bravo 2 or bravo 3 legs

seatreks · 19 November 2003, 17:02

Help Chaps please,

I am building a new 11m rib, upgrading from a 8.4 with a 300hp yanmar coupled to a bravo3x drive leg, had no problems with the engine but the leg was a different matter, had one go after 50hrs!

Thinking about using the same engine but this time with a bravo 2 leg !! are any rib net members using the yanmar 300 and the bravo 2 legs..........comments would be greatful..THANKS

Pete7 · 19 November 2003, 18:56

11 metres! ooh wow, lots of photos please.

Just a thought since you are hardly going to be trailing it anywhere and its going to spend most of its life on water why bother with stern drives? why not go straight for a drive system similar to those on a gin palace? with props and rudders under the hull.

Pete

thewavehumper · 19 November 2003, 19:03

How many Knots will this baby do?

seatreks · 19 November 2003, 19:41

We hope to get a top end of 42kts giving us a crusing speed of 35kts......had considered the new 421 yamahas, 270hp, but have had some bad reports from a couple of owners...and have little knowledge of the new d6 volvos.....it seems all the engines are up to it but not the legs.

rockey · 19 November 2003, 19:46

wot's wrong with bravo 1x put new5 blade prop on will give plenty of grip 300 yans don't brake on these to often

simmons0 · 19 November 2003, 22:29

Go for the D6. Common rail is the way to go and the D^ is a brilliant engine.

jwalker · 19 November 2003, 22:38

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Originally posted by simmons0
Go for the D6. Common rail is the way to go and the D^ is a brilliant engine.

Do you have personal experience of the D6 and its drive, simmons0?

thewavehumper · 19 November 2003, 22:39

How much is the Bravo leg?

simmons0 · 19 November 2003, 22:45

no

Dirk Diggler · 19 November 2003, 22:45

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Originally posted by jwalker
Do you have personal experience of the D6 and its drive, simmons0?

jwalker · 19 November 2003, 22:52

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Originally posted by simmons0
no

So your advice was based on......

Dirk Diggler · 19 November 2003, 22:56

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Originally posted by jwalker
So your advice was based on......

Advertising?

simmons0 · 19 November 2003, 22:59

The almost identical car engines and magazine reports.

I can only beleive what the magazines say but they sure are brilliant car engines.

Now ive dug myself into a deep enough hole time to log out for the night...

Dirk Diggler · 19 November 2003, 23:17

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Originally posted by simmons0
The almost identical car engines and magazine reports.

I can only beleive what the magazines say but they sure are brilliant car engines.

Now ive dug myself into a deep enough hole time to log out for the night...

So what model car do they fit this into?

John Kennett · 20 November 2003, 08:19

Quite a big one I'd guess!

John

Dirk Diggler · 20 November 2003, 08:24

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Originally posted by John Kennett
Quite a big one I'd guess!

John

Lester McCarthy · 20 November 2003, 10:43

Have you thought of fitting a Pulse Drive

Alan · 20 November 2003, 11:40

I think Mike Garside put a Bravo 2 on Mag Alpha when he re-engined with a Yanmar 300. I know that Brian changed from B3x to B1 after two B3x failures. Might be worth pm'ing Brian for his advice.

Brian · 20 November 2003, 12:03

I would give Joe Poulter at Barrus a ring.
An 11m boat with one Yanmar is not too likely to exceed 40 knots and therefore I believe one Bravo 2 with a large diameter (not pitch) prop, may be the answer. If two Yanmars are employed then 40knots is quite likely to be reached in which case I suspect that Bravo Ones could be the answer.
But why not ask a professional?

thewavehumper · 20 November 2003, 13:08

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Originally posted by Dirk Diggler
So what model car do they fit this into?

Eurocommuter? as you are on this thread DD is there any value in thinking about Trimax for this application or are they really for Racing