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Thread: 23' Eliminator resto-mod pics
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01-03-2018, 10:16 PM #91
Or ,looks like my 85 23 daytona
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01-03-2018, 10:24 PM #92
Or my 23 built in 85
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01-05-2018, 02:35 PM #936000 RPM
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Folks, just an update....I ran 91 mph even today using a borrowed 28" promax prop. This was at 7000 rpm and I'm still running the big fat gear case even with the pad. The boat liked this prop a lot, holeshot was good with minimal blowout, and it only porpoises a couple of times and was easily over the hump.
This is is so bizarre to me:
30" bravo1, 3/4" above: wouldn't even get on plane
24" bravo1, 3/4" above: 67 mph porpoising
26" bravo1, 0" and 3/4" above: 77 mph porpoising
27" blaster, 0": 88 mph
28" promax, 0": 91 mph
I'm still at around 15% slip. I know the engine has to come up to free up more speed, but it also might increase slip and I'm right under the rev limiter now. I'm thinking the max5 is the prop I need and raise the engine an inch +/-. I don't know how much the slip will change with 5 big blades, but that would affect whether I need a 26 or a 28.Last edited by engineermike; 01-05-2018 at 03:27 PM.
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01-05-2018, 09:52 PM #95
That's awesome!
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01-05-2018, 10:07 PM #96Supporting Member
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Great to hear, bring that motor up and get a 32 on it... Lets go--
Joe
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01-06-2018, 08:33 AM #97
Good progress! I can't wait to see what the Max5 brings. Your slip will go down with the extra blade, and the larger diameter of the Max5 over the ProMax should allow you to raise the engine and keep the same amount of blade in the water.
How was the porpoising with the ProMax? Planing? Handling?A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem...
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01-06-2018, 09:56 AM #986000 RPM
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The Promax prop did the trick for this boat. Planing was relatively uneventful and I don't know if it got 2 or 3 hops in between 65 and 75 mph. Honestly, if I didn't know there was more speed in it I would be totally happy with the boat just as it sits and probably not mess with it anymore (well, for a while at least).
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01-09-2018, 09:26 AM #99
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01-11-2018, 07:13 PM #1006000 RPM
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By chance, does anyone have a 28" or 30" max5 they would be willing to loan, rent, or rent to own?
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01-16-2018, 01:51 PM #1016000 RPM
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Update: I raised the engine one bolt hole, now 1" above the pod. 93.5 mph, gps with the 28" promax. I also found some oddities in the bottom, namely a hook. The pod is not only raked by about 3 deg, but it also is concave 1/8-1/4". There may be some speed in bottom modifications but honestly, I'm pretty happy with it now.
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01-16-2018, 07:23 PM #102Supporting Member
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Back to post #96.....
Joe
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01-16-2018, 09:18 PM #103
there is 5 mph in the hook when removed we did our 23
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01-16-2018, 09:22 PM #1046000 RPM
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Eli, did y'all work the center sponson or the side sponsons too?
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01-17-2018, 01:10 PM #1056000 RPM
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Ok folks, I got under the boat and measured the hook. It's about 1/8" and starts 4-5" ahead of the transom. See [sideways] pic.