innerrage

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does anyone make a stainless steel performance prop or rehub a mecury prop to volvo penta 290aq any more

bbladesprops

Not that I am aware of.

Brett

hallj

Try the Solas Titan. They work great!

Jeff

innerrage

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thank you

Throttle Fever

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Branson Hill does........

mattyboy

have a re hubbed cleaver 26 pitch that will work on a 290

for sale

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/boa/2090314015.html

innerrage

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matt i got a bronson 14.5x23lhss solid hub run at 5300 to 5500 is my rpm range on the smallblock i bought a 23 pitch cleaver last year of donzi reg the hub was poen and my boat was alot slower dont no why

mattyboy

On my donzi 16 with a 250 I ran a few michigan props , I had a custom made spinelli and a few rehubbed merc chopper and cleaver props.

my setup didn't need bowlift the small boat with 310 hp actually ran better and more stable with a tad more wetted surface.
the volvo ultras were the best I had tried UNTIL I used the solas titan.

I was running a 25 pitch chopper and a 24 pitch ultra to about 5300 rpm on a holman moody 351 W at wot the boat was a hand full the ultra and the chopper ventilated in rougher water too

I used a 21 pitch solas which DROPPED my rpm to about 4900 the prop was hooked to the water no handling issues at all had a nice ride attitude and brought my top speed up to 62 mph from about on second at 60 with the other props just couldn't stay there.

when you run the numbers on the solas add 2 inches of pitch due to size and how effecient they are. with 310 hp I could not spin the 23 solas. my slip numbers were around 5-7 % from 10-15% with the other props.

everyone that has tried one on a donzi classic likes the way it performs it might not be the fastest but it is their favorite.

the cleaver i have I couldn't get trimmed out enough to do any good.

innerrage

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im running a 1988 21ft sunrunner 400hp smallblock chevy vortec from sarris racing engines lake george 290 with a nose cone im in the low sixties im looking for something comparable to the 23lh from bronson it seems the solid hub run better

mattyboy

volvo props especially the ultra are notorious for weak hubs, they needed to be modified to a stronger mighigan hub.

not familar with the shape of the hull on the sunrunner. with the rounded keel and short running surface of the 16 handling was my main issue.

but 400 hp thru a 1.6 drive would turn a 23 solas. is it a solid nose cone with a water pickup elsewhere or is it the nosecone that has the water inlets still there???

my numbers with the solas

1.6 drive 4900 rpm 62.8 mph 23 pitch (21 solas)= 5.8% slip

with your setup turning a 23 solas to 4900 rpm with a 1.6 drive and 7% slip you would be around 67 mph
the 21 solas would keep you in the same rpm range or a little less. they are hard to turn .