Rinker Forward Drives and Diesels.....New Models?

Handymans342

So, will the pods fall off if you hit something?

MDboater

Dirtythirty said:

but, ...the design requires that the boat be run with trim tabs extended to level out the boat on plane. It has no adverse effect of any of the above, however turning the boat with the tabs extended requires more room than without them extended.  You truly have to wait for the boat to react to your turning inputs.  Small adjustments on plane are no problem, but hard over turns at full throttle don't work so well

So how does turning compare with a v-drive?  I expected pods to be more responsive and turn in smaller radii than v-drives.

Dirtythirty

Handy, I'll shoot you a text and some pics when I lose a pod. I imagine I would need to go hunting for telephone poles , but when I find one, I'll make sure I call you first

Dirtythirty

@MDboater:  not too sure, as I have nothing to compare it to. My buddy at the marina has a Maxum 37, with v-drives, I think I handle better than he does, but I've never driven his boat. Just an observation while we were traveling to the Chesapeake .  

Handymans342

I was trying to get an intelligent answer on the pod drives falling off when hitting an UWO but all I got is a typical NJ answer. Just sayin

Michael T

Ooooooh.....harsh!!!!!

Handymans342

Thanks AL! I was asking based on Dreams remarks earlier.

Dirtythirty

Sorry...I guess only the chosen few are allowed to kid around and have some fun.  

raybo3

@Dirtythirty just ignore him. That's just Handy being Handy............ 

randy56

Dirty, go ahead! 

NavyCTRC

Has anyone the numbers IRT draft on the same boat with outdrives/straight shafts/Pods?  Are we talking about a couple inches difference between them?  I am not an engineer but it seems shafts have the least draft?  How much do PODS cost to maintain, ballpark?  Can't see where they would be much more than outdrives, essentially the same underwater components, but they attach much different, right?

Handymans342

The thing about shaft drives is the fact that they cannot be trimmed

randy56

Handy, are there times when you think you need to trim, never had shaft drives, if you get to bouncing can you just tab down a bit. And stop the bouncing. 

Handymans342

We all trim our drives up Randy after reaching planning speeds. You know this right?

randy56

Shaft drive. 

Handymans342

Wouldn't know. I have B2s

Dirtythirty

NavyCTRC:  I give myself 3.5 feet draft,  I'm always nervous about hitting something, but in reality, its a fact of life being a boater. You can just as easily tear off an outdrive if you hit something hard enough. It kills me I cant trim my pods up in shallow water, but its all good again pulling into my slip or the gas dock.  EVERYTHING is a trade off. No real monetary penalty for pods ...just maintain them as specified and keep changing the oil .