1995 22' Scarab 260MERC Planing Issues? Trim tabs?
03-24-2011, 04:00 PM
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Don't get a whale tale. Those things are useless IMO. It may be helpful to drop down a pitch size in prop. You shouldn't lose much speed, and you may gain something if you can get your RPMs up to 5k. What motor do you have in that thing?
Another option may be to send the props to BBlades to have them labbed. It sounds like you may not be too far off in your prop selection. Some fine tuning may do wonders for your boat/setup.
Another option may be to send the props to BBlades to have them labbed. It sounds like you may not be too far off in your prop selection. Some fine tuning may do wonders for your boat/setup.
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I have a 4 blade now. According to BBlades a 3 blade is faster, but a 4 blade has more control, so you are prob right about sticking with a 4 blade. Im a newbie. The prob stuff is a little confusing.
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If your current prop is a 23" and that can run 58 @ 4800, then you should still be able to run 52-54 @ 4800 with a 21". That is assuming your drive gear is a 1.62 and 8-12% slip. A Revolution 4 would be a great allrounder for sure. IF your drive ratio is 1.47 it's a bit different. Then your current slip is 18%, and that is high for that boat, and there might be an issue. By issue I mean the prop you are running now is just plane wrong for the boat, and you should start from scratch and go baseline testing.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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If your current prop is a 23" and that can run 58 @ 4800, then you should still be able to run 52-54 @ 4800 with a 21". That is assuming your drive gear is a 1.62 and 8-12% slip. A Revolution 4 would be a great allrounder for sure. IF your drive ratio is 1.47 it's a bit different. Then your current slip is 18%, and that is high for that boat, and there might be an issue. By issue I mean the prop you are running now is just plane wrong for the boat, and you should start from scratch and go baseline testing.
Good luck.
Good luck.
