What's up guys! I picked up a 1988 excell 28ft. the end of 05. trying to get this thing ready for the water. No good pic's to post yet. As work goes on more and more ?'s come up. Looking foward to getting some feedback from all you .Thanks..

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Doug

Whats up Doug!
I'm putting a 502 pushing 550-600 hp.
It has a mirage plus 25p on it. The boat hasn't seen water yet,so I don't know what to expect with this set-up. Any comments on prop selection.

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I would guess you're going to go up a pitch or at least have that one reworked a little. Once you get it in the water, write down RPMs at top speed and give to a prop shop and they'll steer you in right direction. Every brand of prop works different on every boat. I tried 8 different brand/style props on my last boat to get in the right ballpark, then had it tweeked to perfection.

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My guess would be 72 -74 mph

Your going to have to raise the X if you want more speed.

The 28 excell,s X is set at 7 1/2"

The hull likes 4" a lot better. I personally would go higher if I could but its to much work. The ride is also better with the higher X.

Properly set up you can see 80 mph with 600 hp

Welcome to the board , Good luck with the boat. Keep us posted on your results.

Paul

Thanks for the info.

When she hits the water,I'll post the results with this prop.

72-74MPH Sounds good to me!!!

This site is great, I wish I found it sooner!

Louie