heavy-chevy
Well-known member
well i went from my beat up 10x13 3 blade to a 10.5x14 4 blade and it planes faster, jumps out of the hole better, and completely eliminated the porpoising with one person... but i was very disappointed with how easy it blows out compared to the old prop. i also lost a little top end with one person on the boat but gained a little loaded.
anyways i want to know what causes it to blow out when 4 blades are known for not slipping or blowing out as easy. im thinking it could be one of two reasons, one - the 4 blade is not cupped, my old one was, or two - being that its a half inch bigger its too close to the cavitation plate and is pulling air from the surface. i mean its pretty bad, i can be cruising about 18-20 and it will just totally lose bite for no reason and wont hook up until i pull out of it. any slight cornering blows it out. i cant run trimmed up at all sometimes it was hard to even get it to plane, it would just keep slipping until i totally stop and start over.
the other thing is its slower, im thinking maybe the 10x13 has been taken to a shop and cupped out, making it actually deeper then a true 10x13. anyone that knows props please help me, is my cavitation theory correct?
btw - the hub is not slipping.
anyways i want to know what causes it to blow out when 4 blades are known for not slipping or blowing out as easy. im thinking it could be one of two reasons, one - the 4 blade is not cupped, my old one was, or two - being that its a half inch bigger its too close to the cavitation plate and is pulling air from the surface. i mean its pretty bad, i can be cruising about 18-20 and it will just totally lose bite for no reason and wont hook up until i pull out of it. any slight cornering blows it out. i cant run trimmed up at all sometimes it was hard to even get it to plane, it would just keep slipping until i totally stop and start over.
the other thing is its slower, im thinking maybe the 10x13 has been taken to a shop and cupped out, making it actually deeper then a true 10x13. anyone that knows props please help me, is my cavitation theory correct?
btw - the hub is not slipping.