82 SN 2001 3 or 4 blade prop? |
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chase84
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Posted: August-22-2014 at 1:23pm |
I just bought an acme 540 and I like it however I'm wondering if running a 4 blade will reduce the center bump or soften the wake overall?
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Orlando76
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It might reduce it very minimally but unless you're Andy Mapple I don't think you'll notice it much. Wake and rooster is 85% determined by hull design and 14.9% weight distribution. I noticed an ever so slight improvement on my 76 rooster with a 540, like the remaining .1%
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Gary S
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Our resident prop expert might be busy this weekend but I'm sure he'd tell you no. A modern 3 blade will out perform a 4 blade on a DD boat.
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chase84
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Ya maybe I just need to get used to the wake..my last boat was a ski centurion falcon with a very nice flat wake...but I still love my CC so much more
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backfoot100
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I'm afraid if you're used to the wake of that Falcon the only way you'll come close to that with a CC is something well into the'90s. Deal with it.
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chase84
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Yes..I'm gonna deal with it lol I just talked to Greg at Acme and he confirmed the 540 is my best selection for the boat..That's ok, just had to ask the question
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C-Bass
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If you're just free skiing and not worried about training for course skiing, try different line lengths (shorter). Depending on what speed you ski you may find 28-32 off will put you in front of that nasty 2001 rooster tail.
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chase84
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Ya, thanks, I was thinking of trying that this weekend.
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