porp advice

wissam

Recruit
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Jun 26, 2012
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hello,

just bought a 26' cruiser (its called silvercraft 26 dubai made boat) and it has 2 115 four storke mercury engines on it, i noticed that some time the rpm is going up and the boat is bearly moving then when u put on full speed it takes time to get there, i contacted the agent and he said that the problem is that my propeller is 19' and he suggested changing it to 17' claiming that this would solve the problem and am not convinced. what do you think about what is he saying and what do you think is the ideal propeller size for such a boat (btw wieght of boat is 3300 pounds) and i use it for sometimes pulling a tube and sometime fishing in open sea
 

Georgesalmon

Lieutenant Commander
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Apr 14, 2012
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Re: porp advice

Need to know many things to decide on your prop pitch. Not the least of which is the WOT rpm and gps speed. The agent is talking in the right direction. Ask him if he will "loan" you the props to try and find out if he's right.
 

steelespike

Supreme Mariner
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Apr 26, 2002
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Re: porp advice

We need the info found in "read this first" at the top of the prop forum.
 
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