98 American Offshore 3100 prop assistance please
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I have an america offshore 3100 with twin 454's with m1 prochargers and bravo drives. I am currently running 30 pitch bravo 4 blades. @ 65 mph im running around 3800 rpms. at WOT im running around 83 @ 5000 rpm's with two people and 3/4 tank of gas. Should I drop down a couple RPM's or is that about right? I didnt know if I could hand a pair of 32's
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I could not tell you but...
im surprised you run 65 at 3800 and only 82 at 5000 rpm.
I hope someone will chime in but i just thought it would be faster... what king of 454 you strarted with before the m1?
im surprised you run 65 at 3800 and only 82 at 5000 rpm.
I hope someone will chime in but i just thought it would be faster... what king of 454 you strarted with before the m1?
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I have an america offshore 3100 with twin 454's with m1 prochargers and bravo drives. I am currently running 30 pitch bravo 4 blades. @ 65 mph im running around 3800 rpms. at WOT im running around 83 @ 5000 rpm's with two people and 3/4 tank of gas. Should I drop down a couple RPM's or is that about right? I didnt know if I could hand a pair of 32's
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I was told it would run 104 but I cant get close to that. It is my first Cat and twins (which I love it), but I used the GPS on my phone. Every time I have taken it out I get about the same Data. The motors I were told are pretty much stock except for the prochargers. I thought I was trimming them out pretty good based on the mechanical trim indicators. Would me not trimming out enough make close to a 20 mph difference? Although neither boost gauge works but I def hear them whining. Is it a possibility I'm not building boost?
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First off, I greatly appreciate all the insight you all are giving me. On the mechanical indicators I'm trimming to about 7 which is 3/4 of the way down, unless the are not set properly and im trimming less than I really am. I know those hulls porpoise around the 60 to 90 mark, but i never really have felt that yet even at 80, is that an indication im not packing enough to air it out (from not trimming all the way)
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It sounds like your motors are tired or your pro-chargers are not setup properly. What the gear ratio in the drives? Maybe you have a 1.36 gear? Did the boat have bigger power prior to you buying it?
I had a 3100 with stock 500 efi's and it ran 93-94 all day long with 30p 4 blade props.
454's with chargers should put you around the 100 mark depending on boost/pulley setup.
Tell us more about the boat and we may be able to help you.
Phil
I had a 3100 with stock 500 efi's and it ran 93-94 all day long with 30p 4 blade props.
454's with chargers should put you around the 100 mark depending on boost/pulley setup.
Tell us more about the boat and we may be able to help you.
Phil



