What prop to get on plane on one engine?
#23
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You guys are totally missing the point of this guys post. He wants to carry spare props with the sole intent of getting on plane with one engine. I take that as when he looses an engine, he will take off his normal props and put on the prop that is going to be used to run on one…..
He’s not asking if the boat will get up on plane with one engine and it’s normal props…
He’s not asking if the boat will get up on plane with one engine and it’s normal props…
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You guys are totally missing the point of this guys post. He wants to carry spare props with the sole intent of getting on plane with one engine. I take that as when he looses an engine, he will take off his normal props and put on the prop that is going to be used to run on one…..
He’s not asking if the boat will get up on plane with one engine and it’s normal props…
He’s not asking if the boat will get up on plane with one engine and it’s normal props…
#26
If it were me, I'd invest in a set of 24P 4blade bone stock Bravo 1 props. (Or maybe 26s)
Good enough to swap BOTH of them on to get you home if you tore up two props.
"Meaty" enough to likely get you up on plane on one, should you need to do so.
Carry an extra couple of prop nuts, and thrust washers. (It would suck to have a prop with you, but drop all the nuts and washers you have into deep water.
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If you have the hubs with the inserts, go ahead and carry an extra set of those two (in the props in the box).
Good enough to swap BOTH of them on to get you home if you tore up two props.
"Meaty" enough to likely get you up on plane on one, should you need to do so.
Carry an extra couple of prop nuts, and thrust washers. (It would suck to have a prop with you, but drop all the nuts and washers you have into deep water.
) If you have the hubs with the inserts, go ahead and carry an extra set of those two (in the props in the box).
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From: Plainville/Old Lyme, CT Boca Raton, FL
If it were me, I'd invest in a set of 24P 4blade bone stock Bravo 1 props. (Or maybe 26s)
Good enough to swap BOTH of them on to get you home if you tore up two props.
"Meaty" enough to likely get you up on plane on one, should you need to do so.
Carry an extra couple of prop nuts, and thrust washers. (It would suck to have a prop with you, but drop all the nuts and washers you have into deep water.
)
If you have the hubs with the inserts, go ahead and carry an extra set of those two (in the props in the box).
Good enough to swap BOTH of them on to get you home if you tore up two props.
"Meaty" enough to likely get you up on plane on one, should you need to do so.
Carry an extra couple of prop nuts, and thrust washers. (It would suck to have a prop with you, but drop all the nuts and washers you have into deep water.
)If you have the hubs with the inserts, go ahead and carry an extra set of those two (in the props in the box).
To me the key to doing this is setting the boat up to run on plane with the least stress possible on the last remaining drive/engine.
#28
What prop math gets you to 24P with a single 496 in a 32 Sunsation? I’m not being a ball buster, just want to know what gear ratio, rpm, and speed you think he would see and what would be easier on the remaining drive train a 24P with the throttle pegged going 40 at 3500 or a 15P with the throttle pulled back spinning 3500 at 27-30???
To me the key to doing this is setting the boat up to run on plane with the least stress possible on the last remaining drive/engine.
To me the key to doing this is setting the boat up to run on plane with the least stress possible on the last remaining drive/engine.
I was just suggesting a prop that has some bite, but not too much so it would have some slip to not overstress the components.
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