Hey All,<br /><br />Right now I have a 18P Mercury Vengeance Prop on my 115HP Mercury 4-Stoke.<br /><br />The Boat/Motor came with a 19P BlackMax Prop, I upgreaded to an 18P which was a huge improvement with a light load, but with a full load 4-5 people, the performance is still lacking. I am only able to get about 5200RPM's and Redline is 6000.<br /><br />My next step is to go to a 17 pitch. I have a choice of a Mercury Vengeance 17p, or a Michigan Wheel 17P Ballistic prop.<br /><br />The dealer says the Ballistic prop is lighter and has more rake, which he says will give better bow lift while on plane, he suggested that prop.<br /><br />What are you guy's thought's and opinions?<br /><br />This is a 17' 3" Deep V aluminum All-Welded Fish & Ski Boat. 90% of the time there will be 3-5 people in the boat, the other 10% of the time will be just 2 people.<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />-TheChad