Speed Calculation
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79.5 at 10% slip.
http://www.marksmarineinc.com/prop_calc.aspx
GPS your speed and you can figure what actual slip is. Be sure your tach is right on.
http://www.marksmarineinc.com/prop_calc.aspx
GPS your speed and you can figure what actual slip is. Be sure your tach is right on.
Last edited by picklenjim; 04-20-2011 at 11:33 AM.
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I am not familiar with boats that big and what kind of prop slip numbers are typical for a boat that size. Just playing around I put in 13% slip (high for the boats im used to) and it comes back to 88mph
calculator:
http://www.mercuryracing.com/propell...calculator.php
edit: actually after pickle posted his numbers i started looking into it. the merc numbers are way off of other calculators. this is the site i normally use http://www.rbbi.com/folders/prop/propcalc.htm and it seems to be more accurate at 76.9mph with 13% slip
calculator:
http://www.mercuryracing.com/propell...calculator.php
edit: actually after pickle posted his numbers i started looking into it. the merc numbers are way off of other calculators. this is the site i normally use http://www.rbbi.com/folders/prop/propcalc.htm and it seems to be more accurate at 76.9mph with 13% slip
Last edited by hawk232; 04-20-2011 at 11:37 AM.
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25 / 12 (inches/feet) / 5280 (feet/mile) * 60 (minutes/hour) * 5600 (revs/minute) / 1.5 (engine revs/prop revs) * 0.90 (efficiency(1.00 - 10% prop slip)) = 79.5mph.
Or more simply:
(Pitch * RPMS * Efficiency) / (Ratio * 1056)
Or more simply:
(Pitch * RPMS * Efficiency) / (Ratio * 1056)
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I got a pretty cool prop calculator app for my Droid from Orange Dreams, works great. What are some general rules of thumb for a slip ratio?
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