Hi Guys,
I took part in my first Poker Run here in Finland with my Classic 22 Don Aronow edition (496 HO) which I purchased from the US this winter with lots of help from Buizilla to get it sorted. It has been running great with 78mph@5300rpm on the GPS! I can tell you a few guys were blown away when we passed them. We were consistently in 5th place (out of 40 boats) with only a couple of large 90mph+ Fountains in front of us as well as two cats, the rest of the guys were behind us. We were blessed with awesome weather and pretty flat seas.
I drove pretty hard and all I can say is that I am really happy with the way this boat drives! The dual ram steering is just perfect!
Sadly during the last leg of the route we lost a blade on our 4 blade Bravo 1. I don't think we hit anything as all the other blades are fine so my best guess is fatigue at this stage. Having said this I do not know the propellers history... Its a 4 Blade Bravo 1 28P which looks like its had some work done on it based on the sharpness of the leading edge.
Now I need to purchase 1 or 2 new propellers and the question is do I go with a Bravo 1 again or try something else. A 25" Turbo 1 has been suggested as an option.
Thanks for any thoughts.
Serge