2006 heat prop slip?
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2006 heat prop slip?
Newbie here. I have a 2006 heat, bravo 1 1.5, stock bravo 26p, 496 HO. I just picked up this boat a few weeks ago and I知 not sure I知 getting the speed I should. I知 seeing 55mph on gps, getting 4900rpm. I don稚 see my speed go up at all from 4200+ even with some trim. Previous owner added a big stereo, I have 4 batteries, 4 amps, 3 subs. I知 wondering if this impacted the performance significantly or I知 just not proped right. Any help is appreciated!
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Newbie here. I have a 2006 heat, bravo 1 1.5, stock bravo 26p, 496 HO. I just picked up this boat a few weeks ago and I知 not sure I知 getting the speed I should. I知 seeing 55mph on gps, getting 4900rpm. I don稚 see my speed go up at all from 4200+ even with some trim. Previous owner added a big stereo, I have 4 batteries, 4 amps, 3 subs. I知 wondering if this impacted the performance significantly or I知 just not proped right. Any help is appreciated!
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I have an 03 Heat with a 500EFI, I am currently running a 26p prop and am getting 71-73 on GPS consistently, occasionally hitting 74 (perfect conditions). Seeing others with 496's I would think you should be around mid-60's, maybe a little more. I definitely think the added batteries, amps and subs maybe affecting your speed depending on the weight and placement. When I bought mine it had a large sub under the rear seat and 2 extra amps. when I removed them I gained 2 mph. I know it sounds a little off but if you have tabs try putting them down a few degrees. I increase my speed by going down on the tabs about 2-3 degrees. The heats tend to be a little ass heavy and depending on your X dimension it may help. I've tried a lot of things, different props, a 1 inch spacer and moving things around inside the boat. The spacer didn't work for mine, made it slower. The biggest difference I found was shedding the weight of the sub and the extra amps.
My thoughts are if my "normal" ride weight is higher is a 5 blade, or a 24p prop more ideal?
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Yea, mid 60s is what I've been reading as well, so mid 50's seems pretty far off. Unfortunately I don't have tabs. I have 2 subs under the rear seat, the cockpit cargo compartment has 4 batteries. The cabin has 4 amps on the walls above the seats. My guess is I have ~350-400 pounds of sound in the boat. Which isn't that significant considering full fuel tanks are 600 pounds, which I usually keep full. I guess I'll have to run them down and see how it performs.
My thoughts are if my "normal" ride weight is higher is a 5 blade, or a 24p prop more ideal?
My thoughts are if my "normal" ride weight is higher is a 5 blade, or a 24p prop more ideal?
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Yea, I'm thinking a 5 blade may be right for the added weight as well.
I did another trial run yesterday, 1/2 tanks of gas. I hit 56mph WOT with about 1/2 trim. Any more trim lost me about 1mph.
I did another trial run yesterday, 1/2 tanks of gas. I hit 56mph WOT with about 1/2 trim. Any more trim lost me about 1mph.
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A 5 blade may be the ticket. There is a guy on here, Steve Zuckerman who is a Heat guru, I just went back and looked at some private messages I had with him about my Heat. He was talking about getting props with extra lift built into them like the P5X series and Hydromotive used to build a Quad 4X blades also. My brother has had great luck with Mercury Racing labbed props, and a few people talk about Brett at BBlades knowing a thing or 2 about Nordics. A buddy of mine had a Rage with a 496 and he worked with the folks at Cutting Edge to get a prop that worked for him. I think I would check your X dimension just so you know and try some props. Again there are threads to tell you how to do it, Zuckerman suggested setting your X at about 18 to 18.5 inches.
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My '04 Heat open bow with the stock 496HO would do 60 on GPS with a bravo 24P at 5000RPM. With a Max 5 23P it did 62.5MPH at 5000RPM. (All testing at 1,500') I have a 1" drive spacer to put my X at 4.5" below the keel. I know on my boat that 100lbs = about 1MPH. The max 5 was a better prop all around for that situation.
Now I've got a 650HP+ engine and I'm in the process of testing props again. Currently running a Cutting Edge 15" 5 blade 28P (Max 5/P5X style), and I've got a 28P and 30P Hill Signature (Bravo copy) to try out next.
Now I've got a 650HP+ engine and I'm in the process of testing props again. Currently running a Cutting Edge 15" 5 blade 28P (Max 5/P5X style), and I've got a 28P and 30P Hill Signature (Bravo copy) to try out next.