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DataInput

Waterlinelengthinfeet:

28.87feet

Beamatthewaterlineinfeet:

8.98feet

Hulldraftinfeet(excludingkeel):

2.95feet

Vesselweightinpounds:

2204lbs

EngineHorsepower:
Numberofengines:
TotalEngineHorsepower:

EngineR.P.M.(max):
GearRatio:

250HP
2
500HP

ShaftR.P.M.(max):

Numberofshaftbearings(pershaft):
DesiredspeedinKnots:

2404RPM

5000RPM
2.08:1

1
30knots

HorsepowerCalculations
Thiswillcalculatethemaximumhorsepowerandtorqueavailableatthe
prop(s).

Totalavailablehorsepowerattheengine(s):
500HP
Totalavailabletorqueft/lbsattheengine(s):
525ft/lbs
Horsepowerlossof3%pergearbox:
15.0HP
Horsepowerlossof1.5%pershaftbearing:

Totalhorsepoweravailableatthepropeller(s):
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7.5HP
477.5HP
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Totaltorqueft/lbsavailableatthepropeller(s):

1043ft/lbs

Speed&PowerCalculations
Basicdisplacementspeedandhorsepowerrequired
Displacementhullspeed(1.34Xsqrtofwaterlinelength):
7.20Knots
Minimumhorsepowerrequiredatpropeller(s)forHullspeed: 4.8HP

CalculationsbasedondesiredspeedandavailableHP
HPrequiredatpropeller(s)fordesired30knotsspeed:
316HP
Estimatedmaximumspeedwithexisting500horsepower:
34.38Knots
Thisisthespeedwewilluseforthepropellersize.

Atthispointitisimportanttonotethatallofthecalculationsaboveare
basedonfullRPMandHP.Mostenginesareratedtorunatapercentageof
thierfullRPM.Thisiswhatwilldetermineyourmaximumcruisingspeed.
Thepropellersizingcalculationsbelowarebasedon90%offullRPM.This
givestheenginesomereservepowertoallowforvariableloadinginthe
vessel.

PropellerSize
Numberofblades

Diameter(inches)

Pitch(inches)

2Blade
3Blade

18.7
17.8

X 22.0
X 21.8

4Blade

16.8

X 21.4

Thepropellersizesshownabovedonotcontaincalculationsforcavitation
orbladeloading.
Ifyoufindthattherecommendedpropelleristoolargetofityourvessel,
youcantryincreasingtheshaftspeed.Failingthis,youcanreducethe
diameterandincreasethepitchattheexpenseofyourpropellerefficiency.
Theruleofthumbis1inchofdiameterisequalto11/2to2inchesofpitch.

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