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Nose Cone
OleRed:
I been wanting a nose cone for my drive but have not been able to find one I like for the Gen II, so I thought I'd just make one. I'm not expecting much more speed really ( maybe 1 mph ) but I think it will help make a turn at speed with-out a blow-out, surely it will straighten the water out some before it gets to the prop and give it something more to work with. The original Gen II gearcase is almost blunt. It can't hurt the performance, and I like the look.
BTW ... I can't download the photo thing cause I'm using my wife's lap top since my computer crashed the hard drive, it's like Dial-Up. I appreciate the help inserting the photo's.
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj231/OleReds/NOZECONE002.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj231/OleReds/NOZECONE008.jpg
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj231/OleReds/NOZECONE012.jpg
Rich_V174SS:
To post your pics from photobucket you just have to click on the photo button (second on the left above the smileys when you input text) and insert your link in between the brackets that appear in the text window.
Sharp looking cone you got there. Manatees watch out!
OleRed:
--- Quote from: Rich_V174SS on August 11, 2010, 10:56:48 PM ---To post your pics from photobucket you just have to click on the photo button (second on the left above the smileys when you input text) and insert your link in between the brackets that appear in the text window.
Sharp looking cone you got there. Manatees watch out!
--- End quote ---
It Worked ... thanks
V153:
Looks awesome Red. Bet it'd play hell on a Manatee though. Not that I have a problem with that ...
I still have the old ('86) gearcase that I twisted the driveshaft out of awhile back. Been dreamin about guttin it & sending it up to Bobs in Tampa for a nosecone & low water pick up job. (Mebbe send it to you instead?) Sadly the way business is lately I'm gonna have to dream on.
Y'know it always cracks me up when people opine, "Well a nosecone's not gonna help ya 'less yer doin X amount of mph." BS! What ... does a nosecone all of a sudden turn into one of those blunt gearcases we're all familiar with under a certain speed?!
All's I have to do is look at a nosecone & I can envision it working for me.
Carry on!
David CVX-16:
Red, a Minnesota fellow Randy Pierson, boat racer, modifies nose cones. These pictures show the progress. Supposedly prevents blowouts at speeds over 120 MPH.
http://www.low-h2o.com/testimonial.htm
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