Posted by tedious on 11/06/15 - 5:08 AM
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sailorman wrote:
Just pulled the trigger. Going with the new F70 with 6 year warranty. I haven't spoken with the dealer yet about prop selection. The invoice just calls for aluminum prop right now. I plan to meet with the installer (rigger) about engine height tomorrow.
Sailor, that's awesome - you're going to love it! Frankly, I would skip the aluminum prop entirely - an aftermarket stainless prop is probably not much, if any, more than a dealer-supplied aluminum one. Hopefully your dealer will be cool with mounting two holes up - as you may have read in other threads, some of them put up a fight. You're smart to have the discussion ahead of time, so you can just walk away if they won't do what you want.
Phil, those are indeed the correct specs for my F70. I can't speak to others' experience, of course, just pass on my own. I apologize for continuing to gush about it, especially as the Stiletto is a great prop and was a super value (apparently too good since they stopped selling them under that brand name) but the switch to the SCD3 was like night and day - made the F70 feel very similar to my old OMC 70 in terms of responsiveness and accelleration. I guess it just tells us that you can only apply so much science to selecting a prop, and then it becomes trial and error.
Tim
Edited by tedious on 11/06/15 - 11:33 AM