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    Sea Ray pachanga 22 propeller

    We ran a alpha drive-1.32/1 ratio and a 21 cleaver with the stock 330 HP 454 up to about 4600 rpms. Later with a higher performance 454 built like the old mercruiser 365 HP the same prop hit 5000. We tried an inch of cupping and rpms dropped to 4800 which seemed a little low. The 21 pitch seemed...
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    Sea Ray pachanga 22 propeller

    I was a 22 Pachanga owner many years ago. My friend who also owned a 22 and worked at the local dealership tested props. At that time the stock quicksilver 3 blade cleaver prop was best top speed and better than the mirage. This was for speeds in the 0-70 mph range. The mirage was better for...
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    Another accident near Baltimore

    This boat was headed out of the harbor at the time which means heading away from the city lights into darkness. At night this direction looks like you are heading into a black hole. You have to be extremely careful to be safe this way.
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    Another accident near Baltimore

    Just wanted to dispute an earlier SR member regarding the location of the Key Bridge which is not a speed zone the last time I was up there. The 6 MPH speed limit starts maybe a mile or so up the Patapsco at Ft Mc Henry so it is not illegal to go faster under ideal safe conditions which is a...
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    22 Panchanga in Ft. Lauderdale

    I had a 22 Pachanga in Ft Lauderdale in the late 1990's. It was fun but limited to calm days on the ocean especially in winter months. I ran 100 mile trips into the keys many times by picking my days carefully. The intercoastal is full of speed limits to protect manatees that were idle speed not...
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