mickey5978
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Anyone running a 3 blade on a Caddy? If so, what size and type?
How does it move the boat and what does the motor have done to it?
Mickey
How does it move the boat and what does the motor have done to it?
Mickey
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500 Caddy Props
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bondsman
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there are a couple of guys on here that run a 3 blade 72inch sesenich.
you would have to here from them how it runs. i should have went that route but did not. and chuck from airboat pros told me he put a 3 blade 70 inch cypress series on a dd caddy and said it was awsome.
you would have to here from them how it runs. i should have went that route but did not. and chuck from airboat pros told me he put a 3 blade 70 inch cypress series on a dd caddy and said it was awsome.
mickey5978
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I got a 3 blade sensenich but 78 inches. Just wondering what pitch settings everyone else may be running. You guys with the 72's what are your pitch settings?
bondsman
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i'm not saying that the cypress props were not the way to go,i let my cousin talk me into running a two blade powershift 74inch. and i have it pitched to 1/4 inch past the referance mark to keep me from blowing it off
my boat.i wish i would have bought a sesenich or a 3 blade powershift.that is what i was saying i push alot of wind but extremely pitched.a three blade would have been better for me because i have the money in my motor it is not stock.where if it was stock i would not even attempt to run
a three blade unless it was 68inch or 66inch.plus the three blade would have give me more push from the get go.
my boat.i wish i would have bought a sesenich or a 3 blade powershift.that is what i was saying i push alot of wind but extremely pitched.a three blade would have been better for me because i have the money in my motor it is not stock.where if it was stock i would not even attempt to run
a three blade unless it was 68inch or 66inch.plus the three blade would have give me more push from the get go.
BigBoom
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mickey,
I have a 3 blade 78" set on the first mark which gives me 2900 rpm max.
I have run a 72", set on the second mark for the same rpm. The results were the 72 snapped up quicker, but the 78 pushed better on the hill. We tested them on a boat with a lower engine stand. The 72 worked better. I only have about 4" of prop inside the hull with the 78". The other hullhad about 9" inside. It made a big difference on the performance.
I have a 3 blade 78" set on the first mark which gives me 2900 rpm max.
I have run a 72", set on the second mark for the same rpm. The results were the 72 snapped up quicker, but the 78 pushed better on the hill. We tested them on a boat with a lower engine stand. The 72 worked better. I only have about 4" of prop inside the hull with the 78". The other hullhad about 9" inside. It made a big difference on the performance.