what they want for one.. fucking crazy!!! Rant over!! :)