Nose cone question

[Ronnie]

Who makes the best cone,Land and Sea,Hydromotive or Bob's? The bullet on my 115 Suzuki is alot flatter and shaped different than some of the Merc ones I see on here.They list them for Suzuki v-6,but none for in-line 4.Are the in-line 4 and v-6 the same case?
Thanks,Ronnie

 

[brotherxb03]

I don't know about Land&Sea now,but a few years back I ordered just a nose cone from them and it was mamouth. Ended up throwing it away after sitting in the shed for years. I have a Bob's,but it's the complete low water pickup and it's very streamline.

 

[Ronnie]

I called land&sea.They told me they were out of the nosecone business an other performance parts too.I'll check Bob and Hydromotive.I'm just looking for someting to make it go thru the water a little better.

 

[brotherxb03]

IN the old days I just made one with dinaglass and a dixie paper cup,works good till you hit a log. Cheap and easy to fix.

 

[Forkin' Crazy]

I've heard that the cones will slow down some of the smaller motors. More surface area.... unless you need the bottom water pickup. I don't know what the water pick up holes look like, but I have seen some open up the lower holes and plug the uppers so the engine can be raised higher.

FYI L&S foundry burned. :cry:

 

[Yellowallison]

IN the old days I just made one with dinaglass and a dixie paper cup,works good till you hit a log. Cheap and easy to fix.

YEP!!! thatz the way we dun'm in the ole days...... dixie drinkin cup filled with Marine TEX and lil sandin!

 

[Ronnie]

What i'm really trying to do is put more of a point on the bullet. It's doing what GPI said,it's punching a hole in the water instead of cutting thru it.I'll try that Marine-Tex thats a good idea.I'll get some pics so ya'll can see what I have to work with.
Thanks,Ronnie


YA you have any pics of the Ally your fixing?

 

[Ronnie]

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1369/10000180kk.jpg

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http://img64.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10000183kp.jpg

What ya'll think,lil Marine-tex cosmedic surgery help it get thru water lil better?

 

[Ronnie]

ttt

 

[brotherxb03]

Ronnie you really need to save your penny's till you can get a Bob's low water put on as you need to run close to even with the pad with the propshaft on a Allison hull.