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Re: Mercruiser Gets it righter?

Posted By: Capt. Mike Holmes
Date: Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:23 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Mercruiser Gets it righter? (Ed Curry)

Damn! Almost sorry I started this, except it brought Timmy out of the closet! I think even the Volvo unit is brass, not aluminum,and I think the commercial units Vic referred to have cages over the props that Volvo forgot to use. The Volvo test boat ran aground in the ICW leaving a boat show, maybe Lauderdale - it was in print, a couple of guys went to the hospital, but we don't know if we can blame it on the IPS. I don't think the drives sheared off like they were supposed to, though. I think the Volvo system is losing the enthusiasm of the boat building community. As for the supposed acceptance, find me a boat magazine that will tell the truth about Bayliners being a poorly made boat? Most boating magazines are paid ad sections between glossy covers. The IPS should give good numbers, don't think it will hold up, real world. The Merc is better because the props face the right way. Either one will be too expensive for a repower, even if practical. My point in posting was to discuss something new - and maybe have Merc offer to put a pair of Zeus drives in Black Sheep for testing, for free - and kick in a Savage 16 gauge for Timmy!

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Mercruiser Gets it righter?
Capt. Mike Holmes -- Wednesday, 15 March 2006, at 8:27 p.m.

Re: Mercruiser Gets it righter?
Walter Kaprielian -- Wednesday, 15 March 2006, at 8:52 p.m.

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jp -- Wednesday, 15 March 2006, at 9:06 p.m.

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vic Roy -- Wednesday, 15 March 2006, at 9:27 p.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:12 a.m.

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vic Roy -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:51 a.m.

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JohnD -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:21 a.m.

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Ed C. -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:55 a.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:44 a.m.

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thuddddd -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 11:07 a.m.

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Capt Dick Dean -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 11:26 a.m.

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Chiles -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 11:57 a.m.

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thuddddd -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 12:28 p.m.

Re: Mercruiser Gets it righter? *NM* *LINK*
thuddddd -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 12:33 p.m.

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Rawleigh -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 1:01 p.m.

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thuddddd -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 1:20 p.m.

An Ode to Timmy
Chiles -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 4:34 p.m.

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andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 4:43 p.m.

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Dug -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 5:19 p.m.

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Harv -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 6:32 p.m.

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Doug Crowther -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 5:55 p.m.

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Ed C. -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 7:20 p.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 7:32 p.m.

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Ed C. -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 7:51 p.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 7:59 p.m.

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Harv -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:26 p.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:38 p.m.

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vic Roy -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:15 p.m.

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CMP -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 8:34 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:06 p.m.

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Ed Curry -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:10 p.m.

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Capt. Mike Holmes -- Thursday, 16 March 2006, at 9:23 p.m.

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thuddddd -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 8:15 a.m.

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Josh Johnson -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 9:45 a.m.

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randall -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 9:58 a.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 11:55 a.m.

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thuddddd -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 3:01 p.m.

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randall -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 4:33 p.m.

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Terry -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 4:55 p.m.

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Walter Kaprielian -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 5:12 p.m.

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thuddddd -- Friday, 17 March 2006, at 5:11 p.m.