What's the Correct Prop for my 270 FV?

scramblerman

1999 with the 5.7 and a bravo 2. I trashed the one that was on there. Not even fixable. It's a aluminum 3 blade that has 7229 stamped on it. Not sure what it means. Thanks.

MarkB

Can you see the pitch number like 20P or something? Should be on the hub, that's the most important detail.  

scramblerman

Just found some more numbers. I have the prop here. 1746R

MarkB

Can you take the prop off and bring it in to a marine supply store? 

scramblerman

Thanks, I'll have to do that. I'm not buying from them though. Just get info.

scramblerman

Wish I could just find somebody with the same boat and drive. Would make things easy.

Black_Diamond

You could call RInker direct too, ask for Randy.  Not sure a lot of people have the B-II drive on that boat. 

99270fv

Black Diamond did you ever find out? I need the same info.

  

bluto

I have a 97 266 Fiesta Vee (27'5'' LOA) with a B-II. She came with a three blade S.S.

prop when we bought her last March. Late last season we spun the hub, so we ended our season a few weeks early. She did +/- 4500 rpm at WOT. I took the prop to Airmarine, Inc. in Chicago. They cleaned the prop, found the numbers, and called me the same day. The prop is junk, it's a 21 pitch that has no cup left and has been ground-on by someone who didn't know what they were doing, so it probably performed like a 19 pitch.

  Kathy at Airmarine looked thru her books, and using boat weight, LOA, horsepower etc. determined I should have a 19 pitch. I have a new Mercury prop, I'll see how she performs come spring.

99270fv

thanks bluto let us now how she performs