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    454 upgrade

    Hard to beat a well built 496 or 540 BBC for durability. Just don’t get compression stupid and use good fuel. Learn about blending in a little race gas for protection in the summer months.
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    LS 6.0 Lockup Fail

    Leave it to the Slippery Gator ! On the original LS thread of broken bolt and pickup issue. My big inch Cadillacs have cracked factory pickup tubes twice creating a similar condition. Running the manual oil pressure gauge and being extremely aware of the engines pressure habit clued me in and...
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    Shout out to Painterchic

    Looks great!
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    CH-3 belt reduction lower bearing

    I have seen many a great engine wiped out because of a belt drive bearing issue. If you are not 100% with setting up a Century go to someone who is experienced.
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    Has anybody ever run the Mighty Mouse 427 stroker sbc that is made by Smeding performance on the airboat

    SwampThang and I both run Smedding 406 inch small blocks and have had zero problems and great power. We both spoke with Jacob and he was easy to deal with and knowledgeable. When picking the build we opted for the very cost effective upgrade into what they referred to as their “power adder”...
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    How many engine hours does your airboat have?

    So many variables that can factor into this from build quality, vessel size, gear or belt ratio, blades, fuel quality and oil you purchase. A good quality build with a reasonable tune should be good to go 400 plus hours plus. Tour or commercial boats can exceed 1,000 hours. That said I...
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    Cad 500 DD to box- best fit?

    Are you able to tell what type of rocker arms your engine has ? So there are a few places a prudent builder would enhance and basically are requirements for sustained high rpm use. If the engine has a shaft rocker system upgrade then that would be a clue. You don’t want to try and twist...
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    gear box question

    Keep doing what you’re doing! If your plate has the two color rubber soft drive bushings keep an eye on them and replace if necessary.
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    Cad 500 DD to box- best fit?

    Shadow tell us about this engine your currently running please. I have run a lot of Cadillac airboats and the ratio all depends on the build.
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    Merry Christmas!

    Merry Christmas & slide safe !
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    Upgrade problem...

    What is better yet is Chuck has a CADDY !
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    Sig Sauer Class Action - P320

    More UDs on video and ranges prohibiting them to be used.
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    New airboat guy

    Not sure your experience level but this is great to see you reaching out and getting a mentor. Spend a few hours reading the old threads. Hopefully they have not been lost because there is a lifetime or more of experience in the old posts. Rule # 1 - When in doubt POWER OUT Rule # 2 - Your...
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    Sig Sauer Class Action - P320

    This “shit show” just keeps getting worse every year!
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    Ammunition

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    Ammunition

    Have you heard the “news this week” about AAC which is owned by Palmetto State Armory ? They are suspending all ammo production due to the inability to obtain gun powder. They say the military is consuming massive quantities currently. Definitely a time to buy right now because prices are...
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    Jump starter for Airboat

    Love the NOCO The one caution is the modern digital boosters need to sense voltage to trigger their activation. So with a true dead battery like from leaving the bilge pump running in that scenario many packs will not activate.
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    New boat build

    Marty himself ran the 18ft hull with an extended front deck. As long as your going to limit your application to skinny water with a light load a 5.3 on a 2.68 will get you moving, albeit in a limited fashion. You should probably be thinking building it super light. That or start looking...
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