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07-08-2011, 07:23 AM
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Tim, I didn't realize it but my good buddy Jeff has your old 340, he's just down the dock from me. The boat is still immaculate, looks like it just came off the showroom!
07-08-2011, 02:23 PM
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07-10-2011, 07:42 PM
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Verbi,
You will need to feather the throttles to get her on plane with the 4-blades or they will blow out. You will see some finishing marks I had put out on the trailing edge of the props to help with that, but they still blow out if you mash the throttles. I would give them about half throttle with 5 or 6 on the trim gauge and then back off the throttles as she came up on plane. You will like the four blades and if you look they are a 32 pitch prop and the 5 blade hydro's started out as 28 pitch.
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Tim
You will need to feather the throttles to get her on plane with the 4-blades or they will blow out. You will see some finishing marks I had put out on the trailing edge of the props to help with that, but they still blow out if you mash the throttles. I would give them about half throttle with 5 or 6 on the trim gauge and then back off the throttles as she came up on plane. You will like the four blades and if you look they are a 32 pitch prop and the 5 blade hydro's started out as 28 pitch.
Thanks,
Tim
07-10-2011, 08:26 PM
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Verbi,
You will need to feather the throttles to get her on plane with the 4-blades or they will blow out. You will see some finishing marks I had put out on the trailing edge of the props to help with that, but they still blow out if you mash the throttles. I would give them about half throttle with 5 or 6 on the trim gauge and then back off the throttles as she came up on plane. You will like the four blades and if you look they are a 32 pitch prop and the 5 blade hydro's started out as 28 pitch.
Thanks,
Tim
You will need to feather the throttles to get her on plane with the 4-blades or they will blow out. You will see some finishing marks I had put out on the trailing edge of the props to help with that, but they still blow out if you mash the throttles. I would give them about half throttle with 5 or 6 on the trim gauge and then back off the throttles as she came up on plane. You will like the four blades and if you look they are a 32 pitch prop and the 5 blade hydro's started out as 28 pitch.
Thanks,
Tim
I will definately give the 4 blades a try at some point in the near future, but I sure do like the way the boat comes on plane with the 5 blades!!
I did notice the finishing marks on the trailing edges, but the props are stamped 30.....
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You will need to feather the throttles to get her on plane with the 4-blades or they will blow out. You will see some finishing marks I had put out on the trailing edge of the props to help with that, but they still blow out if you mash the throttles. I would give them about half throttle with 5 or 6 on the trim gauge and then back off the throttles as she came up on plane.
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Verbi,
My 4 blades are 30 and 5 blades hydro's are 32...4 blades work like Tim mentions above & 5 blades were not hitting max rpm but never blew out.
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My 4 blades are 30 and 5 blades hydro's are 32...4 blades work like Tim mentions above & 5 blades were not hitting max rpm but never blew out.
