Repower - trying to size the props with no sistership to compare.
05-01-2014 | 01:58 PM
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Repower - trying to size the props with no sistership to compare.
The boat is a commercial Boston Whaler Vigilant class pilot house.
34' with new Armstrong bracket, 11' beam, 11,000 lbs, (2) 2014 Yamaha F300's. Were not looking for top end speed so much as a fuel economy at cruise from 25-35 knots.
After running several prop calculators I'm thinking 15" x 17 pitch 4 blade offshore type props.
Now trying to pick the best price, performance, quality in a USA based manufacturer.
I live near Hill Marine and have had good luck with their custom props in the past and can walk in for service or tweaking.
Looking at companies like PowerTech but see some negative feedback in several forums.
Should I just go with factory Yamaha props? Any other suggestions from the experts? I also put in a call to Brett and looking forward to that discussion. Thank you in advance for your feedback.
34' with new Armstrong bracket, 11' beam, 11,000 lbs, (2) 2014 Yamaha F300's. Were not looking for top end speed so much as a fuel economy at cruise from 25-35 knots.
After running several prop calculators I'm thinking 15" x 17 pitch 4 blade offshore type props.
Now trying to pick the best price, performance, quality in a USA based manufacturer.
I live near Hill Marine and have had good luck with their custom props in the past and can walk in for service or tweaking.
Looking at companies like PowerTech but see some negative feedback in several forums.
Should I just go with factory Yamaha props? Any other suggestions from the experts? I also put in a call to Brett and looking forward to that discussion. Thank you in advance for your feedback.
