Props
Having just filled up the tanks, fuel and water, I decided to take it fully loaded at WOT to see if the engines would reach their rated 2,600 rpm (JD 4045). The port engine topped out at exactly 2,600 but the stbd only made it to 2,535. My question to you prop experts out there is whether the shortfall is enough to merit changing the pitch on the stbd prop, or if its close enough. I usually cruise at 7.5 to 8 kts, or 1,600- 1,900 rpm, and usually with half the load.
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