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    Sold my boat today, let the shopping begin-gctid400028

    Had a guy look at it yesterday, sea trialed and sold it today. Now the search is on for probably a 1995-1998 2855 with a 7.4.

    I'm looking for a B3 drive, but I noticed a lot have B2 drives. I heart B2s are really strong, and if I want to in the end I can swap a B3 lower leg on at some point if I feel I really want it. Anyone have a B2 on a boat like this have input?

    I may look into other models or maybe brands too, but it seems Bayliner has some of the best prices/layouts. Maybe even twins if I can find something in my price range, which is around 17k.

    Hopefully I'll stumble upon something soon!
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    The BII was designed for heavy cruisers. Its claim to fame is: Besides being rugged and bulletproof, the prop cam be 20" in diameter. The BI and BIII are limited to about 16". Subtract out the hub diameter, and the blade area is almost double, resukting in lower prop slip.

    The BII is a derivitive of the old mercruiser model 0 which was called the "houseboat" drive. Many were used on slow moving houseboats and large heavy cruisers. The Other drive the model 1 (alpha derivitive) was pretty much limited to about 200 HP. The alpha was a beef-up version of the 1.

    The BIII was designed for speed and handling. the BII is said to "blow out" at about 50 MPH and the BIII is good to 80. Ever wonder why the use special drives on go-fast boats? The blow out factor.

    IMHO: I would want the BII on a 2855. Better cruising economy, and more rugged.

    I have a bII on my 2452. I had forgotten to raise the drive before leaving a ramp. Dragged the drive along the ground. ALl it did was remove the paint at the contact point.......

    Thats what I am after.
    Captharv 2001 2452
    "When the draft of your boat exceeds the depth of water, you are aground"

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      captharv wrote:
      The BII was designed for heavy cruisers. Its claim to fame is: Besides being rugged and bulletproof, the prop cam be 20" in diameter. The BI and BIII are limited to about 16". Subtract out the hub diameter, and the blade area is almost double, resukting in lower prop slip.

      The BII is a derivitive of the old mercruiser model 0 which was called the "houseboat" drive. Many were used on slow moving houseboats and large heavy cruisers. The Other drive the model 1 (alpha derivitive) was pretty much limited to about 200 HP. The alpha was a beef-up version of the 1.

      The BIII was designed for speed and handling. the BII is said to "blow out" at about 50 MPH and the BIII is good to 80. Ever wonder why the use special drives on go-fast boats? The blow out factor.

      IMHO: I would want the BII on a 2855. Better cruising economy, and more rugged.

      I have a bII on my 2452. I had forgotten to raise the drive before leaving a ramp. Dragged the drive along the ground. ALl it did was remove the paint at the contact point.......

      Thats what I am after.
      Captharv is right. Our '07 325 has 350 carb "base" motors. Big props jump up on plane, also stop the boat quickly. Not to mention the easier prop service job. Good luck with that B2. Griff

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        ok thank you very much guys, that was very helpful. i think ill go with the one i have my eye on if its as good as it seems. the only thing im not a huge fan of is its already bottom painted and needs redone. i,d prefer no bottom paint, but ill see what i find

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