LOTS of prop slip
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LOTS of prop slip
I have a 32 fever with twin 525's and x drives and i get nothing but noise out of the last 600 rpm i run 80 mph at 4600 rpm and 81 at 5200 rpm tabs up trimed all the way out im running 32p bravos do i need to go up to 34's and lose my rpm's or try a five blade set up??
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I have a 32 fever with twin 525's and x drives and i get nothing but noise out of the last 600 rpm i run 80 mph at 4600 rpm and 81 at 5200 rpm tabs up trimed all the way out im running 32p bravos do i need to go up to 34's and lose my rpm's or try a five blade set up??
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My experience with a 5 blade on my Nordic results in less then steller performance. It seems like I am getting an undesireable stern lift. I like the bravos better. Just my 02. Don't want you to spend $ on props that you may not like. See if you can borrow a set before you purchase.
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I have talked to several people that have these boats and the dealer where i bought it from, lake cumberland marine, and they all say that boat with that engin combo should run in the mid 90's but low 80's is all i get is that an unreal expectation for this boat
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Ok, so I dont really know a whole lot about boat mechanicals but I have been mostly lurking on this website for a couple years now... so take this for what its worth...
My first thought would be to check the hub by marking the prop... I know its an unlikely problem considering you have plenty of power to get you up to 4600 RPM but its a cheap check to eliminate any possiblity of having a problem there. I dont know, that may very well be absurd... just trying to help.
probably absurd... hahaha! Good luck!
My first thought would be to check the hub by marking the prop... I know its an unlikely problem considering you have plenty of power to get you up to 4600 RPM but its a cheap check to eliminate any possiblity of having a problem there. I dont know, that may very well be absurd... just trying to help.
probably absurd... hahaha! Good luck!
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I think you have the HP you just ran out of TQ. You might need to step down in prop to keep the best trim angle and to get you into the peak HP band. My boat runs 4-5mph faster with a smaller prop at peak HP 6200RPM vs 5500 cruising prop.