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Props-Spin in or out ?
On our 41' Apache's with #6 or 3a's,do most spin in or spin out ?
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whats the X on either this will make a huge difference
many are turing out with high drives... |
Rob, in will give you more bow lift, and not as easy to maneuver while docking and maybe a mile an hour or 2 top end. out gives stern lift and makes it more maneuverable while docking. with trans, you have to switch the lowers, with bravo styles you can switch the cable. I've never heard X dim making a difference.
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I agree with you offshoredrillin
Mine have always spun out-maneuvers very well at the dock I did notice that Tatonka spins in with 5-blades |
I tried both ways with Star Chaser it drives better and goes faster spinning in. Your x is 3/4 deeper then mine don't think that will make much difference.
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Originally Posted by offshoredrillin
(Post 2840386)
Rob, in will give you more bow lift, and not as easy to maneuver while docking and maybe a mile an hour or 2 top end. out gives stern lift and makes it more maneuverable while docking. with trans, you have to switch the lowers, with bravo styles you can switch the cable. I've never heard X dim making a difference.
If a set of Bravo drives has been spinning outward for 300 hours, would there be a problem with spinning inward in terms of a premature failure? I'm wondering if seals and bearings have formed to the direction. I'd like to try spinning inward, but I'm worried I shouldn't without updating parts. |
Originally Posted by Plum_Crazy
(Post 2840406)
If a set of Bravo drives has been spinning outward for 300 hours, would there be a problem with spinning inward in terms of a premature failure? I'm wondering if seals and bearings have formed to the direction. I'd like to try spinning inward, but I'm worried I shouldn't without updating parts.
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Originally Posted by offshoredrillin
(Post 2840386)
Rob, in will give you more bow lift, and not as easy to maneuver while docking and maybe a mile an hour or 2 top end. out gives stern lift and makes it more maneuverable while docking. with trans, you have to switch the lowers, with bravo styles you can switch the cable. I've never heard X dim making a difference.
reversely, turing the props out will give the boat bow lift this may be countered however with X on most race apaches the x is already high. if the drives and props are burried, turing in will loose handeling and gain speed with proper trim and stern lift. Turing out will gain handeling and you will have better control but loose mph. try it out, swap the drives swap the props its nothing a small fork lift cant handle in a days worth of work. we have done it many times good luck let us know how you make out |
This is a quote from Tres Martin on another site about in and out spinning.
Originally Posted by Team Tsunami
(Post 14871)
I always thought it was the other way around. Spinning in creates stern life and out bow lift. That's why on mostly all staggered step boats the props spin in cause you don't need the bow lift. On our Gladiator staggered and step they turn in. On out flat bottom Sutphen they only have them turning in for race set-up but you would run them out for pleasure (swtiching this winter). On our side by side stepped Hustler the props spun out cause the boat had too much stern lift in the hull.
and Tres's response.
Originally Posted by Tres
(Post 21593)
You've got that incorrect. Your being held back a grade
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Originally Posted by Velocity Vector
(Post 2840432)
It shouldn't hurt to try, if it handles better run it for awhile and then check the internals, if it doesn't do better swap it back no longer than it will take to find out you will be fine.
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