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I have a 305 5.0l v8 220hp pushing a '99 searay 210 sundeck. Fully loaded for a day on the water is about 4200lbs. My outdrive is an alpha1 gen2 with 1.62 gears in it.
I talked to mecruiser direct today about my setup because I am having prop selection issues and they told me I should be...
Seem to be having some issues and I would really like to blame the cheap prop.
Searay 210 sundeck
5.0L V8 Carb.
Alpha 1 outdrive 1.62 gear ratio
I had a 14.25" x 21p 3 blade aluminum prop on it (brand new). It took a while to get up on plane and it would only top out at 4600 rpm around 43mph...
I have some small areas that need the use of some sandpaper to get cleaned. Would it be a bad idea to hit them with some 800 grit or will that damage the gel coat.
