A few years ago I was having trouble finding the best prop for my 195 Stingray. Ken suggested a Powertech SFS four blade and it’s like a dragster in takeoff jumping on plane. I currently have 1% prop slip and runs right to redline at WOT. He’s definitely the Prop God.
That’s a great video. I read your comments on the hulltruth. Very true about the steering at WOT. They handle fine if you know what you’re doing. I’ve had mine since 2006 and love it. Loud, fast, and easily fits in the garage. What are your thoughts on the windshield? Mine doesn’t have one altho I see them for sale once in a while. I’d need a new mooring cover and would hate to drill up an original boat but I’ve heard they’re really nice and quiet the wind at speed. Thanks for posting!
@@ZoneTelevision at the time of this video (the 82 mph one), that was a stock motor. Since then, you are correct, it puts out a lot more, and turns around 7k, and he cracked 100. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bbNV0vF61ZA.html
Man, that was a long time ago, and I ran the 16 and 18 ft so I can't remember exactly which one was doing what, and what motor it had. Pretty sure that 16 ft had a 150 Optimax, and it ran about 65 MPH, I was running a Tempest Plus when I did that video. Rode very well, I was very impressed, and I remember it was faster than my U-17 at the time, and I had a lot more HP in my U-17
This video is pretty old, Chris was still setting it up. and since then has modified the motor a little and setup, and now over 100 MPH ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bbNV0vF61ZA.html
Mercury Fury 24 pitch was what worked best for me. got to about 64/65 MPH with the stock motor and that prop. After that was motor work I also put a much lighter weight exhaust in the boat which actually gained some speed just from the amount of weight loss, but was a real pain in the butt, so i would not recommend it.
Wiggles side to side, or forward and back? Sometimes the prop shaft itself may have play in it, and slide in and out a little bit. Side to side is a little odd, unless you have the Flo Torq 3 or 4, those hubs will let the prop wiggle quite a bit, its part of their design.
@@89ksman Well, if you have a Flo Torq 3 or 4, thats fairly normal. If not, the hub cavity on your prop might be a little larger then normal (they vary) you can email me if you have any pictures or anything. KR@Propgods.com
At that time, I had put aluminum exhaust manifolds on, but other then that, it was stock. It was running a Mercury Fury 24 pitch. Really handled well with that prop. The aluminum exhaust was much lighter weight, and helped holeshot, but was a complete pain in the butt to make work, I would not recommend it.
Are you still running the stock speed density system or did you have to convert to mass air? My understanding is that the speed density system doesn't deal well with cam changes without a new program. Can you advise me on this?
My grandfather has one a little bit older one of these he bought at a boat show a while back. It is a very good boat. I love it. I use it whenever I can. It is a smooth ride and the hull is fast. It only has a single yamaha 225 on it though. I still run in the mid 40s though. I like his yellowfin 34 better though. The donzi 23 zf is a great all around boat.
Sorry, never noticed this one. But in case anyone still wants to know. Stock motor was Ford 302, Volvo EFI with sx drive, 220 HP, ran 62 on gps pretty consistent. This video was 67.3 on GPS, had aluminum exhaust manifolds, and a 24 pitch Fury 3 on a cool day. later, I rebuilt the motor, had the heads done by one of the mustang guys. Went with different cam, went to carb and straight exhaust. build thread here. www.thehulltruth.com/boating-boat-show-photos/490161-four-winns-u-17-rebuild.html 71.5 with my 350 pound buddy riding with me and coolers. 74.6 was the best I saw with just me. and sold the boat a while back.
