sterndrive v arneson

glen76 · 02-12-2009, 08:16 PM

anyone ever done a direct comparison of a sterndrive boat v surface drive??

Alot of the surface drives look very simple. Are they cheaper than sterndrives????

Jon Fuller · 02-12-2009, 08:35 PM

It's more complicated than that.

glen76 · 04-12-2009, 05:04 PM

I was wondering how for eg cookee is calculationg his gains using surface drive as against conventional sterndrive..... I remember a sealine or princess with surface drives, they did a head to head, but obvioulsy a very different boat

Jon Fuller · 04-12-2009, 06:19 PM

Surface drives on a non stepped boat won't see the gains you could on a stepped boat, as you lose the ability to carry the bows (trim out)

A good stepped hull doesn't require any bow lift to attain best max speed.