hyper tunnel and hyper lite

bubby864 · 06-13-2006, 08:13 AM

How would this combo work? Would the shorter drive work as well? Would the taller belt housing get in the tunnel wash? What are your thoughts vs. the balanced hyper? Maybe Kman can chime in too. This was one of the first tunnels you made. a little bigger than the others.

RC · 06-13-2006, 10:35 AM

i thought you run a tunnel?

bubby864 · 06-13-2006, 03:14 PM

I do run a tunnel, just wondering if it will be affected if i go to a shorter drive and if the longer belt housing is going to affect the tunnel. My actuator is close to the tunnel now how mine is set up. I dont want spray coming over the back of the boat or something dragging in the tunnel wash.

Gun Doc · 06-13-2006, 06:05 PM

Bubby, not to hijack the thread, but I'm curious about your tunnel dimensions, mostly height, width, length. I assume is has "mitered" (sp?) corners like most.

I wonder if a tunnel "needs" the Lite or Balanced as much as another hull might. Yes, you may be running a tunnel due to obstructions like stumps (which would argue FOR a Lite or Balanced) but then again, you DO have the tunnel to help keep the drive out of stuff.

Another thing I have heard mentioned, but not often . . . Comparing the 27" drive on the Sport to the 36" drive on the Balanced is not exactly apples to apples due to differences in the frame pivot locations, etc. To complicate things even more, how far the prop is behind the transom may not be a good indicator of how far the prop can get into the mud when you lower it.

There is an awful lot to keep up with considering the different drive shafts, frames, belt housings, transom heights, transom angles, and tunnel dimensions!!! No wonder we stay confused!!!

Hopefully, some with knowledge and experience will enlighten us.

bubby864 · 06-13-2006, 07:28 PM

here is a pic with some rough numbers. Hope this isnt some sort of violation. pic is too big to upload. PM me your email and i will send it to you.

06-13-2006, 08:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
bubby864 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: columbia south carolina Age: 36 Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hyper tunnel and hyper lite How would this combo work? Would the shorter drive work as well? Would the taller belt housing get in the tunnel wash? What are your thoughts vs. the balanced hyper? Maybe Kman can chime in too. This was one of the first tunnels you made. a little bigger than the others.

06-13-2006, 10:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
RC Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: GRANGER,IN Age: 36 Posts: 154 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: hyper tunnel and hyper lite i thought you run a tunnel?

06-13-2006, 03:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
bubby864 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: columbia south carolina Age: 36 Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: hyper tunnel and hyper lite I do run a tunnel, just wondering if it will be affected if i go to a shorter drive and if the longer belt housing is going to affect the tunnel. My actuator is close to the tunnel now how mine is set up. I dont want spray coming over the back of the boat or something dragging in the tunnel wash.

06-13-2006, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gun Doc Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin Age: 56 Posts: 2,322 Thanks: 10 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Re: hyper tunnel and hyper lite Bubby, not to hijack the thread, but I'm curious about your tunnel dimensions, mostly height, width, length. I assume is has "mitered" (sp?) corners like most. I wonder if a tunnel "needs" the Lite or Balanced as much as another hull might. Yes, you may be running a tunnel due to obstructions like stumps (which would argue FOR a Lite or Balanced) but then again, you DO have the tunnel to help keep the drive out of stuff. Another thing I have heard mentioned, but not often . . . Comparing the 27" drive on the Sport to the 36" drive on the Balanced is not exactly apples to apples due to differences in the frame pivot locations, etc. To complicate things even more, how far the prop is behind the transom may not be a good indicator of how far the prop can get into the mud when you lower it. There is an awful lot to keep up with considering the different drive shafts, frames, belt housings, transom heights, transom angles, and tunnel dimensions!!! No wonder we stay confused!!! Hopefully, some with knowledge and experience will enlighten us.

06-13-2006, 07:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
bubby864 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: columbia south carolina Age: 36 Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: hyper tunnel and hyper lite here is a pic with some rough numbers. Hope this isnt some sort of violation. pic is too big to upload. PM me your email and i will send it to you.



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