Hi everyone,
Have a 1989 Johnson pushing a 1979 17' Apollo boat. Got caught in some big swells the other day and while making our way to a beach, the prop clipped something and cracked one of the blades. That prop was OMC part number 382763, 13 3/4" x 15P. We called around some shops at the lake and someone had one on hand for a good price. We picked it up, put it on and the boat seems to perform differently. It is marked as the same size and pitch, but at WOT the revs are lower (5750 vs 6000), it seems to come out of the hole slower, and feels like it has better top end speed (speedo doesn't work).
My brother still has the boat at the lake and he will be sending me part numbers in the morning, but is this normal?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek
Have a 1989 Johnson pushing a 1979 17' Apollo boat. Got caught in some big swells the other day and while making our way to a beach, the prop clipped something and cracked one of the blades. That prop was OMC part number 382763, 13 3/4" x 15P. We called around some shops at the lake and someone had one on hand for a good price. We picked it up, put it on and the boat seems to perform differently. It is marked as the same size and pitch, but at WOT the revs are lower (5750 vs 6000), it seems to come out of the hole slower, and feels like it has better top end speed (speedo doesn't work).
My brother still has the boat at the lake and he will be sending me part numbers in the morning, but is this normal?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Derek