Anyone have a Wellcraft 260 Aft Cabin?

[Southtowns27]

Not sure how many of these boats are left out there, but I want to hear from people that have them. I have one and I've got another thread going in the prop section about excessive slip.. I have a single 260 horse Chevy 350, Alpha 1, and a 16x16 3 blade aluminum prop. My slip calculates out to 30+%. I'm considering a prop swap, but I don't want to take random shots in the dark, that gets expensive in a hurry. So, if you've got one of these boats, what prop are you running, what's your speed and RPM at WOT, what speed to you cruise at, and what's your fuel economy?

 

[26aftcab454]

Re: Anyone have a Wellcraft 260 Aft Cabin?



in 1996 mine had a Mercruiser 454 with the Bravo III along with a new transom. I owned it for only a few years after it was repowerd , did not own it with the original 350/260hp .
really liked the boat- smooth riding in the chop. WOT at 4400rpm got me to 43mph .

 

[smokeonthewater]

Re: Anyone have a Wellcraft 260 Aft Cabin?

forget trying to get low slip numbers on a heavy boat with a single smallblock

what rpm and mph are you getting now? the 16x16 elephant ear is likely a really good prop for that boat and that's what I ran on a 26' carver flybridge cruiser with a 260 before the motor died and I swapped to a 6 cyl

another choice might be a 15 pitch 4 blade..... we need your numbers and also how does the boat do on holeshot?