Hello,
I recently purchased a 2000 Sylvan aluminum fishing boat with a 50 HP Mercury 4 stroke engine, model 50 ELPT 4 S. According to the sticker on the lower unit the engine is supposed to use a 12X22 prop. I can't find any markings whatsoever on the prop so I'm not sure if it's the original or not.
Anyway, the boat is extremely slow out of the hole and takes forever to get up to speed. Engine runs smooth, but no umph. Top speed according to boat speedo is 27 MPH trimmed out. Any suggestions on a prop change/size that will get me out of the hole quicker. I'm not really concerned about top speed or trolling speed.
Thanks
Brad
I recently purchased a 2000 Sylvan aluminum fishing boat with a 50 HP Mercury 4 stroke engine, model 50 ELPT 4 S. According to the sticker on the lower unit the engine is supposed to use a 12X22 prop. I can't find any markings whatsoever on the prop so I'm not sure if it's the original or not.
Anyway, the boat is extremely slow out of the hole and takes forever to get up to speed. Engine runs smooth, but no umph. Top speed according to boat speedo is 27 MPH trimmed out. Any suggestions on a prop change/size that will get me out of the hole quicker. I'm not really concerned about top speed or trolling speed.
Thanks
Brad