I have a 2001 Tahoe Q3. It's a 17ft 8in bow rider.
Engine: 4.3L Merc carb
Outdrive: Alpha One, 1.81 ratio
Current Prop: Mercury Vengenace, 23p, 3blade, stainless steel
WOT Rpm: 4500 in some chop
WOT Speed: my speedo broke but if i had to guess then around 45-50ish, so let's call it 47mph (2 people in boat)
Engine Spec WOT Range: 4400 - 4800rpm
I feel like the bow rises too high and takes a long time to plane off when i am pulling a skier. Our skiers are around 170 - 200lbs.
I'm looking for a prop with a better hole shot, that planes faster, and let's me hold a lower speed.
Right now we are cruising about 30mph for skiers but I want to start wakeboarding and heard this should be done at a slower speed, around 20mph or so and I doubt my boat will plane off and cruise at this speed.
I'm thinking about a Mercury High Five (5 blade prop) in a 21p or 20p. Our lake is small and only takes 10 - 15 min to shoot across so top speed isn't a huge concern but i'd like to still be able to top out in the low 40s mph.
I'm pretty certain I want the High Five, just trying to decide on the pitch. The lake is in the middle of nowhere so testing and swapping out props isn't really an option and i don't want to pay retail anyways.
I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance for the help.
Engine: 4.3L Merc carb
Outdrive: Alpha One, 1.81 ratio
Current Prop: Mercury Vengenace, 23p, 3blade, stainless steel
WOT Rpm: 4500 in some chop
WOT Speed: my speedo broke but if i had to guess then around 45-50ish, so let's call it 47mph (2 people in boat)
Engine Spec WOT Range: 4400 - 4800rpm
I feel like the bow rises too high and takes a long time to plane off when i am pulling a skier. Our skiers are around 170 - 200lbs.
I'm looking for a prop with a better hole shot, that planes faster, and let's me hold a lower speed.
Right now we are cruising about 30mph for skiers but I want to start wakeboarding and heard this should be done at a slower speed, around 20mph or so and I doubt my boat will plane off and cruise at this speed.
I'm thinking about a Mercury High Five (5 blade prop) in a 21p or 20p. Our lake is small and only takes 10 - 15 min to shoot across so top speed isn't a huge concern but i'd like to still be able to top out in the low 40s mph.
I'm pretty certain I want the High Five, just trying to decide on the pitch. The lake is in the middle of nowhere so testing and swapping out props isn't really an option and i don't want to pay retail anyways.
I'm open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance for the help.