353 with boxes
06-23-2005 | 12:31 PM
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From: Norwalk, CT
Re: 353 with boxes
We tried inward rotation on a 353 w/ boxes and 525's a couple of years ago. We left it that way because, in general, inward rotation will carry the bow a little better. We also went away from the factory-installed five-blade props, which generated WAY too much stern lift, and wound up using Hydromotive four-blade props. Best we saw was 90.6 MPH on the GPS when we got done with all of the fine-tuning.
The down side to inward rotation is the low speed handling around the dock will not be as good, and the high speed handling can get a little tricky. Hard to tell if that is because of the inward rotation, or the 90 MPH speeds. We saw a 1 or 2 MPH increase with the inward rotation, but I can't promise that every boat will offer the same result. Inward rotation with one set of props might work better, but then work poorly with a different set of props.
Tom
Total Marine
The down side to inward rotation is the low speed handling around the dock will not be as good, and the high speed handling can get a little tricky. Hard to tell if that is because of the inward rotation, or the 90 MPH speeds. We saw a 1 or 2 MPH increase with the inward rotation, but I can't promise that every boat will offer the same result. Inward rotation with one set of props might work better, but then work poorly with a different set of props.
Tom
Total Marine
