I understand that finding the right prop involves some trial and error, I just want a good place to start. Motor is a 1965 merc 900 inline 6 on a 1965 16' Crestliner Del Rio. That boat is a basic design from that time: fiberglass, closed bow, no cabin...fully loaded I'm gonna say it weighs no more than 1500lbs and that's a high guess. I dont have a tach on it yet and probably wont for a while.
I will be going with a 3 blade aluminum. Looking at mercury's prop chart from the 60's it says that I should be using a 19 to 21 pitch. Does this look right or should I be trying a lower pitch?
I mostly want top speed but will occasionally use it to tow a tuber. Thanks for any input.
-Josh
I will be going with a 3 blade aluminum. Looking at mercury's prop chart from the 60's it says that I should be using a 19 to 21 pitch. Does this look right or should I be trying a lower pitch?
I mostly want top speed but will occasionally use it to tow a tuber. Thanks for any input.
-Josh