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Ryno

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Hey everybody! Just wanted to first say what a great site this seems to be. I am involved with a great motorcycle forum, and you guys (and girls) seem to be as helpful and cool/patient as they are.
That being said, I have a new Glastron MX175 and have been trying to get stanless prop information. The only other boat I have ever owned was several years ago as a teenager. I am trying to look through old topics so I don't bother the salty dogs with the same old prop/engine questions, but I am new to the site and cant find the right forums.Is it my navigation (all jokes welcome)? Is there a newbe forum, or will I need to start asking the same questions you all answer on a daily basis?
Once again, this is a great forum, and I hope no one gets frustrated with the new guy.

Ryno (rookie)

P.S. What is the subscribe to topic? Does that just monitor the post, or am I gonna get get a bill for $19.95.
 
Ryno,
Welcome to the greatest CyberHarbor on the Netlantic Ocean!
While I can't help you with your prop question (I'm sure some other RO will come forward though) I will try to get you aquainted with the site in general.

No, there is no "newbie forum".. you learn under fire here. Usually you can look forward to some gentle and friendly toasting from time to time but watch out... there are some grumpy old seafarts here as well. Toss them a cold brew (none of the yuppie Mexican crap with a hunk of fruit in it) and they'll learn to love you... or at least leave you alone for a while.

Don't sweat looking too hard for old topics. The search function is restricted (more on that later) and we don't mind answering the same question week after week after week... once again, refer to the search function note that will follow somewhere in this post or the ever present, "My freshwater smells like rotten eggs" post that appear pretty regularly.

Your post about a prop can rightfully be in either the ATC (ask the captain) or engines forum so you are OK on that point... go start.

Now, on to that elusive "subscribe" question and the search function. No, you will not be billed for $19.95 just for hanging with us here. BoaterEd is a free site that gets its financial support from donating subscribers who volunteer to donate. (We voted to do that several years back... it ws not thrust upon us.) If you choose to subscribe you will be billed for $19.95 for the year and re-upping at the end of the year is not automatic... you need to do it manually so if you choose to not re-up at the end of the year you simply do nothing. For that $19.95 you get (1) nifty fouled anchor by your moniker, the ability to use the search function which may or may not be a benefit depending on the mood of the forum's operating software that day, access to the often imitated but never duplicated NBR (Not Boating Related) Forum... but bring steel shorts if you come by because it can be a kick in the balls there from time to time.. kind of like "Extreme Posting" if you get my drift, and, finally, the undieing love and appreciation of several thousand (more or less) other contributing RO's plus one GexTBC who lords over the place.

Finally, now, you are asking 2 more questions, aren't you??!!
1) What's an RO, and (2) what's a GexTBC? Am I right? Damn straight I am!!!

RO = Repeat Offender. That goes way back to the genesis of this place and, being a bit grey on top myself I've forgotten why that designation was, well, designated. All members, contributing or not are ROs and are treated the same in all the public forums. If you want your fair share of real abuse you need to find your way to brakeing out $19.95 from your BBB (Boat Bucks Budget.. what's that, about 3 gallons of gas at the marina now??) a then stumble into NBR.

2) GexTBC refers to Captain Les Hall, the Grumpy ex-Tow Boat Captain who will slap you down and then keel haul you under his server if you brake the rules.

Hey, once again.... welcome!! We're happy to have you!
 
Well said Mike!!! and welcome aboard Ryno ... what specific info are you looking for about a SS prop?
 
I think RO is Registered Offender, but I don't go back far enough to know why.
 
Yep, "RO" stands for registerd offender - NOT repeat offender.
 
Very few offenders repeat their offense in THIS forum!
 
now wait a GD minute here... Kiwi and cherries are "fruit" - a wedge of lime is a necesary accompaniment to a Corona, which is a good beer, so back off Mikee!

Now if you'll excuse me, I have stagger down the dock, yell at some kids, or some seagulls (whatever I see first) before hooking my free arm around a piling and relieving myself (mostly downwind) into the marina...
 
Oops! REGISTERED Offender... Don't know where my head was when I wrote that!
 
Ryno

It won't take long for you to see that I have a major focus on boating safety. So welcome aboard! We want you to stay alive long enough to learn the ropes, so please take a safe boating course. You can locate one near you from this site: http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/courses.htm

Have fun!
 
....or just ask your question.

Just give us as much info about your boat, engine and drive as you can. Size(length/weight etc) HP, OB/IO, present prop size and most important, the WOT( Wide Open Throttle readings)...Top speed and RPM.

and welcome aboard.
 
Thanks for the welcome and info. Man I feel silly about that subscribe thing. It was super late when I posted that last night, just joking around and I didn't actually read that the subscription rate was 19.95! When I read it today I sound like an A-hole. Anyway, live and learn. Alright, I should probably go to the engine forum for this I guess, but here goes! My boat is a Glastron MX175 with a 3.0 Volvo GL motor and Volvo Penta drive. My current Prop is aluminum with a pitch of 21. The engine will pull strong to about 4000 RPM (dealer says WOT is 4200-4600)then starts to bog down. I want to know if I should go to a 19 or 17 pitch in stainless, or will the stainless with a 21 pitch make enough difference over the stocker? I will be doing some water sports and also cruising with about a 50/50 split. I humbly ask for wisdom please.
 
OMG, Bob has spoken to him already. Oh, boy.
Welcome aboard, Ryno, you'll like it here. A better group simply does not exist.
By subscribing you can go into the Not Boating Related Forum and talk about anything. You can also get abuse as well as give it out there. As Mikee mentioned subscribing is voluntary and whether you do or don't you're treated the same in the other forums.
I would guess that a major percentage of RO's here are literally experts in boating and can answer questions intelligently. Many are ex Coast Guard, Navy, or those Navy Wannabees, Marines. We even have a contingent of the Boating Division of the Army.
Our Australian pain in the butt was severely mauled by an angry Kangaroo and isn't with us any more.
I see you are from KCMO. Do you ever go to Lake of the Ozarks?
Again, welcome aboard.
 
Lake of the Ozarks? Not in the little Glastron, but a buddy of mine has got a big Jokers Wild with twin blown 502's down there.We also stay with several friends there. My wife and I have a travel trailer, and we hit the Ozarks and Lake Dardanell Arkansas a ton.
 
I was from Kansas City once! But then I learned to read....

There are some of us old two wheelers left.
We ride gently on the waves now and think not of flying toward the dirt from aloft, leaving the ride rotating noisely in the air behind us.
Welcome, pay your dues and join us over in the NBR!
 
Ryno, the 21' SS may give you the added RPM you are looking for ... many prop shops will allow you to "try before you buy", that would be the best course of action for you ... try the 21" SS and see what happens ... also a good prop shop can make some recommendations.
 
The Admiral (wives are Admirals here)is from KCMO. She lived off Ward Parkway on 67th Terrace near those two big Eagles.
 
Lots of times, a dealer will allow you to test drive a prop. Ask around, then try a stainless 19" and go from there.
 
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