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Location: north central wisconsin | Targa01 - 8/30/2012 9:28 AM
By all means I'm not done tweaking. I'm still going to try and shed some weight where I can and play with a few more props. If/when I get a stabilizer on there it will probably change the game again.
I see the purpose of a stabilizer when trying to attain a performance level that a boat may not be able to do on it's own. Keep the feedback or comments coming. I think each has a valid point and Steve was just making I sure I didn't jump straight to an external fix before I get the most out of it.
Thanks again guys....
No problem. Sometimes it just gets to the point that propping won't solve it all without other big changes. I told the dude at D&H prop that I wish there was a prop that started out small, and grew as one got up to speed. He said there is to a degree, but that it wouldn't solve my problem. The one prop he suggested for my heavy glass tiller, was a certain 4 bladed prop that he has sold to some others with decent results. At that point, I had tried 7 different props, and was actually using the aluminum prop, which was performing best. The other thing I had not done, and won't, was moving my three batteries forward, as it won't work with my particular rig. After the fin, I was able to remove my transom wedges(that increased negative trim) and I'm back to my stainless prop and acceptable performance. Very little loss of top end, as the fin is out of or nearly out of the water at full trim.
With all of that said, as I plan to keep the boat for quite some time, I still may revisit the propping, and give one of the suggested four blades models a try, to see if I can further maximize.
Edited by Reef Hawg 8/30/2012 10:23 AM
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