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Old 03-13-2011 | 06:49 PM
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I just purchased a 1998 29' Fountain with a single 540 700 H.P. motor, It also has a Imco Extreme Advantage OutDrive with 2' shortie. What prop would best fit this combo? Any Info will be greatly appreciated Thanks- Patrick
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Old 03-13-2011 | 09:27 PM
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Have you run the boat? What prop is on it, now?
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Old 03-14-2011 | 09:17 AM
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I have not ran the boat yet, It came with a 26 Bravo 4 blade. That was with old hp-500 motor set up.
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Old 03-14-2011 | 01:34 PM
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My 97 had a 565ci. that dyno'd 725hp I used a hydromotive 28 and spun it 5800
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Old 03-14-2011 | 02:59 PM
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Is the motor supercharged or NA? I would think you would want to keep the rpms higher for an NA motor
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Old 03-14-2011 | 09:23 PM
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The motor is n/a, At what rpm should it spin at?
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Old 03-14-2011 | 09:31 PM
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5500 - 5600, I would try a bravo 1 30P
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Old 03-14-2011 | 09:43 PM
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I currently run a Bravo 30 on my 27 Baja Boss 509 m3 Procharged. I thought a 30 would be to big for the Fountain only puting out 700 HP.
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Old 03-15-2011 | 08:40 AM
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only 1 way to find out... try it, the Fountain will have a much more efficient bottom vs 27 Baja
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Old 03-15-2011 | 01:54 PM
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call Brett a BBLADES and try a few different props from their loaner program.
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