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I run 1 " spacers boat was slower with higher X and tougher to plane.
My props turn out 5100RPM 25 Hydomotive P5X.
I think your dyno was a bit conservative.

Fox Hunter runs a bit over 70 with Kevlar hull 540's and #3's
His 540's are estimated at 650HP.
Mark
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Mark , I am perplexed, we have a friend with a stock formula 382 non step hull with sealed 500hps 25 pitch mirage 3 blades running 70. My scanner is acting up so Eric will pm my dyno sheet to you . My engine builder N.D.Engines doesnt have a dyno, Performance Engineering Racing Engines, Inc. was contracted to do the testing. I have never heard of a engine builder underating horsepower. Rick
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Tried 3 blade mirage plus props this summer, they were USELESS! Could not get on plane in any kind of chop, and best speed was 65mph at 5000rpm spinning 27p. Slip was ridiculous.
One thing i'd like to do this winter is redo the deck/hull joint, new sealent, thru bolt, and possibly glass from the inside.
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Mark , I am perplexed, we have a friend with a stock formula 382 non step hull with sealed 500hps 25 pitch mirage 3 blades running 70. My scanner is acting up so Eric will pm my dyno sheet to you . My engine builder N.D.Engines doesnt have a dyno, Performance Engineering Racing Engines, Inc. was contracted to do the testing. I have never heard of a engine builder underating horsepower. Rick
Was there any work done to your bottom?
Do you have the HP bottoms (built in nose cones)on your Konrads ?
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Mild Thunder, a few years ago I was involved in offshore racing and a number of 382 step hulls in F2 class were running the Maximus, the guys liked them but again the x was very high comparatively speaking. One of the things I learned in offshore racing is the obvious doesnt always make sense, 70 is a big number for that boat. Rick
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Mark; my Konrads are the standard drive. Shortly after buying my drives I talked someone at Konrad about converting to the hp, I declined based on a convesation I had with Zero Patients a board member with a 38 top gun. He thought the hps were a little slower, he tested both. I dont recall who said it at the time but I was told the hp was beneficial primarily to 100mph plus cats. And just for the record, for those who may not want to remember, those 382s with the maximus props I mentioned earlier, SMOKED by Tres Martin and Team Virgins 36 Gladiator. Rick
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Mark; my Konrads are the standard drive. Shortly after buying my drives I talked someone at Konrad about converting to the hp, I declined based on a convesation I had with Zero Patients a board member with a 38 top gun. He thought the hps were a little slower, he tested both. I dont recall who said it at the time but I was told the hp was beneficial primarily to 100mph plus cats. And just for the record, for those who may not want to remember, those 382s with the maximus props I mentioned earlier, SMOKED by Tres Martin and Team Virgins 36 Gladiator. Rick




