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Old 05-17-2017, 04:58 PM   #37
Capt.Gene
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Re: Panga Importers/Builders

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Originally Posted by SJ_Spearo View Post
That sounds like a nice running boat. I'm looking forward to getting mine out with a full load and seeing how it does. When I was running it this past weekend I noticed that it was topping out around 4800 RPM and 33mph with a light load. Is it worth repropping the boat with a little less pitch? Maybe go 2" less to increase rpm to 5200? How will going from 4 blade to 3 blade affect this?
If it will not pull to the rev limiter with a light load I would be looking for a lesser prop.
I would see no reason for a 4 blade on such a shallow draft light weight boat
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