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Brad Lyon
03-19-2002, 08:02 PM
Long story short, the woman I bought my boat from will not give me the stainless steel prop she said would come with the boat :mad: . Therefor, I am looking for some suggestions for a another prop to be used as a main or backup prop.

My Donzi is a 1993 Classic 18 with a 5.8L EFI and Cobra outdrive. I am not sure if it is a King Cobra I do not see the word "King" anywhere so I assume it is a standard Cobra outdrive.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Sincerely,

Brad

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CharlieTuna
03-19-2002, 08:15 PM
Brad, the mercury mirage plus props work
on the OMC's if they have the flow-torque hub
and the proper OMC insert for that drive.

Dr. Dan
03-20-2002, 05:39 AM
Brad, Check this site out, also a pretty neat prop/speed calculator to play with under the "services screen" wink www.boatpropellers.com (http://www.boatpropellers.com) ,Good Luck ...Doc

RickR
03-20-2002, 06:49 AM
An OMC "Raker" or a Merc "Mirage Plus" would work well for your application.

Brad Lyon
03-20-2002, 07:06 AM
Thanks for the input. Is there a certain size or pitch I should get?

Brad

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RedDog
03-20-2002, 02:29 PM
I'm running the 14 - 1/2 X 22 Raker on my 18 Classic King Cobra (or is that 14 - 1/4?). Drive gear ratio - 1.43/1 and 5100 - 5300 RPM.

Raker seems to be fine, but sometime I would like to test others just to see/feel the difference.

Ranman
03-20-2002, 02:49 PM
Mirage Plus is the ticket on the 18's with Alphas and Bravo's. Not sure how it would be on an OMC drive, but it would probably work fine. I run a 25p Mirage plus with 300hp and a 1.65:1 Bravo drive. Most 300hp 18's with a 1.5:1 Alpha or Bravo run the 23p.

BigGrizzly
03-20-2002, 05:56 PM
There i also Precision Propellers, Turbo, ans Solas. all make stainless props. Cabella's and O verton's carry props as well al steletto. Don't get roped into just Merc props there is a whole wold out there.

Randy

Sam
03-20-2002, 06:39 PM
Brad, I may have a new 23" Mirage Plus that I might be parting with. I need to do some testing in a few weeks and then I will know for sure. Give me a shout if you would like to chat.

Sam

Brad Lyon
04-11-2002, 08:14 PM
Unbelievably, the woman I bought my boat from called the other day and left a message on my answering machine. She said that if I still wanted the prop to come and get it. She said she would leave it on her front porch for me.

Well I got this message last night so today I drove over to her house (about 20 miles each way) and there it was on her front porch. It is a Raker 14 ½ X 20 in immaculate condition. I am totally shocked, but I now know why she did not want to part with it. She knew she was going to buy a new boat and I guess she thought that it would fit the new boat, but if not she had written her name and $579.00 OBO on it. I guess she figured she could sell it for that amount of money. Oh well her loss and my gain.

Brad

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Sam
04-11-2002, 08:55 PM
Congrats on your new toy, now go get it wet.

Sam