Surface Piercing Propeller Slip
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Hi,
Anyone who can make a good guess of propeller slip with 2x ASD8 std. installation hight on a Scarab 302 Centre Console 24deg V-bottom with 17.5x32P 4-blade #6 Mercruiser Racing propps...??
Total weight on boat: 6000lbs
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Richard
Anyone who can make a good guess of propeller slip with 2x ASD8 std. installation hight on a Scarab 302 Centre Console 24deg V-bottom with 17.5x32P 4-blade #6 Mercruiser Racing propps...??
Total weight on boat: 6000lbs
Regards
Richard
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From: Plainville/Old Lyme, CT Boca Raton, FL
On my Outerlimits I am running a 6 blade 17X36X21R with a 1.50 @ 5850RPM @ 111mph. That comes out to a 17% slip rate. Don't get hung up too much on the slip, some of the best running boats have a good amount of slip.
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I'm using a Mercury 5 blade 32 17.5 diameter 21deg rake. Slip is 13.8%. 102 at 5850.
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Mines a heavy slower boat but the slip is interesting. Running herring 4 blade 18x32x15 rake, Boat ran 85 at 5200rpm. Then I got some mercury 5 blade 18x35x18 rake, boat runs 77 at 4900 (haven't pushed it past that) it turns the bigger props easy, but they just slip like crazy. Tried all different trim settings. George at cool breeze at LOTO told me my boat might just "like the 4 blade props better".




