Mercury Racing Blog: Bravo for Outboards? Yes!

[Scream And Fly]

The latest Mercury Racing Blog post can be seen here: http://www.mercuryracing.com/blog/br...outboards-yes/

As always, a great read, so check it out!

[Superbender]

Nice read Greg,who would have thought about putting a BRAVO on an outboard

[Brabender]

Bravo 1
been saying that for three years now

[bski]

best running prop on my 24 super

[LaveyT]

Thats good info on the increased cup on Odd vs Even pitch, and the effects as well.

[Mr. Demeanor]

So the odd pitched props should run like what they are stamped since the even ones always ran like they were one pitch size smaller.

[RB in NM]

Did not know they had em' for outboards... while lurking aorund on the Merc site a bit, I found myself in a daze, purely lusting on that sweet lil' SST motor.... looking at the SST boat pics and saw this one below,,,,,,what the heck is all that rigging on the boat in the picture?

RB

[LaveyT]

So the odd pitched props should run like what they are stamped since the even ones always ran like they were one pitch size smaller.

Difference in bow lift as well, The odd pitch wheels would be slower on a boat with natural bow lift (if Im reading it correctly)
Odd pitch wheels faster on a bow heavy bitch like mine.

[Rayzor]

Did not know they had em' for outboards... while lurking aorund on the Merc site a bit, I found myself in a daze, purely lusting on that sweet lil' SST motor.... looking at the SST boat pics and saw this one below,,,,,,what the heck is all that rigging on the boat in the picture?

RB

That is Chris Fairchild's DAC all rigged up for either the 24 hour of Rouen race or 24 hour endurance testing for Mercury. The lights are for night running of course and all of the rigging above the cowl is to make it quick and easy to crane the boat out of the water quickly for fuel/maintenance stops. Chris currently campaigns that same boat here in the US in PROP Champ Boat racing.

[RB in NM]

That is Chris Fairchild's DAC all rigged up for either the 24 hour of Rouen race or 24 hour endurance testing for Mercury. The lights are for night running of course and all of the rigging above the cowl is to make it quick and easy to crane the boat out of the water quickly for fuel/maintenance stops. Chris currently campaigns that same boat here in the US in PROP Champ Boat racing.

OK,, makes sense to me now...not too familier with them little botes,,,,,,,thanks, Russ

[FUJIMO]

Mercury Bravo 4 blades have been used down here on the big centerconsole & performance offshores with O/B's, since they were first introduced, way back in 1997.

[Still Crazy]

Bravo 1
been saying that for three years now

Anyone dumb or bored enough to read my posts knows that I have been running Bravo's for 5 years on my Superboat. I've tried so many wheels that I'm surprised I have any threads left on the prop shaft. The Bravo isn't the fastest wheel, but it sticks like glue in rough water and in turns. I always come back to it.

[Ziemer]

The latest Mercury Racing Blog post can be seen here: http://www.mercuryracing.com/blog/br...outboards-yes/

As always, a great read, so check it out!

I've been reading a lot of the blogs they've been posting. Nice thing is that the guys up there are even replying back to comments posted as in the blog below.

http://www.mercuryracing.com/blog/world-champion-power/

[Brabender]

The guys at the Merc Prop division are always helpful
great group there

[unchained186]

I've been running a Bravo on my Bullet for years most people I know with Bullets love Bravo's I drill 1 in. vent holes in them But now they come with its alot easier
Theres nothing easy about drilling those holes