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Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 12:03 PM
Okay, I have decided to buy a droop. Which should I go with? Place, Berkeley, or American turbine? I have a 18 ft. Hardin Marine hull, same as a Caribian hull, with a slightly built 454, My pump is a Berkeley jg Stage 2 with an AB cut impellor.
MudPumper
03-31-2005, 01:35 PM
Agressor Short Droop.
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 01:37 PM
Agressor Short Droop.
Is there a web sight that sells the agressor droop?
Heatseeker
03-31-2005, 01:39 PM
Try this:
http://aggressorjets.com/
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 01:44 PM
Thank you Heatseeker.
Squirtin Thunder
03-31-2005, 03:37 PM
Duane at HTP sells this droop for $225
STD. DROOP-
1126 1" drop of thrust line, 7 1/2 Degrees up Angle. Droop has straightner bar internal to stop any tumble and roll action within. $289.00
http://aggressorjets.com/images/image038.jpg
Hi Tech Performance
20410 West 54 Highway
Goddard, Kansas 67052
Contact : Duane Oblander
Phone : (316) 794-8616
e-mail : doblander@hi-techperformance.com
www : http://www.hi-techperformance.com
Jake W2
03-31-2005, 04:12 PM
If your boat is not a tunnel you would probely not benafit as much from a short droop.I have had both kinds of Aggressors droops short and long they have been sold and now I have a Berk droop.But I think Aggressor has redesigned theirs a few times.
Amerian Turbine is cheaper than a Berk but the spliter fin is turned vertical in stead of horizontal.
BUY THE WAY THEY ALL SAY THEIRS ARE THE BEST.
Jake
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 05:38 PM
I think I am going to go with the Berkeley droop, I figure Berkeley would make the best droop for there own jet. Thanx for the input.
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 06:12 PM
Whats up with the optional ride plate for the Place droop? :confused:
MikeF
03-31-2005, 08:54 PM
I think I am going to go with the Berkeley droop,
Guess you have not priced it yet. :2purples:
Squirtin Thunder
03-31-2005, 09:06 PM
Whats up with the optional ride plate for the Place droop? :confused:
How about a pic or five of your boat ???
MudPumper
03-31-2005, 09:09 PM
If your boat is not a tunnel you would probely not benafit as much from a short droop.I have had both kinds of Aggressors droops short and long they have been sold and now I have a Berk droop.But I think Aggressor has redesigned theirs a few times.
Amerian Turbine is cheaper than a Berk but the spliter fin is turned vertical in stead of horizontal.
BUY THE WAY THEY ALL SAY THEIRS ARE THE BEST.
Jake
Jack at MPD told me that when applied on an 18' v-bottom the short droop tends to work better than the long, maybe not, I don't know. It seems to work great on my boat.
Squirtin Thunder
03-31-2005, 09:15 PM
Short Droop !!!
http://www2.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2311Side_View_Pump-med.jpg
Cs19
03-31-2005, 09:19 PM
You might want to look into one thats hard anodized, some of the manufacturers do it, some dont.
CS
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 09:55 PM
How about a pic or five of your boat ???
I have no pictures of my boat. I have the same exact hull as bigamist.
MudPumper
03-31-2005, 10:00 PM
I have no pictures of my boat. I have the same exact hull as bigamist.
So it looks like this.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3033FC_Bigamist_Boat-med.JPG
Hardin18 II
03-31-2005, 10:17 PM
So it looks like this.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/3033FC_Bigamist_Boat-med.JPG
Yup, I met bigamist at CBBB a couple years back. We have the same exact hulls. Thanx for putting the picture up.
Jake W2
04-01-2005, 04:59 AM
Mudpumper have you tried both?Because the info I gave was from trying both on my hull (a heavy 77 Tahiti bubble deck with a stock comprestin motor with a flat shoe and ride plate)the regular droop was better.
Jack is the man so I would listen to him befor me also.I have never heard Jack pimp Aggressor parts but hey its a new day.
Jake
Jeanyus
04-01-2005, 05:47 AM
Agressor long droop. 7.5 degree pin angle
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/5859flyingjet.jpg
Hardin18 II
04-01-2005, 07:37 AM
Guess you have not priced it yet. :2purples:
Yea, The agressor droop is looking hella better now.
ChetCapoli
04-02-2005, 09:48 AM
Guess you have not priced it yet. :2purples:
Since when is price a factor with you guys?? I thought i was the only one?? Picking on berkeley for being overpriced is just a shame! :D I didnt think i'd ever read a problem with a berkeley droop.
What kind of steering extension does that $225.00 aggressor droop come with steel or aluminum??
CHET
Hardin18 II
04-03-2005, 07:17 PM
Since when is price a factor with you guys?? I thought i was the only one?? Picking on berkeley for being overpriced is just a shame! :D I didnt think i'd ever read a problem with a berkeley droop.
What kind of steering extension does that $225.00 aggressor droop come with steel or aluminum??
CHET
Im getting an aluminum extension.
BadBahner
04-03-2005, 07:21 PM
Im getting an aluminum extension.You better ask RevnDave what kind of droop he had. It broke... see his thread on RWYB Damage.
Eric
Hardin18 II
04-04-2005, 04:24 PM
I ordered the aggressor droop through Duane @ Hi tech performance. I got the droop and all parts needed to install it for around the same price as the Berkeley droop by its self.
Thanks Duane.
pops1
04-05-2005, 08:25 AM
Jack at MPD told me that when applied on an 18' v-bottom the short droop tends to work better than the long, maybe not, I don't know. It seems to work great on my boat.
I would think you would want as much lift as you can get on a V bottom.