Well I took the boat out fishing again Saturday with my buddy Bobby. I managed to get two bass and he got 6 bluegill, but they were all small and we tossed them back.
It was the most perfect day for fishing ever. Calm and sunny with a slight overcast and not as hot. As we're going across the lake we can see hundreds of carp rolling in the shallows. At one point we had to cut through a narrow choke, and plowed the boat across 300 breeding carp, who are slapping the boat & jumping out of the water.
The boat ran terrific with the new motor, and the new 3-blade Kipawa propeller provides a noticeable boost to the top speed, plus it accelerates faster than the old one as well.
Unfortunately we took on about 4 gallons of water in the flotation chambers, and I discovered that there is a small crack in the transom where the boat had been sanded too thin during repainting. It's not a major job to patch, so I should have the boat back out again next week.
The lakes are starting to calm down, and fishing is improving.
Here is the Kipawa Power Prop, compared to the Minn Kota Weedless Wedge 2 prop. You can see that it is a much more aggressive prop, but on my small boat I feel this motor could turn an even larger one.
While the MinnKota prop seems to be quite a big prop, most of the surface is close to the hub and it doesn't count for much as far as propulsion.
The Kipawa puts more surface far from The Hub. Any surface twice as far from The Hub can be four times as effective, all else being the same.
But it's not the same. In the side view you can see that the power prop is a steeper pitch and screws through the water more aggressively. The part next to the hub is very aggressive making it worth more than it would seem from the back view.
And then there's the third blade! Any how it works and we clearly picked up nearly one knot on calm water. That's a speed increase of about 25% for under $50 including tax and shipping. My only complaint is that the new prop had a little bit of casting Flash. I spent some time carefully dressing and sharpening it before I put it on the motor.
Where's the crack? There's two of them at the heel of my transom. If you see the fiberglass threads where the paint is scuffed off you will realize this is a close up shot. The cracks are each 1 inch long
It was the most perfect day for fishing ever. Calm and sunny with a slight overcast and not as hot. As we're going across the lake we can see hundreds of carp rolling in the shallows. At one point we had to cut through a narrow choke, and plowed the boat across 300 breeding carp, who are slapping the boat & jumping out of the water.
The boat ran terrific with the new motor, and the new 3-blade Kipawa propeller provides a noticeable boost to the top speed, plus it accelerates faster than the old one as well.
Unfortunately we took on about 4 gallons of water in the flotation chambers, and I discovered that there is a small crack in the transom where the boat had been sanded too thin during repainting. It's not a major job to patch, so I should have the boat back out again next week.
The lakes are starting to calm down, and fishing is improving.
Here is the Kipawa Power Prop, compared to the Minn Kota Weedless Wedge 2 prop. You can see that it is a much more aggressive prop, but on my small boat I feel this motor could turn an even larger one.
While the MinnKota prop seems to be quite a big prop, most of the surface is close to the hub and it doesn't count for much as far as propulsion.
The Kipawa puts more surface far from The Hub. Any surface twice as far from The Hub can be four times as effective, all else being the same.
But it's not the same. In the side view you can see that the power prop is a steeper pitch and screws through the water more aggressively. The part next to the hub is very aggressive making it worth more than it would seem from the back view.
And then there's the third blade! Any how it works and we clearly picked up nearly one knot on calm water. That's a speed increase of about 25% for under $50 including tax and shipping. My only complaint is that the new prop had a little bit of casting Flash. I spent some time carefully dressing and sharpening it before I put it on the motor.
Where's the crack? There's two of them at the heel of my transom. If you see the fiberglass threads where the paint is scuffed off you will realize this is a close up shot. The cracks are each 1 inch long
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