Acme 1210

Delta propeller and use the code in the icon to the left top of this forum screen for a discount.

Thanks for the thought on Delta. I checked there but forgot about the Discount Code. Sounds like the cheapest so far, plus nice to shop with a site sponsor!

Anyone with a used one? Let me know.

The Tique is pretty hot with the Federal. I bet it will feel like a little rocket sled with a new Acme.

I was just going to keep quiet until the comparisons started. I was going to tell David, despite the always great reviews on the Acme's that if an OJ is much cheaper, he might get comparable performance, but then a little research showed me the OJ isnt any cheaper, so no reason to not go with the Acme. This is based on my running 3 different props in a quick test session a few years ago. I went with the OJ 12 x 13. (some people who saw this said my tach was off. Could be, but the relative numbers are probably valid for comparison. Not sure if its off or not, but the chevies to tend to turn a little faster. I do have a shop tach but never hooked it up to do comparisons to the gauge at higher speeds.)

If anyone were ever to instrument an acceleration test, I think the oj vs Acme debate for this application would be put to bed. I’ve done prop swaps between the 2 on similar boats running side by side on the same day and the results are pretty impressive. The oj does ok up top and “feels” plenty quick (and nearly as smooth) but the Acme provided about a boatlength of holeshot advantage- which is a lot. In this instance the Acme was faster on both boats as well. I’ve seen some oj’s run well but Acme will get my money every time, even if it were more expensive. It’s a better skiing prop too, IMHO.

Larry, id say your tach is off by almost 800rpm at those speeds. The speed vs rpm with a given prop will not change much between like-hulled boats regardless of engine. A better breathing (more hp at higher rpm) engine would simply pull longer (and thus go faster). Those numbers look to be in-family with the Ford boats though.

As far as federals go, I’ve seen some run as fast or faster than the 2 others, but they shake so much and are such dogs out of the hole (even when in perfect condition), I just couldn’t bring myself to run one for very long.

Agree that you should go with Delta, 1210’s are super rare- not sure I’ve ever seen a used one come up. 16’ correct crafts is about the only market for them.

I have a 1210 on my 67 Starflite that was a mid year 2015 purchase.Hasn't been used very much. I was going to try and see if anyone is interested in the whole boat package but am resigned to think that with all it needs it will probably be parted out. The Dominique I just bought needs a new prop so I will be looking for a replacement.
Tim is a 540 what I need for a 351 Dominique?
David PM me if interested.