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Re: vector performance

by QuarterHorse » Mar 07, 2013 12:18 am

transomstand wrote:Yep, cleavers generally produce the best top end, but are lousy for "everyday" use. With no cup in the tips, they just throw the water off the blades, and don't pull well. That changes as you increase horsepower, with 225+, it becomes more usable, because you can spin it harder. It's still the same old story, you need multiple props to satisfy each situation. I've become fascinated with Hoss Tritons recently, and I'm pretty sure it will be the ticket for best all around performance. Hopefully I'll be able to test one this year, and confirm my feelings.

Problem is, I'm REALLY cheap, and the props are expensive. So far, I've not been able to bring myself to dig up another coffee can in the backyard to get the money.

I feel ya, I've been making attempts at borrowing props for a while. The problem is every prop has it's own set up and you're not sure if you're running optimum if you're at a river run swapping props with guys.

I have yet to find that "good all around prop" myself.

Re: vector performance

by transomstand » Feb 28, 2013 9:30 am

Yep, cleavers generally produce the best top end, but are lousy for "everyday" use. With no cup in the tips, they just throw the water off the blades, and don't pull well. That changes as you increase horsepower, with 225+, it becomes more usable, because you can spin it harder. It's still the same old story, you need multiple props to satisfy each situation. I've become fascinated with Hoss Tritons recently, and I'm pretty sure it will be the ticket for best all around performance. Hopefully I'll be able to test one this year, and confirm my feelings.

Problem is, I'm REALLY cheap, and the props are expensive. So far, I've not been able to bring myself to dig up another coffee can in the backyard to get the money.

Re: vector performance

by Sonik » Feb 27, 2013 10:15 pm

transomstand wrote:I think you need one them luminum jobs :pound:
All fun-n-games till you get "whooped on" by an aluminum job thats been beat on with a hammer over a trailer ball! :mrgreen:

Just my .02 - mine ran GREAT with my 28 small ear I had John Janaky do his magic on......until.....I swapped powerheads and went from low/mid 80's to low/mid 90's. Anything over 90 and its a crap shoot as to whether I'm going to lay down a solid number if the stars align, or just an ambulance. I think a tuned-up ET is where I'll end up and "should" work for the Viper/Vector and I hope to give a cleaver a whirl this season just to satisfy my curiousity as I haven't ever run the boat fast enough to warrant its use until recently. Cleavers are not the best at planing off and while I don't necessarily want/need a wheel that will bite hard and launch the entire boat out of the water when I stab it, the stigma of laziness of the cleavers out of the hole is a sticking point for me....always has been.

Re: vector performance

by transomstand » Feb 27, 2013 10:01 pm

I think you need one them luminum jobs :pound:

Re: vector performance

by Sonik » Feb 27, 2013 7:27 pm

transomstand wrote:Please keep in mind, my advice here is for a 225+ horsepower .........
So what you're saying Pete is I need a 30P chopper with LOTS of cup......since I don't have 225hp and all :mrgreen:

Re: vector performance

by transomstand » Feb 27, 2013 7:02 pm

YDOC462 wrote: boat handles great, have no complaints.
That's 99% of the battle right there.

Re: vector performance

by YDOC462 » Feb 27, 2013 5:20 pm

I really like the srx. God hole shot, awesome acceleration. might keep it for a load carrying prop. built the boat to run the family and friends out to the sand bar. Gonna look for a cleaver for top end solo runs. boat handles great, have no complaints.

Pete....I sat down last night and had a talk with the up trim button. hes a lil mad our relationship has to change.

thanks for all the input

Re: vector performance

by transomstand » Feb 27, 2013 3:32 pm

YDOC462 wrote:correction.......bottom of prop shaft even with pad now. just measured....go up from there?
You can go a bit higher, say the centerline of the propshaft an inch above the bottom of the pad, but my original thought about raising the motor was to try and kill some of the excess lift from your current prop. If you're going to run a different prop, and the boat handles ok, then you don't need to change height until you settle on a prop. In fact, I like to run the engine as low as the boat will allow (until the handling gets bad, or it gets too slow), to make life easier on the gearcase.

Re: vector performance

by YDOC462 » Feb 27, 2013 3:13 pm

correction.......bottom of prop shaft even with pad now. just measured....go up from there?

Re: vector performance

by transomstand » Feb 27, 2013 8:33 am

Please keep in mind, my advice here is for a 225+ horsepower Vector, it is not "all purpose", each boat needs to be examined individually.

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