!!!!!! 24p Hydromotive III????? any good?

[G - FORCE 88]

Question to my fellow Donziers. Would a Hydro III be a good choice for a 22 classic, 454 Mag (385 hp), Bravo 1 drive, 1.50:1 gear. Spinning a 25p Mirage (not plus) @ 4700 rpm, gps 69 mph, 72 on speedo. Would really like to pick up 2-3 mph if possible. Max rpm on my motor 5,000 rpm. Any help would be great.
Thanks
Jon

"wanna go faster, much faster, but $$$$ is needed"
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[Fish boy]

Hey G,
saw this thread a little while ago about the hydromotive. Other board members have had pretty good luck with it. The thread also talks about a guy named Tom at Hydromotive who was really helpful in matching the right prop the boat. Good luck,

Fish
http://www.donzi.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=006715;p=1

[Forrest]

The four-blade Hydromotive would probably be an all-around better prop than the three blade version. The three blade may be a tad faster than the four, but the characteristics of the Hydromotive Q-IV makes the boat much easier to handle and much more enjoyable to drive. My suggestion is to hold out for a four-blade in the 22" to 23" range. Also remember, the Hydromotive Q-4 and three-blade props are bacilly cleaver props which means it does not lift the bow like a Mirage or a Turbo prop does. Some of the Atlanta boys have told me that they have had good results on their 22 classic using Merc's four-blade Revolution 4 prop. Maybe someone can say a few words about how that prop works on the 22 classic.

[G - FORCE 88]

Hey guys this is the prop im looking at. See if this would be good for my boat as opposed to a labbed Mirage?
thanks
Jon

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&category=26456&item=2413836904

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[Ranman]

G,

In my opinion a cleaver style prop, (ie the one linked above) is not the best prop for your boat. This is assuming you run a stock 18 Classic. Although the Mirage+ may not be the best prop out there, it is a pretty good performer on the 18 Classics and the most widely used. The Mirage+ is a drivers prop though. An 18 Claassic with a Mirage+ is loose and can be a handful in rough water. The Turbo prop from Precision Propellers may be a better choice as some have reported better handling and equal or better speed than the Mirage+.

The Hydromotive Quad IV has also been reported to be a great prop on the 18 Classics. Although the Quad IV may cost you a couple of MPH up top, it supposedly a much more comfortable ride in rough water and also provides all around better handling.

For the record, I've been running a Mirage+ for three years. I'm now in the market for a Hydromotive Quad IV.

[CDMA]

FWIW:

25 Mirage lab: 75 mph @ 5000 rpm. Scary, horrible in rough water, good bow lift.

24 Hydro 4 blade fat blades never labbed: 71-72 mph. Fall asleep at the wheel. So stable, amazing rough water handling, could use more bow lift. It is an entirely different boat.


Chris

[Forrest]

I wonder how something like this Turbo 2+2 would work:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26456&item=2413890238

[Air 22]

G...go to..
http://www.cpperformance.com/products/Props/229.asp.. wink

[Bill H....]

Guys,

What would you recommend as the best Hydromotive prop to run on a '02 28ZXO (double step) with a single stock 496 HO MAG? I'm getting about 60 mph out of the boat right now and would like about 5 mph more. Is it possible with one of the Hydromotive props? Which one???

PS - I'm using a the stock Mercruiser prop now.

[Fish boy]

Air22,
I think there might be an extra . in the link above. Really cool site though, here is the link again for anyone else that wants to take a look.

http://www.cpperformance.com/products/Props/229.asp