Post by partizancudjoe on Jun 26, 2022 21:40:12 GMT -5
An update.
I recently made two trips from here in the lower Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The last fuel docks in the Florida Keys are in Key West. From Key West to the Dry Tortugas is just under 70 miles, so we're looking at 140 miles roundtrip just to get there and back. There are no supplies in the Dry Tortugas, so you have to bring all the fuel, food and water you are going to need.
Fully loaded meant unique opportunities to test performance. I found that fully loaded in picture perfect flat calm seas I was able to tweak adjustments and get 2.2 to 2.3 MPG, but that figure dropped immediately to around 1.9 once I hit even the most modest breeze and/or chop. Only the return legs, with much of my outgoing weight now removed, I could sustain a cruising MPG of around 2.4 in ideal conditions and about 2.0 when confronted with a light wind or chop.
I'm still preferring the performance with the 17" pitch 3 blade over that of any other prop I tried (stock 16" pitch Yamaha 3 blade, 15" pitch 4 blade and the current 17" pitch 3 blade).
I recently made two trips from here in the lower Florida Keys to the Dry Tortugas. The last fuel docks in the Florida Keys are in Key West. From Key West to the Dry Tortugas is just under 70 miles, so we're looking at 140 miles roundtrip just to get there and back. There are no supplies in the Dry Tortugas, so you have to bring all the fuel, food and water you are going to need.
Fully loaded meant unique opportunities to test performance. I found that fully loaded in picture perfect flat calm seas I was able to tweak adjustments and get 2.2 to 2.3 MPG, but that figure dropped immediately to around 1.9 once I hit even the most modest breeze and/or chop. Only the return legs, with much of my outgoing weight now removed, I could sustain a cruising MPG of around 2.4 in ideal conditions and about 2.0 when confronted with a light wind or chop.
I'm still preferring the performance with the 17" pitch 3 blade over that of any other prop I tried (stock 16" pitch Yamaha 3 blade, 15" pitch 4 blade and the current 17" pitch 3 blade).
