Well my classic 1964 runabout finally bit the dust with a blown cylinder. Lucky for me, a neighbor had a seldom used pontoon boat for sale. So now I?m the very happy owner of one and love the versatility and room.
There was no tachometer, only a trim gauge and broken speedo. I felt uncomfortable without a tach so I installed one and I?m wondering if it?s propped correctly.
It?s a 25 foot Premier, 25 inch tubes, with a ?98 Honda 90hp four stroke. It came with two props. The spare, which I think is the original, is a SS 13 3/8 x 14P. The prop on the boat is a Turning Point Express SS 13 ? x 15P. With me, wife, and daughter on board WOT is 5500. With a load of 8 people and a big cooler WOT is 5200.
The range according to the Honda manual is 5000-6000, so I think I?m propped ok but was wondering what the wisdom of this group thinks. I was also wondering what a good cruise RPM would be. At about 3300 the boat feels like it sits up and the bow comes down, similar to what it felt like when the old boat would come up on plane. Thanks, and sorry if this should be in the props topics forum.
There was no tachometer, only a trim gauge and broken speedo. I felt uncomfortable without a tach so I installed one and I?m wondering if it?s propped correctly.
It?s a 25 foot Premier, 25 inch tubes, with a ?98 Honda 90hp four stroke. It came with two props. The spare, which I think is the original, is a SS 13 3/8 x 14P. The prop on the boat is a Turning Point Express SS 13 ? x 15P. With me, wife, and daughter on board WOT is 5500. With a load of 8 people and a big cooler WOT is 5200.
The range according to the Honda manual is 5000-6000, so I think I?m propped ok but was wondering what the wisdom of this group thinks. I was also wondering what a good cruise RPM would be. At about 3300 the boat feels like it sits up and the bow comes down, similar to what it felt like when the old boat would come up on plane. Thanks, and sorry if this should be in the props topics forum.
