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    • Trying to find the Proper propping

      This topic has 2 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated bySteve Lewis 5 years ago

      August 21, 2018 at 6:49 am I have a 2007 460 Cruiser Yacht with D6 Volvo engines. After talking to my friend about Tony’s article on proper propping you boat and reading it I have now know that my boat has never had the proper props on it. My boat was test weight was about 30k pounds when new. I would guess its weight is about 31k now. I have 23x31x2 props on it. The top end RPM’s about 3550 to 3600. My bottom was dirty and I was getting 3150 rpms top en…

      Started by: Russell Burris in: General Discussion

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      October 4, 2018 at 1:41 pm Russ, Stay with me on this as I am about to hold forth on quite a few ideas but they all converge on what you are going for….. Ideal conditions for operating your boat long term within operating specifications. As Tony points out, and has written about extensively, proper loading of the propellers is the ultimate goal. Believe what he has written back to you! That also means looking at a series of operational conditions. In no parti…

      Last Post by: Steve Lewis posted: 5 years ago

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