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Does the Gil Bracket cause the need for a 25" mid?

I mean with a slider and the mounting holes you can adjust the motor to the same height as a 20" mid, but I would think that it would be easier to search for a 20" motor as opposed to a 25".

If the 20" seemed to short later you could by an extension kit.

Just thinking out loud.

HD
 
hotdaddy27 said:
Does the Gil Bracket cause the need for a 25" mid?

I mean with a slider and the mounting holes you can adjust the motor to the same height as a 20" mid, but I would think that it would be easier to search for a 20" motor as opposed to a 25".

If the 20" seemed to short later you could by an extension kit.

Just thinking out loud.

HD
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I think it's because the transom is 30" tall, not sure if the gil bracket has anything to do with it. But I could be wrong. I would need to cut the gil bracket down then add a slider. Depending on the slider I could have 30" of setback.:eyecrazy:
 
hotdaddy27 said:
CM,
Am I reading things correctly...you are running a 25" shaft?
HD
cmpulse170 said:
You're correct!!!
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Like a damn draft horse:lol: Rob, we'll call you "tripod":poke:

hotdaddy27 said:
Does the Gil Bracket cause the need for a 25" mid?

I mean with a slider and the mounting holes you can adjust the motor to the same height as a 20" mid, but I would think that it would be easier to search for a 20" motor as opposed to a 25".

If the 20" seemed to short later you could by an extension kit.

Just thinking out loud.

HD
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HD, I think he is already all the way down with the motor??? If so then to put the prop shaft where it is now, that would lower the motor even more, and cause interfearnce with the rigging, and maybe even swamp the motor.
 
yellowfiero88 said:
Like a damn draft horse:lol: Rob, we'll call you "tripod":poke:


HD, I think he is already all the way down with the motor??? If so then to put the prop shaft where it is now, that would lower the motor even more, and cause interfearnce with the rigging, and maybe even swamp the motor.
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The motor is bottomed out on the gil bracket, the only way a 20" mid would work is to lower the bracket on the boat. SCT are you running 20" mids on your boat?
 
Robbie, I'm running 20" mids but I have a notched transom, lots of setback and sportmaster drives. My engines are actually higher then this pix shows.
 

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Robbie, I'm running 20" mids but I have a notched transom, lots of setback and sportmaster drives. My engines are actually higher then this pix shows.
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Man that's sweet!!!!:thumb: What are you running for setback 12" -17" ? Can I borrow one of those 300's?:D
 
CM,

I know you don't want to hear this, but I think the bracket needs to go.

All of the new 2400's are coming out of the factory with 20" mids, and look at the way they run.

That is just my gut feeling, and I have no problem admitting that I could be way of base.

How about this, run it like it is....then send it to Randy next winter!!!:bigthumb::cheers::drool:
 
I think the new 2400s have shorter transoms from the pics I've seen???... Robbie can always go up some, if he needs to. I think that the 25" mid is fine.
 
ndaniels said:
I think the new 2400s have shorter transoms from the pics I've seen???... Robbie can always go up some, if he needs to. I think that the 25" mid is fine.
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I understand the height now, it is the set-back that has got me thinking.

This one may take bunch of experimenting to figure out.

Go back to your car motors ND! :bigthumb: LOLOLOL

J/K

HD
 
Once I get the motor straighten out, then I'll work on the setup. I'm still waiting on the diagnostic software to come in. I'm talking with a guy over on the BBC website that works on Evinrudes. Need the software to confirm what he thinks the problem is then go from there.
 
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That boat is SO SWEET !!!:drool::drool::drool::drool:
 
yellowfiero88 said:
Fine don't share the info;)
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Ok, I didn't want to jinx myself but here's the skinny. I told the guy what problems the motor was having, now warning lights, no buzzer, no nothing just shut down. The motor acted like it ran out off gas. His response " sounds like the fuel lifter pump is going south on you". You will need the software to run a complete diagnostic on the motor. If this is the case and hoping it is $400.00 fix is better than a $1800 ECU fix.;)
 
I got my diagnostic software today, go to load it in the laptop not compatible with NTFS. The software only runs on 32 fat dos systems. As usual another setback for the POS Evinrude!:brickwall: The damn motor wants go to the dealer so I can get bent over with no reach around.:mad:
 
cmpulse170 said:
I got my diagnostic software today, go to load it in the laptop not compatible with NTFS. The software only runs on 32 fat dos systems. As usual another setback for the POS Evinrude!:brickwall: The damn motor wants go to the dealer so I can get bent over with no reach around.:mad:
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Dude that sucks- I have no clue what you just said about the software stuff???:confused: What do you need to make it run?
 
Fuk man that sucks ass. I'm with Nick, don't have a clue what computer lingo you just said but it sounds like it could get $$$
 
ndaniels said:
Dude that sucks- I have no clue what you just said about the software stuff???:confused: What do you need to make it run?
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yellowfiero88 said:
Fuk man that sucks ass. I'm with Nick, don't have a clue what computer lingo you just said but it sounds like it could get $$$
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The earlier computers ran on 32 fat partition DOS based MS systems and the newer ones run on 64 BIT NTFS platform. The benefits are file level security, encryption, event logging, error recovery and compression. NTFS provides all of these features in a nicely optimized package.
 
CM

I know how frustrated you feel. I have several CNC machines that won't operate
properly with the newer control interface, so I have had to scavange a number
of older DOS based towers to keep running the older programs. Best move
I made when it comes to computers was to not get rid of all the old ones.
Luck, I guess.

Have you contacted the software supplier to see if they have the correct
version for your computer? I don't see why they wouldn't have current
versions.
 
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