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Originally Posted by Capt. Frank
Gerry,
I'd vote elsewhere given his symptoms. Hub speed this consistent?
The more times it spins free of engine-to-prop the less friction the hub has left for the next time it happens. And progressively slippage gets worse.
And during a hub slippage it emulates cavitation where prop thrust speed would drop off to near 0. He's maintains consistently 3 knots slower?
Could it be as simple as his GPS was knots v mph on the read out? Perhaps.
I think we both agree it's not the powerhead.
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Some good observations there Frank although I think I only understood about half of what you said
Definitely not the power head though....
