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I have tested several hundred props, none work as well for an all purpose prop as that Yamaha. I have some of the best 4 bladers on the market. Mercury built a line of props called the Trophy Sport. They are available in 12-13-14-15 pitch. I tested the prototypes for that prop. Only difference we saw was 1-2 mph slower than the Yamaha. No motor height difference, no hole shot difference, nothing. All of the Trophy Sport 4 blade props run like about 1/2 pitch higher than they are marked. The 14 turns about like a 14 1/2 pitch and so forth. PowerTech built a Yamaha imitation, their SCB line. That SCB line was about 3 mph slower than the Yamaha. So we stuck with the Yamaha. It has thinner blades than most other props on the market. I have one that is nearly 20 years old, still going strong. Yamaha must use superior stainless than most other prop manufacturers to run that thin a blade and for it to hold up as well as any other. D |
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3 vs 4 blade prop - so as I understand it there really is no need to ever consider a 4 blade unless your outside the box of a regular use prop and trying to get ultimate maximum speed for racing or have a heavy barge to push or something like that then right? Last edited by keakar; 05-18-2014 at 06:25 PM. |
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Yea, what he said
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CC ive been kicking around the idea of getting a new alweld and 40 tohatsu 4stroke myself. but id want a 1652 with side console. how well do you think it would perform? but id still like to only use the 40hp so I can use the boat in lacassine if needed.
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not bad at all
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Do you like the width for performance or comfort? Is your new one a tiller or remote steer?
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I would be interested in setting up a 16x52 with a small flats style center console... seems like it could make a good all around boat
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I like that idea also! just not sure if there would be enough room on the sides of a center console.
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Something like this
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yeah... I like that... those glass boats have walk around gunnels tho... that helps with the limited room.
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I like the room of the wide boats and the fact that they float so shallow. I fish Lacassine when everyone else quits. This one will be a tiller, don't need the wheel for long runs anymore.
I did love my little side console, took ZERO rom out of the boat. My buddy has one without cutting the seat down, he kept his full bench, works just as well. Joe at Southside builds and installs them. |
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you could "make due" with only 18" on each side and that would put you at 54" total so a 56" wide hull will be good for center console use but you wouldn't want anything on the console so its easy to pass by leaning over it a little. in other words you want no rod holders or windshield in the way. by the way, for reference your average desktop keyboard is 18" wide my personal thoughts on center console boats is they need to be a minimum of 6ft width of inside floor space not to feel crowded |
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ok, well the head is shot on my Suzuki df40 so I need a new motor.
that means Tuesday I'm off to go buy the tohatsu mfs40EFI and have them set it to the 50hp. but I still don't understand exactly what they are doing that makes it change to a 50 hp |
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oh ok, I thought only the 2 strokes had the restrictor plates?
so that's all they have to do is remove a restrictor plate? what about the timing, do they have to reset the timing as well? im looking to buy the MFS40 and have it converted to 50hp and it sounds like this is this something I can do myself in 5 minutes or do you have to let them do it for warranty stuff. haven't asked the local dealer about it yet but just wondering in case the local dealer doesn't want to do it for some reason, or is this a routine standard practice all dealers do? Last edited by keakar; 05-25-2014 at 10:37 AM. |
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As for the timing, on the new 40/50 Tohatsu, the ecu will adjust enough for the additional air/fuel introduced when removing the restrictor. You do nothing but run it. D |
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thanks guys, I hope they have one in stock.
I called them Thursday for prices and I think he said they might have sold the last one he had on hand but he said he could always get one in a couple days if I needed it. im hoping it can be ready quick so I can go do the break in on it by Friday or at least over the weekend. I'm tired of having a boat sitting in the yard I cant use since last October (long story ) |
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