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Originally Posted by sastanley
ILR,
Did you ever pick up an Indigo prop?
With a clean prop & timing adjustment (reset from scratch actually ) I was able to get 2,300 RPM WOT this weekend..that is 150 more than I could get last year.
I even did some sailing this weekend, and I agree that the additional drag is negligible compared to a 2-blade fixed. The prop is so tiny when you install it you won't believe it!
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Well, I too was taken aback by its small size! It works! I am using it on an Islander 28. The Islander has minimal wetted surface for a 28' boat. I am still having difficulty getting to 2000 rpms with a clean hull and prop. I am thinking I don't have the timing right? It is a fairly "new" Moyer rebuilt (less than 100 hours). I installed it. When I read that boxier 30+ footers are getting 2000+ rpms I am jealous.
Back to the drawing board. Any suggestion of how I should proceed?
I have a new complete exhaust and Moyer ss waterlift. I installed the back pressure gauge when I replaced the exhaust and its reading are fine. Time to add a vacuum gauge.
George