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 PostPosted: October 11th, 2015, 9:37 pm   
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Hello everyone,

Just an update from my gopro video taken this afternoon:

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This propeller cavitates a fair amount off the hop but is controllable pretty quickly. Depending on your definition of the pitch, 28/1.86/6200/80 = 9; some people say it's a steep prop, so 30/1.86/6200/80 = 16. I think I am still slipping a lot, the midrange acceleration is pretty nice. For RPM I need to be more like 55-5600 and I'm closer to 6200. Just under 80 mph with a 15.125 x 28p 3 blade. I can still ski with this one though. The 30p bravo I bought second hand cracked so that's a gongshow. Also it looks like it's trimmed to the moon, but it's not really.


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 PostPosted: October 12th, 2015, 10:49 am   
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How is your water pressure / temp after changing the impeller?

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 PostPosted: October 12th, 2015, 11:56 am   
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dubber wrote:
How is your water pressure / temp after changing the impeller?

Great, as far as water pressure it was something like:
Idle: <2
Cruise: 10
WOT: 14 max

We never got anything about 14lbs. Now it's
Idle: 4-5
Cruise: 15
WOT: 20-25

Temperature was always around 175^ at idle and still is, but it was close to 170 at cruise. Now anytime on plane it's around 130-140


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 PostPosted: October 12th, 2015, 7:19 pm   
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sounds real good.
looks proper job too.
but do you have to worry more about debri's or plastic bags with this type of pick up ?


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 PostPosted: October 15th, 2015, 10:01 am   
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phillnjack wrote:
sounds real good.
looks proper job too.
but do you have to worry more about debri's or plastic bags with this type of pick up ?

It's funny you would mention the debris. With the front pickups only (not lower ones) and side ones plugged, I managed to hit a log front on at say 30mph. That plugged the front ones right up. I ended up having to remove the side blocks and run at a lower height for the rest of that week until I could drill out the wood jammed in the front. Anyway, no more of a concern than you would with a sportmaster or coned lower


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 PostPosted: October 30th, 2015, 4:29 pm   
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I saw a brand new Suzuki 250 in a boat shop recently on display and that has low water pick up similar to
what you have done.

I think they would be very good in guaranteed clean water, but I think too much chance of getting a plastic bag on
the bullet for uk water.

It does look pretty cool that's for sure.
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