Marinette Boat Forum

I will be interested in seeing how the seakeeper works. Sounds like everyone loves them, everything except the price, quite steep. Good luck with the install.

Tracy, I will definitely be careful. I have hit 44 w.o.t during prop tests. It does feel a bit strange, but not unstable. I'm hoping to be able to trim a bit more with the duo prop, which I think will help that, but I also only go w.o.t for testing. I have ran it at 35 mph on shorter outing, and I h...

Tracy, I also am very curious. On a 25 Bayliner flybridge with a single 454, my father switched out a bravo 2 for a 3 about 15 years ago. It gained about 3 to 5 mph at 3200 cruise. Pessimistically I think it will run about 32 to 33 mph at my cruise rpm of 3,000. Optimistically, I will be tickled if ...

I'm thinking something happened to the amount of views on this thread. It was at 10,000 a couple months ago, now it says 2.4 million. Maybe the google algorithm directs them here from the thread title?

Don't mind the big hole in top of the dash, it was a temp spot to mount the chartplotter while doing the water test. It has been covered.

I also just picked up a set of used Bravo 3 duoprop outdrives that I will install this coming season. After I tear them apart to make sure the internals are good. This should also improve my efficiency.

The last few pics were of my Garmin chartplotters showing the speed of 31mph at 3,000 rpm. Getting a 1.3 mpg with a pair of 454 Chevy's.

I had moved my helm forward 18 inches, which shrunk the cabin the same amount. I was able to get an additional 130 gallons of fuel onboard. Now I hold 280 gallons total. I still have some fit and finish to do, but over all it was worth it in my mind. We travel to a National Park that is 70 miles doc...