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I'm with "propgods" for aluminum stuff, we just go with Quicksilver.
But if you want just the stock Yamaha brand, Eds Marine is a pretty good place.
Don't know if they will have them in stock or not though. http://edsmarinesuperstore.com/yamaha_props.htm
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When people show up Saturday morning without beer and say "oh it was a rough night, I'm not drinking today"
Then later on, guess who's thirsty, and wants a few of your beers.....
So I always bring enough for everyone anyways because I like to be prepared.
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Sweet!
Wait till the temps drop this winter so you can crack 100.
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Well, let me know how she runs.
I may have something different to try just to see what happens.
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will any of the merc props fit a 2010 etec 150ho?
Yes, they all will.
Did you put a 150 on that Mitzi ??
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Alright, it's not what you're thinking...........
How do you determine which shaft length is correct for your boat? I've got a 1999 Angler single engine cat that I'm thinking of repowering. I brought it to a local dealer who said the 99 Yammie 115 I have on it now is a 25" shaft and he thinks it should be a 20". Since I don't have the original manual on this boat and Angler is ABSOLUTELY NO HELP AND NEVER RESPONDS TO ANY PHONE CALLS OR EMAILS I don't know where to find the answer.
Do cats need the longer shaft outboard?
Its a little harder on a cat.
But the real test is to go run your boat and see where the anti ventilation plate is at cruise.
Get up to a fast cruise speed, trim it however you normally do and go take a look.
If the plate is visible at the surface, thats good. if its under the surface of the water, try to figure out how much.
5 inches is HUGE. so unless your motor is absolutely buried and spraying water all over the cowling and everything else, I'd say stay with a 25 inch shaft.
If the plate is just below the surface of the water ( an inch or two) then you can adjust that with the mounting holes of the motor.
Let us know what it looks like next time you run it.
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Manufacturer: Evinrude
Model: "150 OCEANPRO, & 150 ficht"
Year: 1998
Horsepower: 150.0
Cylinders: 6
Type: 2 stroke
Gear Ratio: 1.86:1
Min WOT RPM: 4500
Max WOT RPM: 5500
Spline Count: 15
Drive Type: Outboard
If these are the specs, then that sounds more realistic.
I'd still drop down in pitch. 4800/4600 rpm is too low.
You'll get better acceleration, better fuel economy, and probably better top speed if you drop down to 15 pitch.
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Well, I just looked up the specs on that motor.
Is this right?
Manufacturer: Evinrude
Model: "Ficht-Ram"
Year: 2000
Horsepower: 150.0
Cylinders: 6
Type: 2 stroke
Gear Ratio: 1.86:1
Min WOT RPM: 4750
Max WOT RPM: 5250
Spline Count: 15
Drive Type: Outboard
I thought the Fitch motors normally went up to 5500 or 5700 rpm, but if these specs are true, then the rpm range is pretty small. If you dropped down 2 inches in pitch you'd be on the high end of it.
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What is your speed at that rpm?
Going to a 15 pitch would be an improvement. That is definately low rpm.
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Before I get blasted.
The markers aren't quite as close as they appear in the video.
I'm running pretty close to them so I don't have to run close to my friends boat.
Boats are running about 68 mph on this run. We are both wide open, pretty even match..... unless it gets rough
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I have a panasonic Lumix TS1
Its a camera that also takes video. Easy enough to stick on the computer.
Waterproof to 10 ft, shock proof as well.
Takes great high definition video. and 12 megapixel pics.
It has zoom during high definition video which most similiar cameras do not.
Fits easily in your pocket, and cost $260 on Amazon.
I've dunked it in saltwater many times, and its bounced around in the floor of my boat as well.
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i have a question for you ken or anyone else that knows, i always thought that 3 blade props gave you more top speed and 4 blade gave you more acceleration. my question is, if you have three engines i.e. 3-350's like in this case, why wouldnt you use 3 blade props for more top end? i gotta believe with the 3 engines it would still be able to pop it out of the water just fine... i must be missing something, bc i aslway see multi engine boats with 4 blade props instead of 3....
