Arawak
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2010
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Finally splashed my rebuilt 1988 Bayliner 17' today.
Was very gratified to see that she gets up on plane easily, and has about 5mph more than before (wet foam), but now that I have a tach I see that it maxes out at about 3200 rpm, at which point she's doing 35mph according to the GPS. I think this means it has too much pitch, does this seem reasonable?
The FrankenChrysler was built by an older fellow who used to own a Chrysler dealership, out of several motors. The lower unit is aftermarket I think, and takes Merc props, I was told. So, I'm not sure how to tell what pitch/diameter prop I have, and what I should try.
Or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?
Behold the FrankenChrysler...
Was very gratified to see that she gets up on plane easily, and has about 5mph more than before (wet foam), but now that I have a tach I see that it maxes out at about 3200 rpm, at which point she's doing 35mph according to the GPS. I think this means it has too much pitch, does this seem reasonable?
The FrankenChrysler was built by an older fellow who used to own a Chrysler dealership, out of several motors. The lower unit is aftermarket I think, and takes Merc props, I was told. So, I'm not sure how to tell what pitch/diameter prop I have, and what I should try.
Or am I barking up the wrong tree entirely?
Behold the FrankenChrysler...