It did go very well but the cost at the time said they cant market it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Strong
Those dynamics will be different now.
So we missed out on years of prop development.
Can you imagine a sob with no steering torque
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It did go very well but the cost at the time said they cant market it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Strong
Those dynamics will be different now.
So we missed out on years of prop development.
Can you imagine a sob with no steering torque
love to see that idea come back
Biggest problem with the Chickenhawk (Blackhawk) drive was the dedicated boat bottom - any builder using it had t modify a mold for it to run it - plus it had a bit of a tendency to spin out if I remember right.
The prototype outboard Blackhawk wasn't just dual prop like the others. What made it more expensive and radical as an engineering design was the 2 SPEED SHIFT
may as well have a 2 speed if you add a gearbox as best way probably to use a planetary.
Blackhawk already had shift in the top box.
What was required from the hull other then mount the drive high enough?
Going through files last night - I think these belong on this thread.Attachment 355257Attachment 355258
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Originally Posted by Mark75H
You can ask Brett May about it, he probably has more seat time than anyone testing it at Lake X. Mercury hired him to do just that.
DAMN! That must have been LOUD a start!Quote:
Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF