shackle101
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jan 11, 2012
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Hey guys so my current prop on this boat is a 48832832a45 14-1/4 x 21p normal rotation. three blade
I'm looking to upgrade to a 4 blade prop and wondering which pitch would be best to go with. The current prop is maxing out a little bit over 4k RPMS and getting a top speed in the high 30's.
I would like to see a improvement in speed, but maintaining pulling power. I've had a four blade prop with my older boat and hoping to get the better handling as well (in slow speed). I know with I/O it seems you really need trim tabs to get big improvements at slow speed, but hoping this will help somewhat. Any suggestions on Material? Obviously Stainless would be nice, but I'm fearful of hitting bottom and messing up the lower unit. Does this happen often?
Thanks!
I'm looking to upgrade to a 4 blade prop and wondering which pitch would be best to go with. The current prop is maxing out a little bit over 4k RPMS and getting a top speed in the high 30's.
I would like to see a improvement in speed, but maintaining pulling power. I've had a four blade prop with my older boat and hoping to get the better handling as well (in slow speed). I know with I/O it seems you really need trim tabs to get big improvements at slow speed, but hoping this will help somewhat. Any suggestions on Material? Obviously Stainless would be nice, but I'm fearful of hitting bottom and messing up the lower unit. Does this happen often?
Thanks!