Can we talk Schiada here???

[WESTERNAERO]

so would you go bigger C.I., blower , turbo??

Steve, you've been around these long enough you know the deal. 1000 minimum reliable HP, T400 trans, 29 or bigger gears and it seems to be an 11.5 x 15 is the starting point for a prop.
C.I. equal HP. And power adders are a personal preference for one reason or another.

[stoker22405]

Steve never drove it !! he traded it for a 16' Donzi

It was my boat that I re-rigged with the 300xs, it was so much fun to drive, fast, quiet and sipped the fuel, PhatCat has it now in Havasu and he loves it

You did a nice job and that boat....
What size shaft and which lower unit and gears is on that motor...?

[Blubyu]

I'm not sure what the fascination is for me with schiadas , but I know I have always wanted to have one, and when I get one there is always a reason I can't keep it...
we need a boat to 8 people just to get to the lake with my 3 sons,... economy has them boatless so we have to (get to) haul every one in our boat...

we have to go the cheeper route to own 2 boats ..one for havasu and one for vegas...we currently have a cheetah wild cat being built with a 525 power
and a 240 hallett with 525 power...

my last schiada 22'was powered by a mild built 468, velvet drive w/4% gears...perfect ski set up... the one before 21rc had a billy dunsmore 460 twin turbo, turbo 400 trans.. that boat was cool... it put it on it's nose some where in the 90's... scared the foc out of me... learned real quick to come off the throttle that fast again...

but after riding in Andrews 21 with a wipple got me thinking schiada again...

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Big's boat is bad ass, you need to go for a ride in littles his boat is fun too!

[Paul65K]

Steve never drove it !! he traded it for a 16' Donzi

It was my boat that I re-rigged with the 300xs, it was so much fun to drive, fast, quiet and sipped the fuel, PhatCat has it now in Havasu and he loves it

Phatcat....now Paul65k still does have it and it is a freakin blast to drive.

I've owned 5 Schiada's (never a 21' Vdrive) but a 21RC with O/D and now the RT with 300XS and I can say that this boat is very controllable and fast....the midrange acceleration (45 - 75) is awesome.

I have never had a boat that handled the chop as well as the RT and judicious use of the tabs will keep the boat absolutely planted in the position you put it in.......the Schiada is heavy for sure compared to some of the lighter boats like a Stoker and surely the top end suffers (mine is right around 80 with 26P 4 blade cleaver) but the extra weight sure make a difference when you are in 3' boat chop :thumbsup

I think this hull design was about 10 years ahead of the O/B technology needed to truly unleash the true potential but now that the 2 are married I think it is the perfect lower cost/maintenance/fuel usage alternative to the grandaddy of them all....the 21' RC with a V-Drive!!!


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[Paul65K]

You did a nice job and that boat....
What size shaft and which lower unit and gears is on that motor...?

20" shaft and 1.75 gears.....spinning 26" 4 clade cleaver !!


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[Mitch]

so would you go bigger C.I., blower , turbo??

Steve, you've been around these long enough you know the deal. 1000 minimum reliable HP, T400 trans, 29 or bigger gears and it seems to be an 11.5 x 15 is the starting point for a prop.
C.I. equal HP. And power adders are a personal preference for one reason or another.

Nailed it

[Stainless]

20" shaft and 1.75 gears.....spinning 26" 4 clade cleaver !!


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Paul, will you be trying a 1:62 SM?

[Paul65K]

Paul, will you be trying a 1:62 SM?

That's a great question.......I sure think about it a lot but in the end high 70's is probably fine for me all day long.

My wife starts beating on me at 60+ and really swinging when I get close to 70....so what's the point

In all seriousness I think if you want to go faster than 80 it should only be in a V-Drive with full cav plates and a VERY experienced driver........I certainly know my limits and I'm there right now


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[Joker]

That's a great question.......I sure think about it a lot but in the end high 70's is probably fine for me all day long.

My wife starts beating on me at 60+ and really swinging when I get close to 70....so what's the point

In all seriousness I think if you want to go faster than 80 it should only be in a V-Drive with full cav plates and a VERY experienced driver........I certainly know my limits and I'm there right now


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Hey Paul, good seeing you here.

[Paul65K]

Hey Paul, good seeing you here.

Thanks John,

Nice to be in a place where they don't call you a "Fucking Moron"...........well, at least not yet