Get with Painterchic. Tonya is a master. And, yes, the vinyl does very well on rudders. Hulls too.

On a boat that size I have to say you are setting yourself up for a world of heartache. Can it be done? Sure. Will it last? Doubtful. And, you will spend a fortune in avgas keeping that beast fed. Keep in mind that with a supercharged air-cooled engine you have to throw a bunch of fuel at it to keep...

I am by no means an expert on aircraft engines but I am a pilot and have some knowledge that might be useful. Yes, the lower compression pistons are to accommodate boost from the turbochargers and help prevent detonation. However, most, if not all, turbocharged aircraft engines are set up as what is...

Finally putting my Thurman together. My instrument cluster allows three gauges. One is going to be voltage, one for oil pressure but not sure what to do with the third spot. Oil temp or cylinder head temp? What would you recommend? Also, for oi pressure, electric or capillary tube? It's a SV 540.

I'm a Ford guy from way back but sometimes you have to go with the flow and in the airboat world, it's either aircraft or Chevy by a wide margin. That being said, if you must go with the 302, you can ditch the marine manifolds for headers; you won't need a water-jacketed exhaust. Also, what Gator sa...

Owning a heavy DB with the LSA, I think I can weigh in here. First, you are leaving lots of power on the table by choking that engine down to 4,900 RPM. Whether that engine is a Levitator or Marine Power setup, it can safely turn 5,600 - 5,700 RPM. I'm running a 2.55 gearbox with a 4 blade 81" NGR a...

Does your analysis provide information on blade flex? If so, how closely do the analyses meet real world measurements? Just a dumb CE wondering out loud.

Oh boy. Here comes the pickle parade.

Looks like we're both going to be ready to hit the Swimming Hole soon! I'm thinking the day after your next boil at Mack's!

Here's a question that I've thought about for a while and can't seem to find a solid answer anywhere. The fact that pretty much all of us live in Florida and a large portion lives in South Florida, is there any real reason to run a multi-vis oil? Wouldn't it make better sense to run a straight 30? E...

So you say you can get 750 @ 5500 We will use that as a constant. At 2.0 that gives a theoretical mechanical advantage twice the input making 1500 At 2.55 that 750 leveraged by ratio can yield a theoretical 1912 When you get to building serious efficient engines and try to add in another 75hp the c...

Sorry to hear. My condolences to all who knew him.

If you are running out in the grass in the Everglades, a flag is mandatory, regardless of what type of boat it is. From FWC: "No vessel shall be operated outside of Water Management District canals unless it is equipped with an orange rectangular flag at least 10 inches wide and 12 inches long and d...

You might consider the Excalibur. 72" 4 blade bowtie. Great push and good top end as well. They wok very well in direct drive applications. Just so happens I have one for sale.

To some degree, I would echo what Seven3 said. The biggest flaw in the 6.0 design is the head bolts. When International designed the engine, they used a minimal amount of head bolts. To make matters worse, they used what's called Torque-to-Yield bolts. Millions of engines of all sizes have used TTY ...

Here's a link to his FB page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category ... 489544357/

Mitch Kline. Don't have his number but I'm sure somebody on here does. Better break out the wallet, though. He builds top notch hulls and charges for it accordingly.

Shoot for 2,600 on the trailer. Should give you 2,700 on the water.

Something to check I run a aeromotive boost reference regulator and I've had to replace the diaphragm twice now in a year. Gets a pin hole in it and starts leaking fuel out the vacuum port. I'll have to check that. My regulator does have the boost reference port but I do not have it hooked up (I wa...

I have diagnostic software that allows me to monitor virtually any aspect of engine performance. I'm running an Aeromotive Eliminator fuel pump with an Aeromotive Bypass Regulator. When I originally installed the engine, and up to about 100 hours ago, I had 63 psi fuel pressure that would drop to ab...

Nice looking boat. My guess is two-fold; first, it's a bowhunting setup so you have a very limited market from the get-go. Second, like any other high cost 'toy', the initial depreciation is very dramatic. Given those two facts, if you need to get it gone, you're going to have to lower your price. A...

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So years back our lost buddy "CROW" ...

Did something happen to crowhater?

Redline or Amsoil Severe Gear 250. Both are premium products. The Royal Purple? Not so much. Do a Google on gear oil comparisons.

I second the Brad Penn. Has everything you're looking for. Personally, I run the 20w-50.

Mast is a good choice but put your money down and buy a Waterthunder. You won't go wrong. The engines are built from the crank up to be used in an airboat. Dave has put tens of thousands of hours into his designs and they work. If I had it to do over, I would have gone that route.