My boat did not come with a Propeller so I got one off Craigslist to start off and am now wondering if I made the right choice
My boat is a 1985 4winns horizon 19.5 cuddy
Mercruiser 260 5.7 v8 with alpha 1 v8 (1.5 ratio I believe) outdrive
The Propeller I got is a quicksilver stainless 19p and 14" diameter
Took the boat out Saturday after doing all maintenance I could think of before going for the first ride as the boat sat for 2 years, maybe more
Top speed according to GPS I got was 47 mph at 4,000 rpm. Give or take 5mph because the current was moving pretty good on the Hudson river and could scew that I think
The boat seems to rev quick coming out of the hull, seems like the Propeller slips when I give it throttle idk if its because its a 14" diameter or if its the 19p I kinda wanted a 21p but 45+ mph at 4,000 rpm seems pretty good
It won't go past 4,000 according to the tachometer you can hear the engine bog as it gets into the 4 barrels but I ran a mix of the old gas with new gas and two bottles of seafoam lol so it could have been a fuel issue their or perhaps the carb needs a rebuild. It did idle fantastic and shift super smooth at idle and rev smooth untill I got close to full throttle it would bog
2,700 rpm netted me about 26-27mph cruising
What do you guys think? Bad pitch, too small diamiter or is it just the way it should be?
My boat is a 1985 4winns horizon 19.5 cuddy
Mercruiser 260 5.7 v8 with alpha 1 v8 (1.5 ratio I believe) outdrive
The Propeller I got is a quicksilver stainless 19p and 14" diameter
Took the boat out Saturday after doing all maintenance I could think of before going for the first ride as the boat sat for 2 years, maybe more
Top speed according to GPS I got was 47 mph at 4,000 rpm. Give or take 5mph because the current was moving pretty good on the Hudson river and could scew that I think
The boat seems to rev quick coming out of the hull, seems like the Propeller slips when I give it throttle idk if its because its a 14" diameter or if its the 19p I kinda wanted a 21p but 45+ mph at 4,000 rpm seems pretty good
It won't go past 4,000 according to the tachometer you can hear the engine bog as it gets into the 4 barrels but I ran a mix of the old gas with new gas and two bottles of seafoam lol so it could have been a fuel issue their or perhaps the carb needs a rebuild. It did idle fantastic and shift super smooth at idle and rev smooth untill I got close to full throttle it would bog
2,700 rpm netted me about 26-27mph cruising
What do you guys think? Bad pitch, too small diamiter or is it just the way it should be?