Christmas week boating in the Skater, PHOTOS
 

I enjoyed a beautiful day of Christmas week boating. I went 50.8 miles, burned 22.1 gal
of 93 octane, that is 2.3 MPG.


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overview-122012 by Frank Fasulo (appsyscons), on Flickr

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IMG_2816001001 by Frank Fasulo (appsyscons), on Flickr


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IMG_2843001001 by Frank Fasulo (appsyscons), on Flickr


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Lovely boat, but you need some nicer lines.

What speed do You get with the 30'?

It was 8 degrees here this morning. I hate you :lolhit:

Caya Costa? Nice pics Frank. Cant wait to get back to SW Fl next week.

Which props are you running?

LOL. Only if they make the boat go faster!


100+mph


82 degrees the day I was boating, 81 yesterday.


YES Cayo Costa, SW Florida awaits!


Throttle-UP, 14.75 x 31, 4 blade, CNC cleavers, over hub

Info, build photos, and a dozzen or so different prop tests here http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...30-skater.html

Whats the best top end you've seen with those props and how the cruise speed/rpm?

on page 34 of the thread I referenced above
posts 331, 333, 334 ,337 & 339

here is a link to that page of the thread

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...skater-34.html

I you have any other questions or want some additional info, just ask, and I will try to answer and provide it.

Thanks Frank- Ive spoken to you before about this- I have the same boat as you but am running 15x32 3 blade. I looked at your graph of mph vs rpm and I think I'm very close- I was expecting a faster cruise speed per rpm with the 4 blade. I have to say I am happy with my current blades, I know the 4 blade are less vibration and less harsh on the lower units. I dont think I'll gain any real performance advantage though.