Newbee going thru start up sticker shock

[aojesus]

Yamato

Go to yamatoracing.net and click on downloads. You can download manuals directly from that site. It tells weight, torgue specs, parts,..............

[18W]

The Left Coast Racing Traveling Experience

[kws]

LOL Bluesky,
there is actually nothing normal about boatracers.

[benf27]

Who said this???? go bungy jumping with a 50lb test line
Ryan is right with boat racing (not boat playing) ya make friends all over the country,I was just talking to Dwight who is in Seattle so what is better than that???

Looked for ya at Detroit Ryan even in the bar maybe next time,Side winder looked cool,I even met I believe your cousin,real nice kid(hangs with James Luce)

Pat
PS also believe Mark Weber is gonna do a bang up job

Hey Pat I think you quoted the wrong post!

[Kristi Ellison]

In answer to your question.....most all of us have day jobs....and computers at them.
I grew up in a racing family and took a few 15 years off....when I came back I started a file with receipts and budgets then someone gave me the best advice to date....you don't want to keep too close track on how much your spending or you might think twice....so I buy what I can when I can and don't worry about the rest. It is all about having fun and these are great people to have fun with!!

[blueskyracer]

18W
I see 8 boats but where are the motors. That is way to much

I bet everyone is itching to start testing and going to some races. Right now I am looking out the window at about 16 inches of snow and it is still coming down.

[Kristi Ellison]

Send some snow this way!!!!

[Al Peffley]

New Prop Shafts for your Yamato

Hi Bluesky Racer,

Lee Tietze in Canby, Oregon, makes the modified 9/16 diameter prop shaft that you should be using for your Yamato foot (the good stuff.) Use silver anti-sieze lube on the prop shaft to keep prop nuts from galling on it from sand and grime around the pits. Lee's email link is on this website's home page, or you can call him at his Machined Components shop: 503-263-2508. Send me an email anytime at team_excalibur@hotmail.com if you would like some more information about CSH/OSY equipment and outfitting, or about any boat racing subject matter for that matter. I am located in Western Washington and race hydros with APBA/SOA/CORA and AOF/SLORA. Welcome aboard!

Al Peffley
R-25

[blueskyracer]

I must say you guys have been great with the answers but they lead to more questions. Someone said right now is a great time to keep asking questions since this is the off season. Here are a couple more:

First, For CSH they say 1" for the motor height. I gather that is 1" below the bottom from the center line of the prop shaft? What is the reasoning for this? Stability or less wear on the motor?

Second, How do you know where to set the angle of the motor in relation to the bottom of the hydro? In line with the bottom?

By the time this thread is done it should be great for anyone starting out. There is a lot of info here. In the rookie lounge I already have all of the info for varnishing and painting my boat. We got 7 more inches of snow last night so it is time to plow out the road.

[Bill Huson]

Okay . . .

I must say you guys have been great with the answers but they lead to more questions. Someone said right now is a great time to keep asking questions since this is the off season. Here are a couple more:

First, For CSH they say 1" for the motor height. I gather that is 1" below the bottom from the center line of the prop shaft? What is the reasoning for this? Stability or less wear on the motor?

Second, How do you know where to set the angle of the motor in relation to the bottom of the hydro? In line with the bottom?

By the time this thread is done it should be great for anyone starting out. There is a lot of info here. In the rookie lounge I already have all of the info for varnishing and painting my boat. We got 7 more inches of snow last night so it is time to plow out the road.

Yamatos do not have a water pump impeller and get cooling water by ram induction, therefore they can't be "jacked to the moon" anyway. Safety considerations have prompted maximum propshaft heigth. Back in the day of jack it up I ran an ASH with the prop shaft 1/8" ABOVE the bottom. Fast as stink but rather skatey handling - not enough skeg in the water to steer well. APBA decided to control prop shaft height to improve safety. An inch is lower than the pumpless Yamato needs to be to pump water, but the intent was to improve handling.

Prop shaft angle with respect to the boat bottom? Depends on your boat. Some run level, others may require a bit of kick-out (rare) and many require kick-under to achieve proper riding attitude. Remember, any change in angle trim will require recheck and adjustment of prop shaft height. Drivers who drive a boat like the one you will have can give you a trim starting point, and after that - test -test -test. Once again, changing props may require trim changes. Sounds like work, but it is FUN WORK!

P.S. You can keep all the frigging snow

[mewfahsah111r]

Send some snow this way!!!!

As soon as I can get my truck unstuck I'll be right down
How fast do you think I'll have to drive to go 3k miles before it melts?

From 1-26 to 2-4 the Pacific NW Cascades was hammered with over 8ft, yes 8 FEET, of snow

[T Chance]

I must say you guys have been great with the answers but they lead to more questions. Someone said right now is a great time to keep asking questions since this is the off season. Here are a couple more:

First, For CSH they say 1" for the motor height. I gather that is 1" below the bottom from the center line of the prop shaft? What is the reasoning for this? Stability or less wear on the motor?

Second, How do you know where to set the angle of the motor in relation to the bottom of the hydro? In line with the bottom?

By the time this thread is done it should be great for anyone starting out. There is a lot of info here. In the rookie lounge I already have all of the info for varnishing and painting my boat. We got 7 more inches of snow last night so it is time to plow out the road.

A very valuable tool is a set-up checker. It fits on the prop shaft with a long straightedge that extends under the bottom of the boat. This allows you to measure both depth and angle. for example if you are an inch at the front and an inch at the back, you are level. If you are an inch and 1/16 at the front and an inch at the back, you are kicked out. I bought mine from Brown Tool, a Hydroracer sponsor and am very happy with it.

And when you make changes in set-up, write it down. What you did and the results. But if you are like me when you want to look something up you won't be able to find the notebook. I'm thinking about getting a laptop, that might be big enough that I won't put it away someplace safe and lose it.

And speaking of weather - last Thursday it was 76 degrees here in Saint Louis, then we had 8-1/2 inches of snow Friday morning, but it was all melted by Monday.

[Dave M]

Better Known As

A very valuable tool is a set-up checker. It fits on the prop shaft with a long straightedge that extends under the bottom of the boat. This allows you to measure both depth and angle. .

A Pecker checker. Seriously. You ask anyone for a pecker checker and they know what it is in the pits. Ask for a set up checker and you might get looked at funny.

[Kristi Ellison]

Drive really fast there might be some left!!

[blueskyracer]

I think that all of my questions are answered. Can anyone think of anything that I have not asked? If I follow everthing that was suggested on this post I may know enough to be dangerous.

I guess all I need to do is build the boat, if the snow is gone by the time the kit is delivered. Those California drivers may not be able to handle all the white stuff. It should not take to long to build since I have built one before and I am semi retired. I build cabinets for friends so I have all of the tools.

By the time the boat is built I should have the money saved for the motor and safety gear. But I was told that the daughter has decided to get married before July so we will see how it plays out.

Then all I have to do is learn how to drive the beast and go to some races to learn the ins and outs. I do know that high speed right turns are not a good thing.