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Old 04-07-2024 | 08:02 PM
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Ok, at the expense of laughter, I have to ask. Been racking my brain on if my props on on correctly. Baja 35 Outlaw, twin 525s, Bravo 1s, Maximus 5 blades. LH rotation was on port and RH on starboard when I bought boat from original owner. That means water being thrown to outsides of boat and believe that's the correct way from factory. Today, some how RH is on port and LH is on starboard, believe that means water thrown to inside. I'm only getting 4800 WOT. If the props are truly flip flopped, would that compromise performance, create strain, etc? I have to get things right before I drill into cavitation plates to install drive showers. Welcome thoughts and comments, TIA.
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Old 04-07-2024 | 08:22 PM
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try it the other way just remember shifting is reveresed every boat reacts different see what you prefer
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Old 04-07-2024 | 08:54 PM
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Interesting! I know I wouldn't want to shift into what I know is reverse today in order to go forward. So just swapping props side to side, would have to shift differently to go same direction?
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Most boats from the factory have the left hand prop on the port side and the right hand prop on the starboard. When you push the gear shift forward, your boat goes forward. If you switch the position of the props and push the gear shift forward, you're going to go in reverse.
If you want the props to turn inward and you have the propellers reversed. You're going to have to go to your shifter linkage. Reposition the cables from front to rear and rear to front. So when you push the gear shift forward you'll go forward.
By doing that you may gain a mile or two an hour faster. But you lose maneuverability especially when backing in.
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Old 04-07-2024 | 10:16 PM
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Ok, thanks. We'll since when I put the gears forward, the boat goes forward so they must not be reversed. No plans trying to monkey with that, I just need to ascertain the direction on spin to drill the holes in cavitation plates for pick up tube for driver shower.
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Old 04-07-2024 | 11:36 PM
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No right or wrong way to spin them. There may be some performance advantage to spinning in, especially with 5 blades. More blades = more stern lift. Spinning in creates more bow lift, so that will reduce the effect of the stern lift caused by the 5 blades. Spinning in does make docking harder.
If you didn't have to shift to reverse to go forward, the props are on the same way they were before.
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Thx Griff. Just to confirm "spinning in". I'm 99.99% sure my port is LH spinning CCW and stbd is RH spinning CW. Is that spinning in so when I go to drill for drive showers it will be on inside of cavitation plate with the prop throwing water into the pick up tube.

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Old 04-08-2024 | 12:27 PM
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to stop the confusion, take a pic of the back of the boat and post it That will help confirm the rotation ,
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Confirming port LH-CCW / stbd RH-CW
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Old 04-08-2024 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by imartin
Team Archer. Would love to add a pic but don't have that level OSO membership....😉
Anyone now can post pics. Just need 10 posts, which you have.
Spinning out LH-RH
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