StanKromfols
Member
- Mar 18, 2023
- 36
- Boat Info
- 2002 Sea Ray 17'6" Bow Rider Alpha one
- Engines
- 3.0 Alpha one
I recently purchased a 2002 Sea Ray 176 Bow Rider with the 3.0. The boat will be used mainly for pleasure cruising with just my wife and I. It's been quite a while since I've owned a boat, so I'm trying to reeducate myself as I go and appreciate all of the information that's been provided by members of this forum.
My latest question is prop size, I have a Quicksilver QA1918X 21P prop on the boat. I'm not sure about the 1918, but the 21 I've got to assume is the pitch, and that seems like quite a bit for this boat. Can anyone tell me if my thinking is correct ? The Tach is way off and I'll be looking at that (at idle it registers 2,000 RPM and the engine is nowhere near that), and the speedometer seems to be way off too, and I'll also be checking that out. I've found vid clips on Youtube with suggestions for addressing both the tach and the speedometer, but haven't found anything about prop sizing.
Does anyone have experience with this size boat and engine and have suggestions for prop size ?
My latest question is prop size, I have a Quicksilver QA1918X 21P prop on the boat. I'm not sure about the 1918, but the 21 I've got to assume is the pitch, and that seems like quite a bit for this boat. Can anyone tell me if my thinking is correct ? The Tach is way off and I'll be looking at that (at idle it registers 2,000 RPM and the engine is nowhere near that), and the speedometer seems to be way off too, and I'll also be checking that out. I've found vid clips on Youtube with suggestions for addressing both the tach and the speedometer, but haven't found anything about prop sizing.
Does anyone have experience with this size boat and engine and have suggestions for prop size ?