about the Proformer 4 props, is anybody gonna let me try a 30 or 32 when my boat gets done???
I have a 32" 4 blade Performer I'd be happy to let you run that I have run on my rig with a 250 XS
Let me know. It was worked by Billy quite a bit to get it to be pretty loose with very little cup
I may have one, that on my rig, on it's best day ran almost 100.
Gonna be at Henderson's the first weekend of October
Thanks guys.
Not sure if my boat will be ready by then
whats the diffence between Perfomer 4 and 28" Merc Pro ET??? i tired to run the Merc Pro Et on my new motor and it was a pig coming out of the hole. currently running a 30" Bravo 1xs, but will have to be tuned to run better.
cheers,
ken
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 280ssStroker »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">whats the diffence between Perfomer 4 and 28" Merc Pro ET??? i tired to run the Merc Pro Et on my new motor and it was a pig coming out of the hole. currently running a 30" Bravo 1xs, but will have to be tuned to run better.
cheers,
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Depends on the "cut" but I'm pretty sure that if the Merc Pro ET was a pig at less than 15" in diameter any style Performer 4 @ 15" in diameter given the same pitch will be worse
Yes, back in business
when i get her broke in, i'll meet you and Tyler at Lake Anne....
ken
driving the new motor verses my little 280 offshore is night and day
just kidding Tyler
ken
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 280ssStroker »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">driving the new motor verses my little 280 offshore is night and day
just kidding Tyler
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Ken: What motor are you running now?
just bought a new 300xs with 1.62 gear. problem now is like any new motor, finding a great all round prop.
yes it drives very different from the 280, motor sits a little lower, coming off plan the back deck gets a nice tidal wave (i have learned that i need to feather it just before coming completely off the throttle). motor seems to have a natural bow lift, where the 280 needed help, which is where i added cup to all my props to assist in this.
as of now, in the break in mode, i am limited to 5400 rpm's and i know if this hurt the Merc Pro ET, once the complete break in is complete i will rerun the Pro ET to see if the extra 1000 rpm's available helps.
driving seems to be very light, meaning not as much torque on the steering, very hard to get use to. very little steers means a lot of boat movement and had me at white knuckling (no pun intended) at one point. have gotten better, just need a lot more hours on the new set up.
ken
Ken: All I got to say is that "IF" you have remotely the right set up and that 300XS is @ 100% that 28" Pro ET is going to break your neck coming out of the hole
Shoot me a PM if you want, that 3.2 motor has SO MUCH torque it's stupid so I'm scratching my head wondering why you thought the 28" was bad coming out of the hole????????
Ken
You got me wanting to get rid of my 280 and get a 3.2. Let us know how it runs after you get it broke in.
Jeff
Let me know if you want to get rid of your 280...........
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by blair »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Let me know if you want to get rid of your 280...........
I will let you know. It's a 2005 short shaft virgin motor. Never been rebuilt. Just entertaining the idea of putting something else on it.
Jeff
Eli, the hole shot had a lot of bog, meaning that it (motor) just didn't free up (rev's), i still think that it is because, the motor is still in break in mode. to make your head scratch even more, the boat was not even loaded, except a full tank of gas and oil. like i mentioned earlier, the prop was worked (balanced and a little cup added) to help the 280, but i fell that should not have made it a pig out of the hole. once i get back from business travel, i will be knocking out the other 3:15 hours left on break in and will update all. as for the bravo 1xs, is was not bad out of the hole at all considering it was straight from mercury, no work on it yet.
thanks for all the advise, it helps a lot. !!
ken
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