Faster Than The Average Runabout
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Faster Than The Average Runabout
The old PQ hit a personal best on Mother’s Day! Up 3 miles an hour from last year by increasing the prop
pitch one size. Went from 30 B 1s to 32s’
pitch one size. Went from 30 B 1s to 32s’
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588cubic inch Tall Decks 700HP
Bravo XR upper, STD lower with nose cones
1.5 drive ratio will spin 32 B1 props to 5800RPM
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It’s hard to take a pic of the dash when you’re spinning 5800 RPM and tweaking the trim to squeeze out every last mph. I think sticking with the GPS tattletale recall function is a much safer route!
Rob
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No doubt. I was just kicking your toes. 98 is awesome. I punched the numbers into the slip calculator. A hair over 16% is pretty good, I'd think.
I can't get my tattletale to tell the truth. I've been to 78 with ours, on the GPS, but when I hit the tattletale, it reports 71. It's reported 71 since the day we bought it. I don't know if I need to reset it somehow or what....
Thanks. Brad.
Last edited by Brad Christy; 05-13-2024 at 08:38 AM.
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Rob,
No doubt. I was just kicking your toes. 98 is awesome. I punched the numbers into the slip calculator. A hair over 16% is pretty good, I'd think.
I can't get my tattletale to tell the truth. I've been to 78 with ours, on the GPS, but when I hit the tattletale, it reports 71. It's reported 71 since the day we bought it. I don't know if I need to reset it somehow or what....
Thanks. Brad.
No doubt. I was just kicking your toes. 98 is awesome. I punched the numbers into the slip calculator. A hair over 16% is pretty good, I'd think.
I can't get my tattletale to tell the truth. I've been to 78 with ours, on the GPS, but when I hit the tattletale, it reports 71. It's reported 71 since the day we bought it. I don't know if I need to reset it somehow or what....
Thanks. Brad.
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Rob,
No doubt. I was just kicking your toes. 98 is awesome. I punched the numbers into the slip calculator. A hair over 16% is pretty good, I'd think.
I can't get my tattletale to tell the truth. I've been to 78 with ours, on the GPS, but when I hit the tattletale, it reports 71. It's reported 71 since the day we bought it. I don't know if I need to reset it somehow or what....
Thanks. Brad.
No doubt. I was just kicking your toes. 98 is awesome. I punched the numbers into the slip calculator. A hair over 16% is pretty good, I'd think.
I can't get my tattletale to tell the truth. I've been to 78 with ours, on the GPS, but when I hit the tattletale, it reports 71. It's reported 71 since the day we bought it. I don't know if I need to reset it somehow or what....
Thanks. Brad.
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I've got the same toggle. I've never hit the reset, but I'd think it would read the highest speed since last reset. No....(?) My wondering about a reset was something other than the obvious.
Yup. I just punched 32 into the calculator. I have hear/read that Merc likes to overstate the pitches of their props. 14% is even better!
Thanks. Brad.
Last edited by Brad Christy; 05-13-2024 at 12:01 PM.
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