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Old 22-05-2010, 03:11 PM   #1
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dickking about yesterday out the bar (northwest) with my freshend motor Steve hutchy built...iff you read this Steve cheers mate she runs good .anyway running my 23p high 5 to keep the motor rev happy with no lugging and kept it 3000 1st few hours then 4500 after for about 5 hours. getting just under 50 mph right now so going to put another 5 hours under its belt sunday. cavitation is the problem with such a small prop thou
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Old 22-05-2010, 08:45 PM   #2
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goes well. what speed are you after out of it you keeping that prop on ?
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Old 22-05-2010, 09:24 PM   #3
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goes well. what speed are you after out of it you keeping that prop on ?
high 60's will do me for a heavy marshan as i love the way it ploughs through heavy swells so for a safe boat its ideal....soon as its bedded in ile try another prop,any ideas???
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Old 23-05-2010, 09:48 PM   #4
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was it expensive for the rebuild ? i didnt get my p18 over 60 mph yet so going to try it again at the weekend then try other props
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Old 24-05-2010, 12:32 PM   #5
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high 60's will do me for a heavy marshan as i love the way it ploughs through heavy swells so for a safe boat its ideal....soon as its bedded in ile try another prop,any ideas???
We found a 24" small hub chopper worked well on our M19, that was with 1.87 gearbox. Also a 23" laser two ran pretty good. The transom on the Marshan were built quite high for racing so you might want to consider cutting it down an inch or two to give you a better pull out for skiing.
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Old 24-05-2010, 06:16 PM   #6
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We found a 24" small hub chopper worked well on our M19, that was with 1.87 gearbox.[/COLOR] Also a 23" laser two ran pretty good. The transom on the Marshan were built quite high for racing so you might want to consider cutting it down an inch or two to give you a better pull out for skiing.
hmmm food for thought....cheers
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was it expensive for the rebuild ? i didnt get my p18 over 60 mph yet so going to try it again at the weekend then try other props
is'nt everything with a marine tag to it
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Old 25-05-2010, 05:37 PM   #8
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[QUOTE=baj666;kept it 3000 1st few hours then 4500 after for about 5 hours. getting just under 50 mph right now so going to put another 5 hours under its belt sunday.[QUOTE]

Sending it back again to Steve for a rebuild on Monday then ?
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Old 25-05-2010, 07:52 PM   #10
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sounds like about 9hours too long worrying about running in to me
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Old 25-05-2010, 11:18 PM   #11
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Bar Light?More like seagull shit island. Coming down to Victoria Rd. with the p25 and some shropshireites who have never seen the water yet soon for a blast,do i still have to get a pass from the training place at the bottom to launch?Or has it all changed now?Make some more vids if yo up for it.Phantom V Marshan???
























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Old 26-05-2010, 09:05 PM   #12
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Bar Light?More like seagull shit island. Coming down to Victoria Rd. with the p25 and some shropshireites who have never seen the water yet soon for a blast,do i still have to get a pass from the training place at the bottom to launch?Or has it all changed now?Make some more vids if yo up for it.Phantom V Marshan???
























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howdy dowdy...the slip has got stupid,like getting into a nightclub getting past the safewater bouncers(sorry lifegaurds ) your gunna need to show your RYA level2..boat insurance and truck insurance to get ya day pass mate from the place your on about. pm me when your coming down and ile give you my moby number
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