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Pat McPherson 02-13-2017 11:33 AM

Johnny, please expand on the 22' Classic you tested.
Was it a Bravo boat? what year hull? Did it have the standard length drive with deep prop shaft?
My 96 has the prop shaft set at approximately 7" below the round of the bottom.
I run a Merc Rev 4 with pretty good success.
With a 3 blade Mirage or Turbo 1, my boat does porpoise at midrange and low speeds.

TeamSaris 02-13-2017 09:04 PM

The Velocity had one of our 800EFIs in it. Could get the boat up on the pad with hardly any trim, basically level. It liked it. Midrange was the same.

The Donzi is a 009 edition, standard lower, 565 merc. Runs mid 80s with a BBlades 28 Bravo One, but requires tab to stop the bounce in the midrange. The 4-Speed leveled it right out. No major top end change but the boat has a ton of natural bowlift already.

Padraig 02-13-2017 09:51 PM

Thanks, Johnny, I am thinking my VR 1 Velocity would like it.

Padraig

Pat McPherson 02-14-2017 08:32 AM

Thanks for the info John.
The newer 22 has slightly different stringer/strake spacing and I believe the 009 has the drive set a little higher; probably still similar enough.
Love to test the new prop before spending $$ to lab one of my existing props...

911carreras 02-16-2017 08:48 AM

Did the new prop make any improvement on 30' Superboat?

TeamSaris 02-21-2017 04:53 PM


Originally Posted by 911carreras (Post 4529601)
Did the new prop make any improvement on 30' Superboat?

Yes, massive. That boat needs all the lift it can get. Runs especially nice with a lefty.

26awesome 02-21-2017 07:43 PM


Originally Posted by TeamSaris (Post 4531155)
Yes, massive. That boat needs all the lift it can get. Runs especially nice with a lefty.

Any testing on cats?

TeamSaris 02-22-2017 07:29 AM


Originally Posted by 26awesome (Post 4531228)
Any testing on cats?

Unfortunately no but we probably will this spring! Give Brad or Brett a call at BBlades for any specific questions, they are great to talk to and work with.

jtr2kwl 02-22-2017 10:59 AM


Originally Posted by TeamSaris (Post 4528787)
The Velocity had one of our 800EFIs in it. Could get the boat up on the pad with hardly any trim, basically level. It liked it. Midrange was the same.

The Donzi is a 009 edition, standard lower, 565 merc. Runs mid 80s with a BBlades 28 Bravo One, but requires tab to stop the bounce in the midrange. The 4-Speed leveled it right out. No major top end change but the boat has a ton of natural bowlift already.

Sounds like the only boat it wasn't tested on was a 20' Cig!

1989mach1 02-22-2017 02:31 PM

Now I am really interested. I think they might be a good fit for my 33 zx. Turning b1 28s now but think these may been a fit me all around.


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