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Originally Posted by BaseballFisherman
Max RPM on the SHO is 6000-6100. I'm spinning 6100 at 63 mph. Gear ratio is 1.75-:1. Dry hull weight is 1950 lbs and motor is 505 lbs. My prop seems pretty efficient and I'm just starting to think the people who are claiming to run faster with the same setup are slightly stretching the truth. I talked to Kyle at LAM today and he even talked to Bill Kenner about it. Neither of them have heard of a BJ/250 SHO running over 63, so that may be question answered right there. I'd still be interested in running a bravo 1 XS just to see what it does tho...
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OK ... With this info you are at 9 percent prop slip. That is excellent for your boat !!! Optimum for your hull is 10 to 13 % and you are better than that. You would be hard pressed to do any better than this.
I have a Bravo 1XS, now this on a completely different hull so this is apples to oranges but it runs 14% slip on my boat. Now I do have another prop that runs 7% slip but it aint cheap.
The guys posting may be fudging some on their numbers. BUT You should do this just to see..... because I bet their numbers are with 1 battery, no trolling motor, 5 gallons of gas, on a
40 degree morning.
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Go do this and see what it does..... Then let us know.