It was a beautiful day today on Nantucket Sound, light winds out of the north, so pretty flat. Launched the boat and took her for a spin.
Right off the bat I noticed that she seemed to plane better. Faster.
Felt like I lost some of that drag-ass weight I've been towing around.
Produced 5000 RPMs max, with full throttle. The 2 stroke Merc 115 is indeed a 2+2 and the max rpm range is 4750-5250, so I'm bang on in the middle there.
Unfortunately my prop has absolutely no identifying characteristics whatsover. No stamps, no numbers, no nothin'. So I have no idea what I'm running which is frustrating. What was also frustrating is my garmin apparently lost its mind over the winter and couldnt find a single damn satellite. So speed is unknown, but it felt like somewhere between 27 and 32.
Flyingfrizzle is totally right that the handling is slightly different.
Noticed the sliding feeling in a sharp turn, but didn't bother me in the slightest.
Felt really smooth and controlled the whole time. God I love that Seacraft ride. Every spring I remember how smooth it is. Like riding in a nice creamy pudding. :-)
Otterhound, what were the specs on the cheap Apollo 4 blade you threw on there?
Now I need to start prop shopping.