Props

[bneub]

Originally posted by Tequilasun
How come no one is repropping for Barefooting?

I don't heal up as quickly as I used to!

[dogbert]

Originally posted by Tequilasun
How come no one is repropping for Barefooting?

We're waiting for your report and recommendations...time to step up!

[NICKYPOO]

Finally! Managed to get the OJ off and the new Acme on last night. What a bear. Camera battery died so I wasn't able to get and pics with it on but I did get a prop comparison photo in.

[dogbert]

You try it out yet?

[NICKYPOO]

I was originally supposed to be out on the boat today but the planets just weren't aligned quite right. I'm sure I'll get a the chance in the next two days.

[NICKYPOO]

+4 mph, -2sec to plane, +500 rpm.

[Tequilasun]

Yea......


Hit the Throttle Baby!

[my86stanggt]

The guy I bought my boat from is sending me an extra stainless prop that he didn't use. The one I have on the boat now is a 13x12.5 CVP 1 1/8 bore. That is all I could get off it. How can you tell the cup?

Jeff

[dogbert]

Is it me or does his boat look like "he who shall not be named"?

[bneub]

I was thinking that someone had said their new prop helped perfect pass control more consistently. Maybe it was in the posts that got lost?

I dinged my prop up last weekend.

[dogbert]

Originally posted by bneub
I was thinking that someone had said their new prop helped perfect pass control more consistently. Maybe it was in the posts that got lost?

I dinged my prop up last weekend.

That was me and yes it got lost. I bought the Acme 525. I saw a 3-5 sec improvement to plane, depending on load (the heavier, the bigger the improvement) and I picked up a mile or two on the top end.

I also noticed that during my holeshot, my max RPMs dropped from 3300 to 2500, which leads me to believe that I'm cavitating less.

I also noticed that my PerfectPass tracked better under heavy load and that my throttle control was much more precise (the two go hand in hand).

[dogbert]

Originally posted by NICKYPOO
+4 mph, -2sec to plane, +500 rpm.

Can we presume by the picture that you like the performance of your new prop? (I'd hate to speculate otherwise)

[TeamAllen]

Originally posted by dogbert
Is it me or does his boat look like "he who shall not be named"?

You're right, it does have a familiar resemblance.

[bneub]

Originally posted by dogbert
That was me and yes it got lost. I bought the Acme 525. I saw a 3-5 sec improvement to plane, depending on load (the heavier, the bigger the improvement) and I picked up a mile or two on the top end.

I also noticed that during my holeshot, my max RPMs dropped from 3300 to 2500, which leads me to believe that I'm cavitating less.

I also noticed that my PerfectPass tracked better under heavy load and that my throttle control was much more precise (the two go hand in hand).

I have a 525 on my 20i with the 340 motor. I have always had trouble with throttle control in the 15 - 25 mph range. It is easy to control arount 10 mph (surfing) and around 30 - 34 (slalom). Very hard to hold at wakeboard speeds.

That is why I installed PP, but it seems to have the same problem. We spent over an hour working with CS, KDW, and NN on Saturday and when I was being pulled at 20, the speed was fluctuating about 2 mph.

I would sacrifice some hole shot or top end to get better throttle control.

[NICKYPOO]

Originally posted by dogbert
Can we presume by the picture that you like the performance of your new prop? (I'd hate to speculate otherwise)

You presume correct. I'm pretty pleased so far. Those numbers I posted are just guestimates. I don't have any hard data. The mph obviously is going to be a pretty accurate increase but that was achieved with a full 500lb'er in the trunk and four people, although 3 were girls. I have yet to run it through the buoys or tow a serious wake boarder so we'll see how it does as time progresses.