I'm a newbie boat owner and have some questions.
I have a 4.3 Mercruiser with a Alpha One outdrive on a 18ft. Dynasty boat motor and boat are 1993.
Here are my questions:
What should be my top speed? I'm only getting up to 37mph with one person in the boat with it trimmed up. That seems slow.
What is the best prop? Currently I have a Solas 15 X 19 stainless 3 blade. We do ski alot behind it. Is this the best size and pitch?
Right now my max RPM's are barely getting to 4000 with it trimmed up. Is this too low? Does it matter?
I really appreciate your help. Some of these might be dumb questions, if so I apologize.
Thanks for the replies!
Brent
I have a 4.3 Mercruiser with a Alpha One outdrive on a 18ft. Dynasty boat motor and boat are 1993.
Here are my questions:
What should be my top speed? I'm only getting up to 37mph with one person in the boat with it trimmed up. That seems slow.
What is the best prop? Currently I have a Solas 15 X 19 stainless 3 blade. We do ski alot behind it. Is this the best size and pitch?
Right now my max RPM's are barely getting to 4000 with it trimmed up. Is this too low? Does it matter?
I really appreciate your help. Some of these might be dumb questions, if so I apologize.
Thanks for the replies!
Brent