370 SS - how much does the hull draw w/drives up?


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tpenfield

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Looking to see if any 370 Super Sport owners know or have measured how much their boat draws with the outdrives in/near the tilt position. I think the spec is 39" with the drives down . . .

I have a mooring location that gets to about 30" depth at low tide. Wondering if a 370 is an option for me. I currently moor my 330 SS in that location . . . and it draws about 25" with the drives up.

TIA.
 
I had a 330SS and moved to a 370SS 2 years ago. There is a substantial difference in the draft. I use the boat in all of the same areas as before, but I always seems to be bumping the bottom. If I had to guess I'd say it's at least 6-8" more draft. I hope that helps. By the way, if you like your 33, you are going to love the 37! Good luck.
 
The Bravo drive is 33 to 33.5 inches long. From the top to the ventilation plate to the top of the drive is right at 17 inches. The vent plate should be right at the keel with drive level with the keel. Measure from the top of the drive to the water line an add 17, which should get you real close
 
Wait that's not going to help much. With twin motors, neither will be at the keel.

Disregard me
 
If I can get a look at one on the hard, I can hopefully find a waterline mark at the transom and get a measurement.

I'm thinking/hoping that the draft is only 2-3 inches more.
 
I'm thinking it's 36". I can check next week when I'm at the boat.


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Per the brochure, it is 36", but that is with the drives down. Formula does not seem to give the draft with drives up.

I just checked the spec's on my 330 SS, and it is 35". . . . but I know that the hull drafts 25" with the drives up, since I measured the distance of the keel to the waterline. So, it seems like the draft with the drives up is about 10" less than the draft with the drives down.

If I apply the same logic to the 370 SS spec's it would be about 26" draft with the drives up. . . maybe a inch or 2 more. If that be the case, then I should be OK to consider a 370 for my mooring location . . . plenty of swing space, but not a whole lot of depth. The wait to get in deeper water can be quite a few years, so I'm trying to figure out if I can upsize in my current location.
 
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