1st boat ..1st time on iboats question about Bayliner Capri

[kellyboy]

I just purchased a 16' Capri..1992, and badly nicked the prop as soon as I put in the water. As near as I can tell the prop is 10 1/8" x 15p aluminum. The motor is a Force 70. Being a total novice I didn't realize what I had done and ran the boat for an hour or so. It would run about 35 mph and would vibrate pretty badly when I idled down. Any way, the boat seemed to perform pretty good with these prop specs. so I was wondering if I should buy a new prop with the same specs., or is there a better one for this size boat? I don't know if anyone knows what the original prop would have been on this model. I went to Bayliner.com but couldn't find this info. Any help appreciated, Kelly

 

[steelespike]

Re: 1st boat ..1st time on iboats question about Bayliner Capri

I would suggest get the prop repaired.Then get the max rpm and speed. by gps if possible.Speed alone isn't much help.Rpm alone is no help.A speedo can be off up to 5 mph in either direction.I will say that 35 mph is pretty good speed if accurate.If a prop change is needed you can keep the old one for a spare.