Didnt ACE racing thrash everyone in MOC and in fact was eighth outright?OZdude how fast max do you tow 2 skiers?
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Didnt ACE racing thrash everyone in MOC and in fact was eighth outright?OZdude how fast max do you tow 2 skiers?
Roddles - I posted all class winner results in another thread ----> http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...d.php?t=185131
Results are on page 2...
I make Darren 9th overall from the full results page. He was 3min ahead in his class and broke the class record by 1:43.
We skiid in 60mph class this year and will upgrade to 70mph class next season. If my guys want to go faster through the season we can look at MOC but I would say 2 up we would be around the 82-84mph mark max.
Oz
Ah ok thanx
Lets talk props .
Who in Aus is da prop man ??
From what i can see Merc dont make TE Cleavers anymore ??
Anyone ran a 4 Blade cleaver on their Bullet ??
Or maybe ill start with an ET Chopper i know i know .
This is for a 1850 Merc Smoc boat .
Hey Bulldog.
I've not had a chance to try out an ET yet but I can tell ya that last Sunday the majority of OB's were using them, or a derivative.
Hopefully I will be trying out a few in the next couple of weeks so I'll let you know how we go. They seem to be the go though. Good revs up out of the hole but blades that grab and go.
I have a 26P TE Cleaver and I can just pull up both my guys with it. A lot of revving and not enough forward motion BUT my setup is very rear heavy so that's not helping. I do want to try it again with the longer ropes to see if a bit of spring from the ropes helps us pull out.
There are always Cleavers out there, you just have to keep an eye out (ebay is your friend)...
Another prop we've had good results with is a small hub LaserII. If you could get your hands on say a 26P that might be worth a look at. I've run 80mph 1-up with our 24P and it was quite driveable.
Oz
hey guys geat thread and good read we have just advertised our bullet 1750 as of today check it out see what use think of it and oz urs is pretty tidy well done nice to see sum serious time and effort there i just received a cpl et copies this week 28 and 30 ran the 28 this arvo only seen 85mph only ran for 10 mins but seems to have awesome bow lift more then our 28 pitch chopper best to date out of the chopper is 88mph 1 up in boat only will run again tommorow hopefully and get a bit more of a feel for it takes me a hr in the boat to get the courage up to really feed it to it and 1up with my big ass in it doesnt help http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=170329819787
Thanks guys that good info, i look forward to the test results.I was aslo considering a mazco re3 12 months warrany and seem fast.If dig nothing up i am in the US in 3 weeks anyway .(OZ im going right past Eric Simons front door ) mercules i think that will sell fast nice boat .If i can get a28 Et 3-4 mph faster than my 29Tempest , i will be close to where i am aiming for this set up .
Try proprepairsaustralia.com they are in brisbane or the gold coast. Speak to one of the prop techs and they will set you straight.
prop repairs johnston street southport gold coast 075532 5891 great guys to deal with
Probably the 3 blade ET 30" would suit you just fine. Keep it stock and will be fine. Try to grab an earlier one, they same to be a little faster. The later ones may be stronger but need a little thinning. Being a SMOC boat you'll be running down below the pad so you won't be surfacing the prop as much so the blades should last longer.
That's it, hav'nt got my black book with me but I think the techs name is Peter, whomever it is the owner will answer but will pass you onto the guru. He'll help'Quote:
Originally Posted by mercules1750
Thanks, I know the prop guy in Johnson st , im only 5 minutes from him ,He has done some fast small motor stuff for my sons.I was hoping a 30 ? Thought it might struggle out of the hole ? I will see how the boys tests go .
Sorry Bulldog, just relised you have a 200, maybe try a 28, 30 may struggle with 2 skiers. You'll have to run quick releases anyway. But if you are going to run Smoc and expect to place you'll need a 250, pro, xs or ho. No if's but's or what if's. The 200 will be ok for 60 or 70 mph class. Get used to the boat then flip the 200 for a bigger donk.
Maybe the 200 will be ok for some of the rough as guts lake/ocean racing you do up there. Least with the setup you have it's easily changed.
All good Woodduck ,Im am definately going more HP .I just want to establish a good reliable team, so far the skiers need a big improvement .A season or a bit less with this setup should see us going ok.Quick releases are a given .Just heading out for a run now .Havent decided on the repower yet ??
theway i see ur gold coast so r we i just received the 28 and 30 et copy this week maybe we can organise a test day i have a wide variety of others also :thumbsup: