Am I under-propped.. ??

Kitimat

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I recently purchased a 26.5ft sangster cruiser with command bridge, it has a 351 I/O.I cant get it to plane, at 3200rpm it moves at 16mph. It presently has a 15 Pitch prop, I do have trim tabs but they dont make any difference at present. Do I need more pitch, any ideas welcome....THX
 

roscoe

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Re: Am I under-propped.. ??

Just the opposite in my opinion.<br />Less pitch, will allow engine to run at higher rpm, and provide more power to the prop.<br /><br />So you are running wide open, at 3200 rpm, plowing thru the water at 16 mph? It sounds like something more may be wrong.<br /><br />By the way, you posted this question in the fishing forum.<br /><br />You should use the drop down menu near the bottom of the page, select the "boat questions" forum, press "GO".<br />The post your topic/question on the boat page. You will get more responses there, as more members will see your question.<br /><br />Good Luck.
 

JB

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Re: Am I under-propped.. ??

Moving to Boats.
 
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