I have a 150hp Mercury EFI that is running a 3 blade tempest prop on a Stratus 486SF. It seems that the prop is right for the boat, but it does not have the hole shot needed to pull skiers good. The boat seems to be a little sluggish when trying to pull a skier and someone mentioned to me that...
I have a custom fit boat cover that fits great, but the problem is the 1" nylon straps rub against my boat leaving black scars on the paint. Obviously, I am not happy with this; so I am looking for suggestions on what to do? I can't take the cover back because I bought it last year before the...
I recieved a new prop a couple of weeks ago and need to know what I should do. Here is the story.
I have a 2007 18'6" Stratos 486SF with a 150 EFI Mercury engine. I am currently running a 23p tempest prop and my RPM's are going in the 5600 range. The problem is the engine I have the max RPM...
I have a 2007 Stratos 486SF with Mercury 150 EFI. When I bought it they put a 23p 4 blade Trophy plus prop on the boat which caused it to stand straight up. Last night I put a 21p 3 blade Tempest Plus prop and the boat runs much better. With WAT (fully trimmed) I am running 58 at 5800 RPM's...
