Benefits of changing prop?
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Topic: Benefits of changing prop?
Posted By: CC 79
Subject: Benefits of changing prop?
Date Posted: November-22-2004 at 10:01pm
Use my nauti solely for wakeboarding and have her weighted down quite heavily, ( around 800lbs). She pulls very well, but i am concerned about the strain on the engine with all the weight.(Engine is Ford 351, 1200 hrs light use before i bought her) Will a change of prop help at all on engine strain/ acceleration out of the hole? I am not in the least bit worried about reduced top speed as the boat never goes above 40 kmh really.
Anybody who has changed a standard prop, please let me know what you now use and how it has helped. Any advice fellas?
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: November-23-2004 at 1:13am
i have the acme 542 and it is awesome. best money ever spent. it is a 3 blade 11.5x13. maybe lost a mile or two topend. but gained incredible hole shot, way better fuel economy, way better holding speed. we run 1000?1200 lbs of fatsacks and usually 6/7 people. i used to hold it floored for a while but now it never gets floored except to show off when its empty.
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kemah texas
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988
skinautique "2001"
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Posted By: CC 79
Date Posted: November-23-2004 at 8:25pm
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Cheers mate. Will the difference from standard be that different? If it really is then i will see what i can find, but i would imagine that it is a hard item to track here in England, (And DAMNED expensive). Thats why i need to be sure that it really is worth its money. If it allows me to get out of the hole quicker and add more weight then i will get hold of one !!!
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: November-23-2004 at 8:46pm
will skidim ship it over there?
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kemah texas
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988
skinautique "2001"
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Posted By: NAUTI84
Date Posted: November-25-2004 at 11:52am
So what's the bottom line opinion?
I've still got the standard 13X13 on my '84' w/351PCM.
We do a little bit of everything, pulling a tube, Kneeboard, barefoot, sking, wakeboard.
Is there a gain to going to a 4-blade?
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http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=421&yrstart=1981&yrend=1985 - EX-NAUTI84
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: November-25-2004 at 4:27pm
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/articles/ACME_540_Prop.asp
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kemah texas
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988
skinautique "2001"
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Posted By: CC 79
Date Posted: November-25-2004 at 10:16pm
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882001, My boat is a 79, rh rotation, will the 542 fit OK? I think i can get hold of one but it has to be shipped from US, and the costs are double what you pay!! Hence my concern in making sure this is the perfect model prop for me. No way of testing them over here. Cheers
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Posted By: 882001
Date Posted: November-26-2004 at 3:31am
did you read this http://www.correctcraftfan.com/articles/ACME_540_Prop.asp
he has a 79 the only difference between the 540 and 542 is 1/2" pitch.
boarditup on www.wakeboarder.com ships them anywhere in the us for 310.00 maybe he can get it to you cheaper. good luck
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kemah texas
http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=163&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990 - 1988
skinautique "2001"
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Posted By: CC 79
Date Posted: November-26-2004 at 7:10pm
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Thanks, i have sent a message to boarditup to see what he can do for me.
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