350 Verado

[captainDH]

Originally Posted by GameOnSalmon

Wrecked,
Excellent Buy... I have a 72 potter Tsunami with a 350 V ROD... and i friggin love the power... The weight is the same from 225 V rod all the way up to the 350... The 350 racing is a little different but i think only 20 lbs...

Excellent Score and i love the white... just got done repainting mine from Black to white last month...

Robert

performance numbers yet?

[GameOnSalmon]

Originally Posted by captainDH

performance numbers yet?

CaptainDH,

I spent considerable time getting the engine height and prop set good... I am running a Powertech OFS 4 blade 18.5 pitch with some extra cup... With the windscreen and full canvas enclosure... I Get

32 mph at 4000 RPM burning about 12 gallons an hour
54 mph at 6450 RPM burning close to 40 gallons an hour

I did not see a huge improvement from the 300 zuke to the 350 V-Rod...
2mph at cruise and 5 mph top end.


The next engine will for sure be the 300 Mercury V8 at 528 lbs that has to make a difference... my 350 weights right in at 670 lbs.

If u need anything else feel free to PM me..
Robert

[captainDH]

Originally Posted by GameOnSalmon

CaptainDH,

I spent considerable time getting the engine height and prop set good... I am running a Powertech OFS 4 blade 18.5 pitch with some extra cup... With the windscreen and full canvas enclosure... I Get

32 mph at 4000 RPM burning about 12 gallons an hour
54 mph at 6450 RPM burning close to 40 gallons an hour

I did not see a huge improvement from the 300 zuke to the 350 V-Rod...
2mph at cruise and 5 mph top end.


The next engine will for sure be the 300 Mercury V8 at 528 lbs that has to make a difference... my 350 weights right in at 670 lbs.

If u need anything else feel free to PM me..
Robert

totally agree robert, only i would be in for the vrod version which takes weight to a little over 600 lbs. my current 250 vrod is 670 lbs as stated.
i think the AMS would be worth the extra 60 lbs. also, phase 3 was promised this year. could be the current 350 like you have now be based off the new V8 platform... either way, plan is to run the current 250 until the time comes..

[wrecked03]

Originally Posted by GameOnSalmon

CaptainDH,

I spent considerable time getting the engine height and prop set good... I am running a Powertech OFS 4 blade 18.5 pitch with some extra cup... With the windscreen and full canvas enclosure... I Get

32 mph at 4000 RPM burning about 12 gallons an hour
54 mph at 6450 RPM burning close to 40 gallons an hour

I did not see a huge improvement from the 300 zuke to the 350 V-Rod...
2mph at cruise and 5 mph top end.


The next engine will for sure be the 300 Mercury V8 at 528 lbs that has to make a difference... my 350 weights right in at 670 lbs.

If u need anything else feel free to PM me..
Robert

Awesome input. I picked up a loaner prop today. Starting with a rev 4 19 pitch. We will see. I am mainly wanting better economy than the old OX 66.

[wrecked03]

Took her out today as a shake down. Motor was too deep. Going to raise her up on Saturday. Go try again on Sunday. Just testing today we saw 39 kts at 5,300 rpm. Get the motor height right and I think the 19p rev 4 will be pretty close.

[manitunc]

Originally Posted by bmajvi

You guys are dredging up some fond memories of old North Palm Beach County. I remember hauling the family sailboat at "Spenders" (the tongue in cheek nickname of Spencers, because, well, I guess that's obvious, huh?) in the late 70's. Those were the days when Riviera Beach had lots of Crackers, but before crack took over the town. From about '84 to '88 we kept our boat at what we called "Soveral Marina," before all the fancy shops, and the big mall further west on PGA. Father Frank, did you ever pop into "The Bloody Duck" on US1 just north of PGA? I did once, and felt pretty good about getting outta there in one piece!

ah, the bloody duck. went there in 1980, when I first moved to Florida. Got to be friends with one of the girls, but then met my second wife and decided it wouldn't be a good idea to keep going there. Going outside to the restroom was always an adventure.

[kmoose]

Originally Posted by wrecked03

Took her out today as a shake down. Motor was too deep. Going to raise her up on Saturday. Go try again on Sunday. Just testing today we saw 39 kts at 5,300 rpm. Get the motor height right and I think the 19p rev 4 will be pretty close.

6200-6300 seems to be the recommended sweet spot for the Vrod crowd and unless she is way too deep I don't see you gaining 900 rpms. You're on the right road though as motor height needs to right first. The only time it will differ is if you go to a different diameter prop or to a 3 blade which I wouldn't recommend.

The Rev 4 is a great prop for bracketed hulls as the extra lift really helps counteract the reduction in running surface. Keep us updated.

[Snookerd]

Originally Posted by bmajvi

You guys are dredging up some fond memories of old North Palm Beach County. I remember hauling the family sailboat at "Spenders" (the tongue in cheek nickname of Spencers, because, well, I guess that's obvious, huh?) in the late 70's. Those were the days when Riviera Beach had lots of Crackers, but before crack took over the town. From about '84 to '88 we kept our boat at what we called "Soveral Marina," before all the fancy shops, and the big mall further west on PGA. Father Frank, did you ever pop into "The Bloody Duck" on US1 just north of PGA? I did once, and felt pretty good about getting outta there in one piece!

bmajvi-Our family's Morgan sailboat was at the Lake Park Marina. We hauled the boat out at Cracker Boy where I was first introduced to sanding bottom paint with a cheap 3m breather mask....Spencer's was uptown!

[captainDH]

Originally Posted by wrecked03

Took her out today as a shake down. Motor was too deep. Going to raise her up on Saturday. Go try again on Sunday. Just testing today we saw 39 kts at 5,300 rpm. Get the motor height right and I think the 19p rev 4 will be pretty close.

yep......I see 41 knots with my 250 Vrod. we're missing 1000 turns here somewhere. get the turns we should be seeing aleast 46-47 knots.

[wrecked03]

Originally Posted by captainDH

yep......I see 41 knots with my 250 Vrod. we're missing 1000 turns here somewhere. get the turns we should be seeing aleast 46-47 knots.

We got an injector fault. Took it in, one of the pigtails was chaffed causing the injectors to all pulse at 100%. Going to pick it up tomorrow. That was the issue with the rpm, not the prop and height. Was down a cylinder, and the others were super rich. Thursday I'll get to try again.