Re: prop venting
 

Johno, this is kind of a different subject but,

The 3 Litre Mercury's have had low end issues for years. We used to actually package the 225's with a small hub Trophy back in 1995 just to give the new owner a prop that would ventilate enough to get the boat on plane. Unbelievable.

We started the Bravo 1 venting when the 300 ProMax was released because the low rev limiter caused us to prop the engine with very high pitches. This in turn caused planing issues.

I voted to put the PVS system into the Bravo 1 when the prop was retooled in 1998. I didn't get my wish. I guess it does give BBLADES, Throttle Up, and other HiPerf prop shops another operation we can offer to enhance our customers set ups. It isn't required on all of them.

Re: prop venting
 

i think my problem is only going to get worse . as i am raising the motors up. these motors are 98s offshores merc only made them 2 years i think. they are 15inch now with a five inch spacer, i am not even sure why the hydros make it faster i was told by a lot of people that the bravos would be faster but who knows it is the only step bottom activator out board model hull #1 thanks bruce

Re: prop venting
 

Bruce, your right, they were only in production for 2 years.

Let us know how the testing goes.

Come on spring!!

Re: prop venting
 

brett you are a world of information thanks for all your help with these motors talk to you soon bruce