Need 130+ for my 36' Spectre
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Need 130+ for my 36' Spectre
I have a 36' Spectre with 675 Keith Eickerts. I am running 1:26 XRs with a shorty Sportmaster. I found my best prop to date is a Mercury Racing 36" 4-blade Lab Reference prop. At 5,600 rpms I am seeing 124 on the GPS at 800 ft. elevation, 75% humidity and on fresh water. Based on that I am getting 18% slip. This sounds like a lot of slip, but that's what the computer says! Just can't argue with these computers.
This weekend, I just got my butt kicked by a DCB F-34 with 800 Teagues running 1:35 gears on #6 drives. My friend is running 16 X 33 4-blades at 6200 rpms. He was showing 130+ on the GPS when he blew by me!
My question is: even if I go to 750 or 825 hp, what kind of props and gears could I run without blowing the drives to never never land?
Does anybody with a 36' spectre run over 130 on the GPS now?
Has any Spectre ever came across a DCB F-34?
This weekend, I just got my butt kicked by a DCB F-34 with 800 Teagues running 1:35 gears on #6 drives. My friend is running 16 X 33 4-blades at 6200 rpms. He was showing 130+ on the GPS when he blew by me!
My question is: even if I go to 750 or 825 hp, what kind of props and gears could I run without blowing the drives to never never land?
Does anybody with a 36' spectre run over 130 on the GPS now?
Has any Spectre ever came across a DCB F-34?