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    83' 115hp Mercury, prop slip

    What 3 balde would be better at increasing cruising speed fuel efficiency? Or would a 4 blade be more efficient?
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    83' 115hp Mercury, prop slip

    A few thoughts, First is analog tach, and gps speed is my set up. Second, so you're saying that a 4 blade would not be more efficient than a 3 blade? When you say:" Their efficiency and slip reduces hugely anything upwards of slow planing speeds" what are you even saying? Third, let's...
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    Helix 7 g3n with a garmin/lowrance flow meter?

    Anyone know or have used a g3n with the ethernet adapter to a backbone nmea 2000 compatible fuel flow meter? I have a Helix 7 G3N and am looking into ways to get it to show my mpg/gph. Anybody got any ways to use it and not a new display?
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    Helix 7 g3n with a garmin/lowrance flow meter?

    Anyone know or have used a g3n with the ethernet adapter to a backbone nmea 2000 compatible fuel flow meter? I have a Helix 7 G3N and am looking into ways to get it to find my mpg/gph. Anybody got any ways to use it and not a new display?
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    That is exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you! If other have this sort of data I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you again
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    Thank you for some actual numbers. It's refreshing to have an answer to a question rather than old rule of thumbs repeated back to me Thanks again.
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    So on that 84' 115 did you see 11.5 gph wot or closer to 14 gph wot?
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    If it's a 115hp rated at the prop, then due to loss, the 115hp would go up, meaning a "125hp" crank would lose 10% and land to 115hp prop. So sure not the old 140hp but still thirstier than the "old" 115hp crank rated which is what we normally do the old 10% WOT gph.
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    2400# loaded weight starcraft 1974 ss with 19p 3 blade stock prop, 65 degrees F, no wind, no current, 2.0 gear ratio, and at each 500 rpm level.... 5500 = 14 gph 5000 = ? 4500 = ? 4000, 3500, 3000...
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    Looking for actual numbers if anyone has some.
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    Gph at various rpm...thoughts?

    So, the rule of thumb is 10% of hp is WOT gph usage. I have an 83' Mercury 115hp with I'm told is the year they changed to different hp rating (at the prop rather than crank?) making my 115 more like a 140...meaning I "should" see about 14 gph at WOT. With all that said, does anyone have a...
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    Nmea 2000 and gph display

    Wow, the whole time. Guess I really missed the forest from the trees. Thank you!
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    Nmea 2000 and gph display

    Is there a simpler solution that I'm missing outside of nmea 2000?
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    Nmea 2000 and gph display

    So, lets pretend i still want to know my gph. What would a guy need? Backbone=wire? Or Backbone is a device? So flow meter on fuel line. Then flow meter wire to nmea 2000 device. Done?
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    Nmea 2000 and gph display

    So, I am searching for a display (preferably guage size) that would do gph. My set up is no existing NMEA2000 equipment or displays. All I really want is a gph display but it appears to be either expensive (over $500) or nonexistent. I have the flow meter on order (garmin gfs10) and just need...
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