Aussie made 39' Ocean Trek with Levi Surface Drives

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  2. fallguy
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    Just for semantics, a surface drive, how does it perform in the rough stuff? The notion it drives at the surface has me wondering what happens if the hull of the cat lifts on one stern corner. My cat was in some really bad weather today and even my props came out a few times briefly..nothing seriously bad.

    So what is the upside or downside to surface drives?
     
    fallguy, Oct 26, 2025
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