Three blades are faster "most of the time" Not always.
Engine height has a lot to do with it, as well as the hull itself.
Some flats boats and bass boats are actually faster with 4 blades, cause they can jack the motor real high and reduce the drag of the lower unit.
But it also depends on the boat, Some boats like sternlift, others don't.
Fountains seem to like sternlift, they always run Bravo 1 propellers or Hydromotives.
I've sent a set of Mirage 27 3 blades to propbender, but I don't know if he's ran them yet.
He was going to stick them on his outside motors just to see what happens.
I think they are going to blow out easily and run the same speed if not slower, but if something good happens, I'll be sure to post it.
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Thanks DJ, I'll be happy to help with the new 4 stroke.
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The Fountain is about 4000+ lbs heavier.
Not sure which you would consider faster, fresh or saltwater, I've seen it go both ways.
Temperature is a definate advantage to the fountain on those test.
If Invincible could have found a faster prop, I'm sure they would have ran it.
The Invincible is an awesome boat, but its hard to outperform that 38 Fountain on speed and ride.
Both are great boats.
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Posting some of your past and current projects on the main forum here will help the membership a bunch.
No need for a separate forum yet until there is enough post to justify it
I've got a fuel system project and intake manifold project coming whenever I finish them.
but I've been procrastinating during this holiday season. -
here is some video I took at river ranch this year.
Figured you'd like some of these boats Ludicrous
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I need a T shirt too.
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I had some grease stains on my seats and nothing was working.
I used these lysol wipes that I had in the house. They are very abrasive, and you just scrub on the stained area. no need to get bleach everywhere an possibly mess the threads up.
These things took the grease off fairly easily with scrubbing. and some rust stains, as well as some mystery stains that had been there a while.
Dual action lysol wipes. http://www.amazon.com/Lysol-Dual-Action-Di...s/dp/B001D0W8KQ
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Back on the "zukes love big props" mantra, at some point I wondered why not run smaller ones? I am now thinking all the big diameter stuff may have started as part of a Suzuki marketing program which came out when the 300 was the mack daddy big motor, the story was, put these huge 300hp motors on your huge boat with these huge props. I guess they have sold a few more zuke props that way. I say the motor doesn't give a doggy do-do. Yes it can run big props but I don't think it HAS to. Well ,that's my story and I am sticking to it.
I completely agree with your thoughts on "big props"
Its marketing, and its their way of seperating themselves from all the other motors.
They all do it to some degree.
the Verado is a "system"
Etec has "less moving parts" therefore less maintenance
Zuke is geared super low so we can spin a HUGE prop.
Yamaha says "were frickin Yamaha and were awsome.
Its advertising, and thats it.
Certain boats like certain things. Those big 16 inch props actually work very well on certain setups, but not all.
Sounds like your getting the boat dialed in, Good luck
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Hey Nate, I called him but haven't got an answer yet.
The guy that did yours is Rich Junker at Leading Edge Propeller.
941 720 0710
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Here is the performance report from yamaha. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/product...2-152-SHB-B.pdf
They are running a Michigan Wheel Apollo.
There is no such thing as "the stock yamaha prop" Yamaha makes lots of props, and depending what the engine gets bolted to, changes what prop they put on the motor.
The Dealer is normally who puts the prop on there anyways, and they don't always get the right one.
If you answer the questions above to the best of your knowledge, everyone can help you out.
RPM at wide open throttle?
are you trimming the motor?
what prop do you have currently?
what hole is your motor mounted in?
How many people are on the boat when it only does 28 mph?
How are you measuring speed, GPS or Speedometer?
They are all important to figuring out what your problem is. Or if you have a problem at all.
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yes, Powertech makes props for the F350's.
5 blades is an overkill, but a good set of 4 blades should fix your problems.
The OFS4 is the one I'd go with. They bite very well compared to Yamaha's props.
I've ran them on quite a few boats and had good luck so far.
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swap fuel lines at the tank, just to rule out any problem with them.
If the issue stays with the same motor, then I'd start looking at the other fuel filters vst filters.