Do I need a new prop or a stabilizer fin?

jestor68

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Re: Do I need a new prop or a stabilizer fin?

In case some of ya don't know what a Doel fin is.00441.jpg


Have a nice day! :)
 

jimmbo

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Re: Do I need a new prop or a stabilizer fin?

If the prop is slipping due to ventilation, has the engine been mounted higher on the, I don't know if I would call it a transom, than the lowest position? Is it being over trimmed? Perhaps a prop with cupping would help.

All that said, the only real way to gain a 50% speed increase is to add horsepower.

Doel Fin, Whale tail, and other variations, to me, are a total waste and place a lot of stress on the engine. Trim tabs added to the hull are a different matter.
 

QC

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Re: Do I need a new prop or a stabilizer fin?

Year and a half old thread guys. Let her die a proper death.
 
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