Phat Flat
08-25-2006, 09:08 PM
Need help from you experts out there on setting up my 1980, 17'10" Sanger flat. In it's previous life, it was a poor ugly misstreated ski boat. Now it's with me and I want to restore it's dignity by giving it head turning appeal. Since it was a ski boat, it may need some major modifications to make it a white knuckle, water churning monster that would make any shy boat proud.
There is a BBC in the garage that needs a home, so I would really appreciate advice on setting up this pair. The BBC has big valve heads, roller cam and rockers, tunnel ram with 2 fours, etc. I expect that it will be capable of 800 HP at 6500 RPM on nitrous.
Currently the boat has a 12 degree cassale with a 9 degree prop shaft. The v-drive is set at 83" from the transom and the strut barrel is set at 25" from the back edge of the cav plates. There is vary little rocker in the bottom.
I need to know what it will take and how to proceed to make this an ejoyable boat for short bursts of adrenalin pumping speed. I am willing to change v-drives, prop shafts, props, drivelines, etc.
List of need to know items:
*Motor location measured from transom to the closest (front) motor mount.
*V-drive location measured from the transom to the v-drive mount.
*V-drive angle (even if I have to replace the existing 12 degree).
*V-drive gearing.
*Length of prop shaft.
*Strut location from the back of the cav plates to the strut barrel.
*Amount of space between the prop and the strut barrel.
*Prop specifications.
*Keel location for the most straight line stability.
Thank you for helping save a great old boat (It was slated to face the chain saw of the previous owner)
There is a BBC in the garage that needs a home, so I would really appreciate advice on setting up this pair. The BBC has big valve heads, roller cam and rockers, tunnel ram with 2 fours, etc. I expect that it will be capable of 800 HP at 6500 RPM on nitrous.
Currently the boat has a 12 degree cassale with a 9 degree prop shaft. The v-drive is set at 83" from the transom and the strut barrel is set at 25" from the back edge of the cav plates. There is vary little rocker in the bottom.
I need to know what it will take and how to proceed to make this an ejoyable boat for short bursts of adrenalin pumping speed. I am willing to change v-drives, prop shafts, props, drivelines, etc.
List of need to know items:
*Motor location measured from transom to the closest (front) motor mount.
*V-drive location measured from the transom to the v-drive mount.
*V-drive angle (even if I have to replace the existing 12 degree).
*V-drive gearing.
*Length of prop shaft.
*Strut location from the back of the cav plates to the strut barrel.
*Amount of space between the prop and the strut barrel.
*Prop specifications.
*Keel location for the most straight line stability.
Thank you for helping save a great old boat (It was slated to face the chain saw of the previous owner)