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Old 05-22-2009, 07:26 AM
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check your bottom. you can spend all summer swapping props. some will be better than others, but the boat will never run right with an uneven bottom. get a long straight edge and check the bottom for hook or rocker. check the bottom on all strakes, not just the very bottom running surface. if your bottom is bad, fixing it will make your boat much better to drive, be faster and burn less fuel. good luck and i hope that you can get your boat running right.
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Old 05-22-2009, 09:18 AM
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how do i go oabout fixing a hook? or am i going to need to find a good fiberglass guy?
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Old 05-22-2009, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Fixxxer22
how do i go oabout fixing a hook? or am i going to need to find a good fiberglass guy?
Depending on how deep it is you can either sand it out or fill it in. I'd find a glass guy unless you're good at it.
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Old 05-22-2009, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Griff
I had a 1993 24 Outlaw

454mag/365hp/1.5 ratio--23 Mirage plus--5050rpms=60mph
------ " 420hp------"------23 Mirage plus--5450rpms=66mph
------ " 420hp------"------24 Bravo 1------5200rpms=63mph

prop shaft was about 7-8" below the bottom of boat.
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Your 24 Bravo 1 stats are interesting. Our 454MAG with 460HP is at 5100RPMs at 68mph in a Checkmate 259 Convincor. I am not sure about the prop shaft distance from the bottom.
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Old 05-22-2009, 08:57 PM
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my first boat was a 24 ft baja outlaw with a 502,if my memory is correct i ran a 24 pitch 3 blade prop labed to 25.5 the boat ran 67 mph with little over half trim & had no porpiss as you say. it did chime side to side at top end though.
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