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    whats faster

    Hypothetically ...disregarding WOT. and all the other stuff. say on a simple V6 engine . What prop would make it go faster? 14.25 x 25. Or a. 14.25 x 17
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    Who knows what prop

    Does anyone have a 1986 4.3 OMC ? I'M TRYING TO SWITCH FROM THE 4 BLADE PROP THat WAS ON THE BOAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. TO A 3 BLADE PROP , so I can achieve my maximum speed.MY PROBLEM IS, SINCE I DON'T ALREADY HAVE A 3 BLADE PROP MY RPMS AT WOT are from a 4 blade prop. WHICH MAKES IT HARD FOR ME...
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    rust looking crap on my upolstery

    So here it is. Wish I had a picture of it. I have this rust colored looking crap all over my white upholstery. Not just a little but a whole lot. It seems to keep growing and if tried every chemical to try to knock it down but nothing works. I've tried shower mold remover, black off, hair...
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    prop for power

    Just got a 1986 20' Carrera 4.3 OMC. Came with 4 blade prop. If the MPH gauge is right I'm going about 43 MPH at about 5000 rpms. That's full throttle. I want to increase my speed by putting on a:D 3 blade prop. I understand I can get another 300-400 HP by doing this. Does anybody have any...
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    tube being pulled under

    Never had an I/O before. Just purchased 20' careers open bow runner 4.3 once. Hen I'm pulling people on a tube the tube seems to get pulled under the water. Is it my tube orange do I need to adjust my stern drive a certain way for this not to happen.
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    Whats best prop

    I have a 86 20' open bow runner 4.3 OMC. carrera . I bought it used with a 4 blade prop on it. I want to move to a 3 blade prop for maximum speed. Can anyone tell me the correct diameter and pitch prop I want to get?
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    Loosing power w/o overheating

    Ok fellow boaters. I just bought a 4.3 omc cobra that was supposed to be turn key ready. I took her out last weekend and had this problem. After running for 5 min. At 4500 rpms the motor slowly lost power down to about 1500 rpms over about 30 sec. The motor was not overheated but i shut her down...
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    Losing power w/o overheating 4.3 omc cobra

    Just bought 1986 20' carrera with 4.3 omc cobra.like a dummy I bought it w/o taking it for a test drive. So anyhow I'm going about 4500 rpms for approximately.5 min.when the motor just started slowly losing power going down to 1500 rpms's over about 30 sec.. I was afraid I was going to blow the...
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