Hi there,
I just got my new boat this weekend and was shocked to have trouble pulling my wife up on a single ski. She is only 5' 7" and not at all heavy and she is an experienced skier. My tachometer is broken (new one on order!) but the engine will easily plane after a few seconds, maybe 4, and easily gets to 50 MPH - only kept there for a few seconds since I don't know the RPM, but it does not struggle at all to get there. The engine is "running on" for quite a while when it is warm/hot after running for a while, but does not run on when it gets a chance to cool down.
1) Performance issue you are trying to correct - poor whole shot performance, can't pull up adult skier on single ski (deep water)
2) Current prop manufacturer, model, aluminum or stainless as a minimum - brand new aluminum, standard 3 blade prop (seller replaced it just before selling, I'm not sure if he ever used it for skiing)
3) Current prop diameter and pitch (required) - 14 x 23p
4) Wide open throttle RPM and speed with an average load (very helpful) - sorry, don't have it, but not struggling, have seen it get to 50 MPH (2 adults and 2 kids), so I would probably say around 4800 RPM
5) Engine/drive make, model, year, and HP - 2003 Mercruiser 4.3L 190HP, Alpha One leg, 1:81 gear ratio
6) Boat make model, year, length and weight - 2003 Bayliner Capri 185, 18.5', around ~2100 lbs
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. There is a local guy here with a Quicksilver Merc SS 4 blade prop at 14.5 x 21p that is in perfect shape and he's asking $300 CDN for it. He bought it for his 3.0L 175 Bayliner and ended up selling his boat. Will it fix my hole shot problems and get us out of the water? I don't want to drop another $300 and find it doesn't solve my problem.
Thanks in advance for any responses,
Steve
I just got my new boat this weekend and was shocked to have trouble pulling my wife up on a single ski. She is only 5' 7" and not at all heavy and she is an experienced skier. My tachometer is broken (new one on order!) but the engine will easily plane after a few seconds, maybe 4, and easily gets to 50 MPH - only kept there for a few seconds since I don't know the RPM, but it does not struggle at all to get there. The engine is "running on" for quite a while when it is warm/hot after running for a while, but does not run on when it gets a chance to cool down.
1) Performance issue you are trying to correct - poor whole shot performance, can't pull up adult skier on single ski (deep water)
2) Current prop manufacturer, model, aluminum or stainless as a minimum - brand new aluminum, standard 3 blade prop (seller replaced it just before selling, I'm not sure if he ever used it for skiing)
3) Current prop diameter and pitch (required) - 14 x 23p
4) Wide open throttle RPM and speed with an average load (very helpful) - sorry, don't have it, but not struggling, have seen it get to 50 MPH (2 adults and 2 kids), so I would probably say around 4800 RPM
5) Engine/drive make, model, year, and HP - 2003 Mercruiser 4.3L 190HP, Alpha One leg, 1:81 gear ratio
6) Boat make model, year, length and weight - 2003 Bayliner Capri 185, 18.5', around ~2100 lbs
Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated. There is a local guy here with a Quicksilver Merc SS 4 blade prop at 14.5 x 21p that is in perfect shape and he's asking $300 CDN for it. He bought it for his 3.0L 175 Bayliner and ended up selling his boat. Will it fix my hole shot problems and get us out of the water? I don't want to drop another $300 and find it doesn't solve my problem.
Thanks in advance for any responses,
Steve
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