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Old 05-18-2008, 10:41 AM
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4 blade prop for 150 Honda

This year while getting some up grades to my 05, 210, I wanted to change the prop, I had a upgraded prop added when I purchaced the boat, I wanted the boat to get on plane faster.
It did, only problem was you could hit rev limiter, almost 7 ,000 RPM.I was going to have the standard prop put back on, when the dealer said I could have the new 4 blade test prop from honda to keep free, if i reported the feed back on performance.
Let me tell you it dose what the other prop did and better, and all at normal rpm ranges
I have noticed more tourq, more speed and more fuel economy.If any one has a 130 to a 150
honda, you should try this prop.
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Old 05-29-2008, 08:43 PM
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I am a big fan of 4 bladed props since you have the same amount of mass ascending in the water as you do descending thus, making them much smoother both at launch and when cruising

This is easier (being smoother) for some to picture mentally, when you take into effect that a prop like a engine, is a circle and having 4 blades is better balanced since you can divide 4 equally. This is also why 3 and 5 cylinder engines have a looping idle and never "feel" like they can rev up as fast or as freely as say a 4, 6, 8 cylinder engine does. The odd crank throw and all the cranksahft counter weights just never seem to balance out having a odd number of cylinders...

Maybe it is time I re-mounted the pro pulse 4 bladed prop back on for some more testing? This since I just got the boat back out of the shop . The 3 bladed SS prop she has now "feels" as if it out of balance some (like I thumped it, but have not) and since the engine is running and shifting so much smoother now, maybe the 3 bladed prop (though launches like a Space Shuttle) is just showing more of its true nature now Who knows... This or I have become more sensitive to engine feel again since the engine was just put all back together, and one always wonders / worries some about some bolt that was left loose by accident that could do some major damage if and when it lets go... Back when I was flying we called that "Auto Rough" for the aircraft engine "always" felt like it was missing some once you took off over water! Ha-Ha...

But if you can secure the maker of that prop (I will assume it is Solas since it is a Honda prop) also with the model number, it's pitch, and the material it is made of.... I would like to read up on it if I find some data on it and maybe try one myself on my 150

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