this post is for HWSiii
i dont know how to get up with you so i am trying to reply to this post. ok so i have researched you and your advice. i have heard alot of wind blowing from alot of lips aver the winter but by all means i have read all and i mean all your post. i have come to the conclution that u may be the only person on the face of the planet who can help me.
ok here goes my real email is
1013photo.com@gmail.com
let me start by telling you what i have as a problem. ok ever try and pull a log out of water? that is kinda like my hole shot. not to to bad but noticable. next is the boat rpm. now eather my guage is really bad off or i am spinning a prop like mad. next is boat speed. at 3/4 throttle maybe a little better the boat is at 46mph (gps) then when i gun it it jumps from 5g to 5600but boat goes no faster.
now i have spoken to several ppl and they say no way my setup will spin a prop that fast must have a rpm guage off. now i can see 2 or 3 mayyyybe even 400 rpm but 6plus???????? dont sound right. pluss i have a pro street drag bike so i am use to hearing rpms and it sounds above the recomended 4800 i beleave. the motor was a 305 spun bearing and now has a 350 with 305 heads and thats all. no rev limiter. keep in mind i would like to stay with a alumin....prop as i am on a budgett at this point. new to boats.
now for the setup i will try and answer all your questions in order
1) 1990 regal valanti 200 bowrider (open bow)
2) 20 foot 8 foot beam 2400 pounds
2a) max hp is 300
3) 3ppl sometimes 4 (if son has a friend over) not sure on gal of gas but allways stay around 1/2 tank 25 gal
4) ride the water with family (tube and ski behind 2 jetskis)
5) it is a v but dont think it is a deep v
6) 350 block 1969 heads 305 1990 (was all i had) stock 2bbl carb
7) alpha 1 outdrive 1990 stock not sure of gear but if i am right there r only one for those older years 300hp max
8) 4800 wot max maybe 5g but i think it is 4800 u will know better than i
9)n/a
10)n/a
11) has a wale tail but will remove on your recomindation if needed but will leave on eather way. doesnt matter 2 me
12) michigan ballistic 23 pitch 3 blade is all i got came with boat
13)wot rpm as of saturday 5600 5500 me and wife 330punds 2 life vest 3/4 tank gas gps 46 mph
14) lake james nc elev 1200 i think
15) motor new
16) not sure how long it has been on boat i bought boat at end of season last year only used about 8 times then winter hit
17) prop looks great and if u suggest a new one i will sell this one cheep
18) i think the boat is a little sluggish @ hole shot and it has to many rpm (if tack i right ) also top speed is it right at 46mph? boat planes at just over 3/4 ish throttle at 4800 ish rpm then when u give it wot rpm rais but speed doesnt
19) shew kinda hard this one but it cruises at 38 to 3900 rpm at 20 to 24mph any lower rpm and the boat comes off plane maybe i can get 3600 befor breaks off plane. 44 4500 rpm is about 40 then wot 54 to 5600 46 mph
email me if u have any other questions
i am afraid i am gonna hurt the alpha 1 at those rpms but not sure also am thinking of a turning point legacy do to the vent holes to give me that hole shot just in case i ever wanted to pull up a sing ski not sure i ever would but @ least i think the holes would help me get that log of a boat out on plane. but i will listen to any prop name and type u sugest
thank you for any help
joey
