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    I had an 82 shadow when it had the 2.4 200 ran it with a 24 chopper
    67-70 was the best I saw according to water pressure speedo( long b4 gps)

    Try a 25-26 4 blade trophy or bravo style you should see mid 70’s with the right set up as long as the boat is not too heavy

    forget lake George save a little gas and stop at sacandaga, better yet hit the romp best bang for the performance boating buck
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    77 challenger 200 yami
    82 shadow 3.6 gt sold
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=g...&v=09QazIq2FgY

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    The Raystown run in September is Beautiful and a great bunch of guys. We keep trying to get back there but its close to my anniversary and the bride likes to go to Lake George

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    Quote Originally Posted by berzerko View Post
    I had an 82 shadow when it had the 2.4 200 ran it with a 24 chopper
    67-70 was the best I saw according to water pressure speedo( long b4 gps)

    Try a 25-26 4 blade trophy or bravo style you should see mid 70’s with the right set up as long as the boat is not too heavy

    forget lake George save a little gas and stop at sacandaga, better yet hit the romp best bang for the performance boating buck
    I'll have to check out Sacandaga, I've never been... where is the romp?

    Thanks for the prop tips, I'm going to see if I can get my hands on a used Bravo to start testing, and a GPS. Any thoughts on those Promax props merc racing has? They are about the same price as the Bravo...
    1983 Shadow 21 - 1996 Merc 2.5
    Love the smell of premix in the morning

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    romp is at sacandaga look for the thread on here

    I have a lot of friends running promax's best all around prop for these boats, if your going to buy new....

    all you need is a phone for gps
    77 challenger 200 yami
    82 shadow 3.6 gt sold
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    Quote Originally Posted by berzerko View Post
    romp is at sacandaga look for the thread on here

    I have a lot of friends running promax's best all around prop for these boats, if your going to buy new....

    all you need is a phone for gps
    You still think 25-26p will be the ticket with the Promax? I honestly don't mind the high-five for puttering around, plus since my analog speedo doesn't work the passengers think we are going faster than the 50mph we are actually doing due to all the noise I will probably sell the high-five to recoup some of the cost. Any thoughts on labbed vs. pro finish? Thanks for the advice!
    1983 Shadow 21 - 1996 Merc 2.5
    Love the smell of premix in the morning

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    are you "hard" on the limiter with the 23 ?
    77 challenger 200 yami
    82 shadow 3.6 gt sold
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=g...&v=09QazIq2FgY

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    Quote Originally Posted by berzerko View Post
    are you "hard" on the limiter with the 23 ?
    Haven't made it there yet because the water around here has been so flooded and full of debris. Went for a solid run yesterday on one of the only stretches of clean water, ran to about 6,800 with a full tank of gas, but could only run WOT for about fifteen-twenty seconds before I got too nervous about all the crap in the water ahead of me. I will report back if conditions improve and I can get a speed run in on clean water.
    1983 Shadow 21 - 1996 Merc 2.5
    Love the smell of premix in the morning

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    Quote Originally Posted by n.jimenez0101 View Post
    Haven't made it there yet because the water around here has been so flooded and full of debris. Went for a solid run yesterday on one of the only stretches of clean water, ran to about 6,800 with a full tank of gas, but could only run WOT for about fifteen-twenty seconds before I got too nervous about all the crap in the water ahead of me. I will report back if conditions improve and I can get a speed run in on clean water.
    Great boat, did you buy this last fall?, I remember it listed. I agree with Berzerko, the Promax will be hard to beat overall. Depending on your boat weight, setup and how strong the engine is running, I would lean toward a 25". Hopefully you can try one first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blacktruck View Post
    Great boat, did you buy this last fall?, I remember it listed. I agree with Berzerko, the Promax will be hard to beat overall. Depending on your boat weight, setup and how strong the engine is running, I would lean toward a 25". Hopefully you can try one first.
    I actually had it listed for sale in the fall, and had a change of heart and decided not to sell. The guys at Fullers Marine in New Jersey did some great work for me over the off-season and now everything is running strong. I'm going to try my best to get my hands on a test prop, but out here there aren't any boats like these. Noone even knows what a Shadow is haha, so people tend to run either tunnel hulls with totally different set-ups, or the big-money bling-bling guys run inboards. I'll still lurk around and see if any of the Mercury dealerships have any, I know BBlades does a test program too, but they are fairly pricey.

    I still have a chopper my dad bought in the late 90's early 00's that my dad thinks is 26p that runs faster than the High-Five, but it is a pain to get on plane with any kind of load and doesn't handle very nicely (sweet rooster tail though). I'm not expecting anyone to give a perfect suggestion, just looking for a good all-around prop that will let me move at a decent pace when I want to, but still pull four people around when the family is in town. As long as I'm not getting smoked by the jetboats with all the speakers hanging off the tow racks I'm happy!

    This is the fastest boat I've ever owned, so it will take me some time to learn the skills to really max anything out, but I'm working on it! This forum has been an awesome resource .
    1983 Shadow 21 - 1996 Merc 2.5
    Love the smell of premix in the morning

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    25 trophy plus is what I run it's a good all around prop easy to get on plane and has good top end too. Check out the buy and sell on here there are always a few on here to buy.
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    I would go with what tunaboy has to say.... very similar set up to you

    I tried a trophy on my challenger, i did not like it although others have told me to only get a new or proven one (mine was not) once you mess with them or you hit something there never the same

    other props I have tried and liked....
    turbo lightning 3 blade nice all around performance, not the fastest but nice thick blades for a daily prop and not too $
    Spinelli dr4 awesome prop but expensive
    hill signature eagle sl4 (bravo copy) and eagle 4 (pro et copy)

    you can call ron hill , he might cut you a deal especially if you buy more than 1

    Jaco's has got the promax for $650
    77 challenger 200 yami
    82 shadow 3.6 gt sold
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    How do you get the ski rope over the blue light on the pylon?
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    That boat is bad ass
    1985 Team Shadow
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    Out of curiosity, is it possible (within reason, meaning fairly easily and inexpensively) to put a 300xs powerhead on a 2.5 offshore mid as a replacement for the 2.5 powerhead? I'm looking at these fully dressed 300xs powerheads from merc thinking it might be a good idea to grab one as a drop on replacement for the day when there are no more 2.5 parts out there...

    Also cool to see the new four strokes, fairly light with good power. Still need to see the price, but either way, a dressed 300xs powerhead must be significantly cheaper than a whole new outboard. Especially since the mid-section and lower unit I have are in good shape...
    1983 Shadow 21 - 1996 Merc 2.5
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    Looking for info on this Shadow

    Hi guys, getting close to pulling the trigger on the purchase of this 1981 Shadow. HIN starts with KRG, can someone tell me if this is a Linder built boat ? Also, does anyone recognize this boat ? Previous owner, work that may have been done to it ? I am trying to find out about anything that I can’t see with my eyes. Thanks in advance.
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