Good pic. Was that taken by a helicopter?
Like you said no easy asnwer for a prop. Hopefully a shop will work with you trying one then another and let you zero in on what's best for your boat.
To be on plane at 2300 rpm. Unheard of for me. 2800 to 3000 is lowest rpm to be on plane for all boats I've owned.
Yes, we were crossing Lake St. Clair and this helicopter was coming from The Detroit River after filming a boat race there. So I see this helicopter flying just off the surface headed straight for us It swung out to my left and circled behind us, I thought nothing of it, figured they were sight seeing. In January the next year I get this large envelope with 3 photos in it, front, side, and rear views.
He probable figured to make some extra money while he was in the neighborhood.
Also the reason I am able to plane at such low rpms is, if I had 2 people in the jump seats I had a hard time getting up on plane with the Bennett tabs that were on her. I would have to run at 2600-2800 rpms to keep her on plane which was too fast and not a comfortable ride.. So I gave Bennett a call, and asked them what is the largest tab I could run with 1 cylinder, they told me 12" X 18", and that is why I can get her up and keep her up at those rpm's. ( on smooth seas).By myself and or 1 other person, I never get into my 4's to get up on plane.
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In this video I am somewhere around 18-20 mph, and 2300 rpms against a small current.