Faster Than The Average Runabout
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I’m fairly confident I’m there in ideal conditions. Give me a slight chop and a tailwind and the speedo is going to run out of numbers. I’d rather Mother Nature help me from here and not my check book😊
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Are you spinning your props in or out?
I have a set of Hydromotive 4 blades labbed by BBlades to 27 1/2 or 29 1/2 if anyone is interested. These were 4 mph faster on the Velocity compared to Bravo 1 standard 30’s. Bravos were 88mph and Hydro 92mph WFO. From my experience the Hydro’s run better above 4,500 rpm with Bravo’s being much better from idle to a fast cruise speed at least on the pad bottom.
I have a set of Hydromotive 4 blades labbed by BBlades to 27 1/2 or 29 1/2 if anyone is interested. These were 4 mph faster on the Velocity compared to Bravo 1 standard 30’s. Bravos were 88mph and Hydro 92mph WFO. From my experience the Hydro’s run better above 4,500 rpm with Bravo’s being much better from idle to a fast cruise speed at least on the pad bottom.
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Are you spinning your props in or out?
I have a set of Hydromotive 4 blades labbed by BBlades to 27 1/2 or 29 1/2 if anyone is interested. These were 4 mph faster on the Velocity compared to Bravo 1 standard 30’s. Bravos were 88mph and Hydro 92mph WFO. From my experience the Hydro’s run better above 4,500 rpm with Bravo’s being much better from idle to a fast cruise speed at least on the pad bottom.
I have a set of Hydromotive 4 blades labbed by BBlades to 27 1/2 or 29 1/2 if anyone is interested. These were 4 mph faster on the Velocity compared to Bravo 1 standard 30’s. Bravos were 88mph and Hydro 92mph WFO. From my experience the Hydro’s run better above 4,500 rpm with Bravo’s being much better from idle to a fast cruise speed at least on the pad bottom.
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You might try swapping your props to see if spinning in will get that third digit. iIRC spinning in will give more stern lift and loosen things up a little.
For daily use on the Velocity the Bravos win- much easier planing and low speed handling.
For daily use on the Velocity the Bravos win- much easier planing and low speed handling.





