How much will labbing my prop help?
12-01-2005 | 09:36 AM
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Re: How much will labbing my prop help?
Originally Posted by Monkey Spanker
You picked up 11 mph with 100 hpr?? What else did you do?
- The first engine I had in the boat was a stock 310HP/7.4MPI.
- The second engine is a 415HP/502MagMPI that I rebuilt with a few mods. The heads were milled 0.010 and bowl ported. I'm also running Stainless Marine exhaust instead of the cast iron crap. Other than those changes, it's stock...
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12-01-2005 | 03:05 PM
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Re: How much will labbing my prop help?
Originally Posted by baja36ft
I Have A Pair Of 28 Pitch Bravo 1 In Good Shape Never Been Touched 600.00
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12-12-2005 | 07:20 AM
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Re: How much will labbing my prop help?
Originally Posted by Craney
How much does it cost to have a Bravo 1 lab finished from Throttle up???
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12-12-2005 | 07:28 AM
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Re: How much will labbing my prop help?
Originally Posted by JJONES
Does Anybody Realy Notice 2mph?I Sure Wouldnt Except On My Speedo!Id Save My Money!
Figure about $1000-$1500 for each additional mph in motor work. For a few hundred dollars it's possible to pick up 2-3 mph. That works outs to $100 per mph, very cheap in the boating industry.
Another major benfit, which is hard to put a price on, is having the prop tuned to the boat. Sometimes prop adjustments will completely change the personality of the boat. We have had customers who were considering selling thier boat change thier mind after getting the right prop and having it adjusted to thier liking.
Does prop work improve every boat? No, sometimes a stock prop works best on a certain boat. It's up to the owner to deceide what they want from the boat and what they want to spend for it.
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12-12-2005 | 08:47 AM
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Re: How much will labbing my prop help?
Originally Posted by throttleup
Good point, for many a couple mph doesn't mean much. But for those who have put a lot of money into motors and thier boats, prop work is the cheapest speed on the market.
Figure about $1000-$1500 for each additional mph in motor work. For a few hundred dollars it's possible to pick up 2-3 mph. That works outs to $100 per mph, very cheap in the boating industry.
Another major benfit, which is hard to put a price on, is having the prop tuned to the boat. Sometimes prop adjustments will completely change the personality of the boat. We have had customers who were considering selling thier boat change thier mind after getting the right prop and having it adjusted to thier liking.
Does prop work improve every boat? No, sometimes a stock prop works best on a certain boat. It's up to the owner to deceide what they want from the boat and what they want to spend for it.
Matt
Figure about $1000-$1500 for each additional mph in motor work. For a few hundred dollars it's possible to pick up 2-3 mph. That works outs to $100 per mph, very cheap in the boating industry.
Another major benfit, which is hard to put a price on, is having the prop tuned to the boat. Sometimes prop adjustments will completely change the personality of the boat. We have had customers who were considering selling thier boat change thier mind after getting the right prop and having it adjusted to thier liking.
Does prop work improve every boat? No, sometimes a stock prop works best on a certain boat. It's up to the owner to deceide what they want from the boat and what they want to spend for it.
Matt
In my case, I am leaning toward buying/trying a different prop before having any mods done to my current prop.
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