318 Skater prop testing and continued dial in.
09-30-2016, 05:24 PM
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09-30-2016, 05:33 PM
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I had an oportunity to run the boat this morning. 113 with 32" Merc 5 blade cleavers on the river dead calm no current. 63 gallon fuel 70* 50% humidity. 550# of passengers. Yes we are all Bubba's in Arkansas
Dewald's 32" 110-111 with 70 gallons fuel 550#' of bubbas.
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I had an oportunity to run the boat this morning. 113 with 32" Merc 5 blade cleavers on the river dead calm no current. 63 gallon fuel 70* 50% humidity. 550# of passengers. Yes we are all Bubba's in Arkansas
Dewald's 32" 110-111 with 70 gallons fuel 550#' of bubbas.
10-01-2016, 08:59 AM
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]559915[/ATTACH]
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I had an oportunity to run the boat this morning. 113 with 32" Merc 5 blade cleavers on the river dead calm no current. 63 gallon fuel 70* 50% humidity. 550# of passengers. Yes we are all Bubba's in Arkansas
Dewald's 32" 110-111 with 70 gallons fuel 550#' of bubbas.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]559916[/ATTACH]
I had an oportunity to run the boat this morning. 113 with 32" Merc 5 blade cleavers on the river dead calm no current. 63 gallon fuel 70* 50% humidity. 550# of passengers. Yes we are all Bubba's in Arkansas
Dewald's 32" 110-111 with 70 gallons fuel 550#' of bubbas.
10-01-2016, 09:57 AM
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Thanx for the kind words guys. We're all in this together. Ha. So I ran my Dewalds the other day. They are 34pitch 15.25 dia and 20 degree rake. I ran 111mph at 6441 rpm. They are on their way back to him for some adjusting. I think 33 pitch by 15.25 dia would be perfect. He's gonna start by taking some cup out which he left a lot of in this time around. Also bit of Dia. we will see what happens. Im sure they'll have to go back one more time before were done. My last run out with my Merc props was 114mph at 7049rpm. Im sure I was one tick off of 115mph. I have a problem with my starboard motor as it runs 300rpms behind my port. Its been that way all season. The heights have been rechecked several times and the Dewald props yielded the same info. My girlfriend videos the vessel view so I could stop it to see where they were at certain speeds. If I got that motor to pull its own weight equal to the port motor Im sure Id be up around 117 or 118mph. That last run the port was on limiters with nothing more to give and the starboard was lagging behind. I think the Dewalds will put me at 115mph very conservatively and that 300rpms would yield another 2mph conservatively. Being that new 318 that just ran did 121?mph I think with my boat with two healthy motors could get close to 120mph with the set up as is. Understanding I ve been running in 70 degree weather with mild humidity which is perfect speed testing weather. Take the above for what they're worth. I did up to 114mph the one day with 2 people on board and about 110 gallons of gas so I think my projection of 118mph plus is totally attainable with two healthy motors. Im working on getting that fixed soon. Hopefully its not a major headache but you never know.
10-09-2016, 09:44 AM
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Post the video so we can see how it accelerates.
