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02/04/21 07:41 PM
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Whizbang
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My Basstracker Classic (16 Ft.8in.) equipped with a 50 hp Mercury 4 stroke is topping out at 5200RPM. It is factory equipped with a 22x13 prop
Am I slightly overpropped
Will it hurt anything
Last edited by Whizbang; 02/04/21 07:43 PM.
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 Re: Prop Question
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02/04/21 08:56 PM
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Pat Goff
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Yes it will hurt your motor.
Lugging it along will shorten life of your bearings. Your motor really wants to run its best at the top of the rpm range.
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Re: Prop Question
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02/05/21 05:15 PM
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steve@hydrodynamics
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My Basstracker Classic (16 Ft.8in.) equipped with a 50 hp Mercury 4 stroke is topping out at 5200RPM. It is factory equipped with a 22x13 prop
Am I slightly overpropped
Will it hurt anything
do you mean you have a 13" diameter x 22 pitch ??? or are you going by what the label on the cav plate says? either way... 5200 at wot is not enough
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Re: Prop Question
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02/06/21 02:08 AM
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[quote][/quote]do you mean you have a 13" diameter x 22 pitch ??? or are you going by what the label on the skeg says?
either way... 5200 at wot is not enough
Yes,
I am going by the label. However, after talking to my dealer, I may not have been trimmed out properly.
The question comes up, because Mercury literature says 5000 to 6000. where I would like to see more like 5500.
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Re: Prop Question
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02/06/21 02:50 PM
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Pat Goff
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Re: Prop Question
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02/08/21 03:03 PM
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that label on the cav plate has nothing to do with the prop.
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Re: Prop Question
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02/09/21 04:37 AM
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horndale11
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Prop it to run WOT at 6000 RPM.
You can always run your engine at 5500 rpm.
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Re: Prop Question
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02/11/21 08:29 PM
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Re: Prop Question
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02/11/21 08:59 PM
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