psneeld
Guru
Below 8 knots and you can hang all kinds of things fro the bottom of your boat without appreciable slowing or fuel consumption...at six knots it would be hard to even find on instrumentation.
And you can get 2800 with a 25 X 19?
I'm almost certain that I can coax another 3 knots out of the boat with a prop change but as I said earlier, I'm getting Cummins recommended 2800rpm now. I'm also used to the 8.4 knots and the sound of the engine at 2000rpm. At 2400 she will go 9.3 knots but look at the fuel flow. Christ! I'm on a fixed income and have to watch mu Ps & Qs!Walt, let's pull that clean prop of yours and and pound another inch or two into its pitch. I'll bring the beer!!
Fast forwarding 5 years.......Do you still have the prop cage on your boat and if so, has it performed well over the years?Just finished installing one on our boat so we have to worry less about pot buoys..
Fast forwarding 5 years.......Do you still have the prop cage on your boat and if so, has it performed well over the years?
Still on boat. In perfect condition. Has performed well.
As long as one goes forward and not in reverse, damn the pot buoys!
Good to know.
Have you ever seen them with a lighter grid pattern to reduce the chance of a propeller sucking line into itself while in reverse? Don't ask how I know this is possible...even with floats and floating line