ejp67

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I would have to agree.

ejp67

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Did you get on that other forum yet???

eas___1990

i had to use my dads email adress and i dont have its pass so i cant verify it yet

ejp67

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shoot. Have you at least looked at the forum with the surface drive conversion??

eas___1990

ya it looks pretty kew

ejp67

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What is Kew?????

Micho523

I recommend doing the surface drive conversion, the fiberglassing is really not hard to do at all! Just get a small kit (i got the bondo brand fiberglass repair kit) and follow the directions for mixing and what not. After you have cut out the old skeg, Just tape it off with wide tape, and follow the direction of the cut (nose-to-tail) This way, when you put the fiberglass in, all the angles for the hull will automatically be correct! Then sand smooth after it is dry, fill any low spots and thats about it! It really is a simple conversion to do!

eas___1990

i know but i am in need of an engine any way.I will do the surface drive conversion later in the year[8D]

eas___1990

just a quick quetio, since it says 5% to 30% should i use 30% or is that jus over kill??

ejp67

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Just run what you have. That should be sufficiant.(SP)

eas___1990

well i have a bit of 20 % left but was wanderin if i should jus go ahead and buy some 30% when i get the engine.I have to borrow a digi camera from some one to take pics of my other motor to post on ebay[]but other wise i should get that on somtime this week

ejp67

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I was going to get some 30% next time but I don't know that it is even worth the extra money.[]

eas___1990

really? i though it give me a little extra kick in the engines power

eas___1990

i am gonna buy the engine this week prolly and was wandering if my stock pipe would be fine for the .18 since the pipe is only a .15 size tuned pipe

Ron Olson

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The pipe should be fine.

eas___1990

good cuase i dont fell like blowing 20 to 45 bucks on a tuned pipe, i'm cheap

eas___1990

ok i am getting the engine next week for sure.Until then i guess i just wait...Off the topic,has it been windy anywheres but here,its been 10 to 20 mph[:-] gusts of wind,the waves in the lake was pretty bad.

eas___1990

One more thing,ron do you suggest any and series graupner prop becuase i was gonna put in a new shaft,too. Any help on this would help alot;the stock prop measures 32 mm in diameter.

Ron Olson

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With the .18 in it, you should be able to turn a larger prop. The 1/8" shaft will restrict you though to up to 35mm. Octura does have the M-535/3 that should work well on it. one of the guys here in town put an X-437 on his but he probably had to make some spacers between the prop hub and shaft from some brass tubing. I've done this before on other boats.

eas___1990

is 1/8 in 4mm? i was gonna put on the new shaft then if i wanted to run larger 3/16in props jus make a sleeve out of stock copper tubing.Also the reason i was looking at a gruapner was that i didnt want to have to sharpen or balance the prop,just lazy and not enough brains i guess.

eas___1990

ejp do you recomend any certain gruapner props?

ejp67

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No, not for that drive setup. Offshorelectrics has some 4 mm threaded props that could probably be drilled out for a bigger shaft but thats the only smaller ones I know of. You might be able to get away with drilling a little and then threading it to fit but thats all I know of for the smaller graphner props.

http://www.offshoreelectrics.com/MainPage.htm

eas___1990

the prop shaft is 4mm so i think they should work.

ejp67

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Well, then try them. I don't have a clue what size you will need but you could try a 32mm with a 1.6 pitch. That would have more pitch then the stock one which means more speed. Or maybe try a 36,37mm with a 1.4 pitch. I really have no clue so those are just guesses[]

Its also been really windy here. I fliped my Miss Bud the first day out. Man that water is cold this time of year.

eas___1990

hmmm ya i guess that would work,i was kinda thinkin 33mm or 34.5 mm just lookin for opinions i guess.I think what i might do is bye those 2 props and the shaft and see which one is better