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Hi everbody!
I've been using the Search but I haven't found an answer.
I've just bought a 1980 Outrage 22 repowered with a 2009 Honda BF200 and I have a couple of questions:
- which 3 blades prop do you recommend?
- I read on some forum that 4 blades should ensure better performances in terms of gas consumption and speed. In particular with the 22 Outrage should guarantee a better trim and quicker time to plane.

During the first "test drive" I saw that with the current prop it is possibile to reach 5.000 rpm (Honda indicates between 5.000 and 6.000 rpm) only after a while and playing with the trim.

Your expertise and suggestions are more than welcome!!!

Ciao

Andrea

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What propeller is on the motor now? If you remove it and look inside the hub, it will have the size stamped on it.

Your motor uses a 1.86 gear ratio. This is good to know and helps determine the proper size.

What holes are the engine bolted to the transom. If you look at the splashwell, how many top holes are empty (count down from the top) before the bolt?

This information will help Tom or the other guru's give you their recommendations.

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Hi Phil!
Thank you for the suggestion, I'm pretty much new on this kind of things, I thought there was basically an ideal solution / combination.
Unfortunately I'm living in Germany and the boat is on Sardinia...I think I have then to postpone the choice to the end of 2012.

Thanks a lot again for your answer

Andrea

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Andrea -- Welcome to Whaler Central.

How fast is your boat at 5000 RPM?

We really need to know this as well as exactly what propeller is on there now. Every boat and propeller is different and there are many, many variables that affect how it runs.

Fitting a propeller is much more complicated than a basic "ideal solution/combination"

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Hi Tom!
It's embarassing to say that the instrument didn't work...sorry!

It is anyway good to know that there are so many parameters I have to look after before coming back to you. I take note and I'll check everything promised :-)

Thanks again a lot for your answers!

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I'm back with a couple of information more and a question more...sorry ;-)
So we now have the prop: 3 x 14 x 19, it's a counterotating and the height approx 8 centimetrs above the bottom of the hull (I don't really know the English word for that sorry).

Since we are taking out the motor...I'd like to now which instruction should Igive the moment we will put it back on?

Thanks!!!!!

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do they still fish the mattanza in sardinia?

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Hi!
Mattanza was (and only partly is) a traditional fishing technique from Sicily :)

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it's actually a technique that arabs started and it became very big throughout the med. my grandfather was form west of palermo, and used to tell me about bluefin the size of a vw bug. i named my shamrock mattanza, my whaler is mattanza II.

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Exactly :)
Palermo is in effect in Sicily.

I think we should get back on topic and if you would like to chat about it I'll be very happy to do it via e.mail or private messages :)

I really need a hint on the motor height :D

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You should drop down in pitch to get RPM up to at least 5,500. 3 blade prop works best on a 22' in my experience.

So 14 X 17" stainless should do it. That's what I run on my 22' Guardian Divemaster with Whalerdrive and Yamaha F225 and after testing 5 different props, this was the best from performance and fuel efficiency. FYI, WOT for me is 5,500prm at 36.7mph.

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Hi Shad!
Thanks for the info, I've been looking around and I found only 14 1/4 x 17 and with different shapes and brands...
I'm almost convinced to buy a Solas New Saturn.

Any comments or suggestions?

Thanks again