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littlewake
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 Posted: Jun 11, 2004 7:02 am Post subject: prop pitch question?? |
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pardon my ingnorance but i have a quick question. the prop that i had on my boat last year (that i tore up) had a pitch of 17....my new prop has a pitch of 19. How will this affect performance? slower? faster? did the question even make sense?
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jvanick
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your boat will go faster, but have a slower hole-shot.
and it might be harder to hold speed at lower levels.
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Hole shot also depends on prop material. What are the props made of? Stainless, aluminum, etc???
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MrBlean
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| Posted: Jun 13, 2004 7:12 am Post subject: Re: prop pitch question?? |
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| littlewake wrote: | | pardon my ingnorance but i have a quick question. the prop that i had on my boat last year (that i tore up) had a pitch of 17....my new prop has a pitch of 19. How will this affect performance? slower? faster? did the question even make sense? |
Pitch is the distance in inches that the boat moves forward for 1 revolution of the prop. Hence 19 pitch is higher geared than 17 pitch.
Think of it as your car gearing. Try pulling away in top gear in a manual and you get a pretty lousy start but will reach a high top speed. Keep it in first and you accelerate from a standing start PDQ but your top speed is limited by maximum engine revs.
Same in a boat.
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