Please School me on Deltas

Jim302 · **Posted:** January 17th, 2020, 7:49 pm

Hi Steve...Hope your doing well..I remember Tim and I saying that your going to be fast after squaring up your gearcase issues plus with your new boat...he was right..I never won a heat after winning with the Critchfield in 87..had a bunch of 2nds for the next few years and alot of fun...and beer...Jim

Streamin · **Posted:** January 18th, 2020, 12:38 pm

Lots of great info and back stories.

I was told by two guys in the know to build up my pad and strakes to 1" and sharpen, square and straighten.
My boats a newer voodoo but im sure the same would apply to a delta.

Im hopeing for a few mph and the obvious handling turning improvement.
Add my new sst60 and i should be competitive lol

sheuninck · **Posted:** January 20th, 2020, 10:52 am

Jim302 wrote:

Hi Steve...Hope your doing well..I remember Tim and I saying that your going to be fast after squaring up your gearcase issues plus with your new boat...he was right..I never won a heat after winning with the Critchfield in 87..had a bunch of 2nds for the next few years and alot of fun...and beer...Jim

Hi Jim, All is well. Hope same for you. Yes after replacing our gearcase with one from Ray Halliday at Port Colborne race, we picked up 3 MPH and with powerhead build per Tim's great advice, we ran great from that race forward.

Hounddog · **Joined:** April 3rd, 2012, 1:52 pm **Posts:** 3167

sheuninck wrote:

Jim302 wrote:

Hi Steve...Hope your doing well..I remember Tim and I saying that your going to be fast after squaring up your gearcase issues plus with your new boat...he was right..I never won a heat after winning with the Critchfield in 87..had a bunch of 2nds for the next few years and alot of fun...and beer...Jim

Hi Jim, All is well. Hope same for you. Yes after replacing our gearcase with one from Ray Halliday at Port Colborne race, we picked up 3 MPH and with powerhead build per Tim's great advice, we ran great from that race forward.

Steve became the front runner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DBvF3u3unM&t=4s

Streamin · **Posted:** January 25th, 2020, 9:41 am

Love the lemans start.

Jim302 · **Posted:** January 25th, 2020, 11:12 am

Steve..Great to see that video...but...I almost forgot how bad you smoked me to the corner...in fact that black boat and another guy got me too..cant remember who that was..maybe Herb White...anyway If I didnt grunt it thru on the inside I would have come out of the corner in 4th place..lol.. Jim

mattmak · **Joined:** June 5th, 2015, 8:56 am **Posts:** 533

Wanted to add this here, because it is THE BEST info regarding the history of the Delta:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/HighPer ... 913951713/

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