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Old 08-14-2012, 10:34 AM   #4
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Vessel Name: Apache II
Vessel Model: 1974 Donald Jones
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Originally Posted by Moonstruck View Post
Dude the governed no load top rpm is called high idle. The boat should be propped for the engine to turn the recommended top loaded rpm. The manual for the engine should tell what percentage of the time that it can run at top rpm.
Not sure I follow you Don.

I have a low idle of 5500 and a high of 7500.

At WOT how could this be considered Idle?

With my boat I can achieve max RPM only in neutral.

Max is 2800 Underway is about 2550.

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