" Just piercing the surface"
Good price, but you need at least 400 honest horsepower to spin the Solas 23 on a 16 or 18.
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Bill
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1985 Donzi Criterion SS
1967 Donzi 16 Ski Sporter, C16-409, Has a new home!
38' Carver Aft Cabin
1968 Sea Ray SRV 180 w/1975 70 hp Evinrude
10" RIB w/15 hp 1984 Evinrude
You don't always need to prop for top speed.
Jeff
" Just piercing the surface"
I understand completely. But a 260 hp engine won't crack 4,000 rpms with a Solas 23 in a lightly loaded Donzi 18 2+3, which is under the max engine rpm range. It would be constantly lugging the engine, preventing it from getting to the rpm range where good horsepower is made. That's all.
Someone who is unfamiliar with the characteristics of a Solas 23 prop, who is currently running the Volvo elephant ear 23 aluminum prop might think the Solas 23 would be a good upgrade. It would not be, because the 23 behaves more like a 25 as there is so little slip. On my 16, in the mid-range, slip was less than 5%.
“Oh right, because you walked into strippers discount warehouse and said ‘Help me showcase my intellect.’” - Archer
Bill
Grand Rapids, Michigan
1985 Donzi Criterion SS
1967 Donzi 16 Ski Sporter, C16-409, Has a new home!
38' Carver Aft Cabin
1968 Sea Ray SRV 180 w/1975 70 hp Evinrude
10" RIB w/15 hp 1984 Evinrude
I had a solas 21 with a 454, 1.63 drive in my last Donzi 18 and it was a little over propped.
A winner is just a loser that got up and did it one more time.
1959 Biesemeyer - 4pt Hydro Drag - 2013 ACBS Winner - Best Race Boat
1967 Nova Marine - SuperNova24 - ACBS Winner - 2012 Best Race Boat - 2016 Peoples Choice & Best Non Wood
1972 John Allmand - Nova 19
1972 John Allmand - Nova19 (#2)
1982 PolarKraft -Jonboat - Crab Killer
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