My bushings are exactly how you described and my set screws have a bronze tip as well and I got them slightly longer so I will use a stainless nyloc Jam nut to set the depth of the set screw for the slightest bit of resistance against the bronze bushing
The brass is strong and was easy to get. Assemble with A lil grease and i always spray all that moving shit With WD before i hit the water anyways. Plates are 3/16” 5052 alum but will have a polished stainless stiffner plate under the feet. I like black plates. Not into shiny shit much. 14 turnbuckles is the plan.
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Dooood! That is a serious Wilton Bullet vise there on the left of pic #3. What size is that big 'ol girl? How does she do mounted on the truck wheel?
When I did mine I extended them from 10" to 14". Extended the pillow blocks the same to keep the geometry as close as possible. No real science behind it, just what others had done and it worked good for them. Seemed to work good for me too.
I've always understood it as extending the plates has a good impact on the running surface of the boat, essentially what you're doing by extending them is adjusting the prop placement forward, which can have some direct impact on how the boat handles and carries the bow. I'm not saying the "others" havent done their homework before they made the move, i just was curious if any thought was given to it. I'm far from an old graybeard v-drive wizard, but i'm trying to learn as i go.
FRZNJIM here on the boards who had 3 different 21's had the most input on the size. Another member on here had just completed his so I basically copied what he did, which is what Jim had suggested. It was a learning process for me too and everything you mentioned above is accurate. Strut placement, strut angle, distance motor is from the transom, where the v-drive is mounted, and horsepower were all factors. They all referenced the "balance" of the boat. I also spoke with Stan at Schiada for input. Again, no expertise here I just leaned on those that had experience with setting up the kind of boat I had.
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Thanks. I am a fan of black over bling. 8 coats of VHT satin epoxy. I will powdercoat in the future. I am going to take a scotchbrite pad to the stellings that are going on and will prob shoot them black as well. They are a lil scratched up already.
Personally, I wouldn't coat the prop. You want to be able to check and see if small cracks are developing whenever she's pulled out of the water and on the trailer. I'd just scotchbrite and WD40 to clean her up and let her ride. Loosing an ear on the prop typically tears shit up
Lol. Stellings polished stainless headers. I would never coat a prop either. I do the same, WD and scotchbrite and a magnaflux now and then. I WD rudder and cav hardware too. I have not run a stellings prop in forever nor would I put 1500hp to one. Lol.
Haha I should have picked that up but I'm distracted walking my Rams Rams Stadium project
Lol. I gotcha. I hav seen plenty of old props chromed and painted.Haha I should have picked that up but I'm distracted walking my Rams Rams Stadium project
Chromed prop is scary, at least paint can be taken off to inspect it i guess?
looking good.
Agreed
