PNW South Sound Spring Thaw

Hey Chris,
Your Google Doc on this is fantastic! I haven't done the calculations but what do you anticipate the average cruising speed for this flotilla will be? Thanks.
 
OverTime said:
Hey Chris,
Your Google Doc on this is fantastic! I haven't done the calculations but what do you anticipate the average cruising speed for this flotilla will be? Thanks.
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Right now our boat's minimum planing speed is around 28 knots (twin 300 HP outboards go vroom). I'm hoping to order the 5 blade props that @Submariner has worked with PowerTech on in the next week or so (there's a thread in the Owner Modifications forum), which should allow us to get on plane at about 21 knots, which is probably more reasonable for the smaller RTs.
 
I think you are right. 21 kts is still a pretty fast cruise for us.
 
Looking at the data with new props I can get reasonable fuel economy at even lower speed (perhaps at the expense of my wake) but we could also slow boat around 7 knots (at least on the way to Gig Harbor) if people prefer. I'd just have to update DeepZoom to get new times.
 
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