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Originally Posted by behindtheboat
will you be able to surf? Yes. Will your transmission be more likely to go because of surfing? Yes. You should be able to surf with a decent sized board without much, the more you load it down, the more it's likely to wear away at the gearing. Older boats especially, I wouldn't tube or surf behind them
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This got me wondering about torque ratings on the trans in my older direct drive. It's a Velvet Drive 72C and is rated at 595 ft/lbs (as per
http://www.velvetdrive.com/techinfo/V7172/V7172pg3.pdf). Seems like way more than my little 454 can make as it's hardly more than stock. Heck, the big block in my truck, which I built to have ridiculous amounts of torque, only makes 570 ft/lbs. I can't imagine a detuned marine engine making more than that. Mine was only rated at 330 HP and I can't imagine it's making more than 350 HP now. I would think there's a lot of buffer room in that setup.