? For Sam Baker

[LARRY D]

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT JEFF CLEINMARK'S BOAT WEIGHTS WITH HIM SITTING IN IT. I HAVE A XR2002 JUST LIKE HIS WITH A 300 DRAG ON IT. ALSO WHAT YEAR IS HIS BOAT. I'M TRYING TO RUN MY BOAT IN THE LAKE RACER CLASS. JUST WANT TO GET A IDEA HOW MUCH WEIGHT I'LL HAVE TO ADD. THANKS, LARRY D

[Sam Baker]

I'll let you know after I weigh him this week, but I can tell you that Bill Gohr's with him in it (Bill probably goes 220 or so) was 1435. Mariner 260EFI SS on a side steer XR-2002.

Nick Winski's (Nick weighs 135) will probably be in the 1300 lb. area. Mercury 260EFI SS on a center steer XR-2002.

Sam

[LARRY D]

THANKS SAM. MY BOAT WITH ME IN IT SHOULD WEIGHT ABOUT 1400. I WEIGHT 200LBS. I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME IDEA ON THE BEST SET UP ON THE XR2002. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME A LITTLE. I HAVE A 300 DRAG SS XR6 GEAR CASE. WHAT PROP SHAFT HEIGHT IS THE BEST FOR THE 1/8 & 1/4 MILE. ALSO WHAT GEAR RATIO FOR THEM. THANKS LARRY D.

[Sam Baker]

I wouldn't run it too terribly high. I would run the propshaft about even with the pad. They also don't need nearly as much setback as the regular allison boats, so 4" is usually enough. I think Bill only has a 2" setback on his heavier boat and his ModVP boat (100 lbs. lighter) ran with zero setback - bolted directly to boat.

Sam