Well last week we were in a new lake, that had a few shallow spots, with a lot of rocks. tried to get up on plane before reaching the shallow, hit the prop, huge divit/chunk out of it. Anyway, here is the deal. Boat is a 18Ft fish/ski, which weighs around 2000lbs with me and gear on it, powered by a 115hp Mariner 4 cyl. Primary use is watersports, occasional fishing, so I really want the hole shot, top speed means little to me really since I dont think it has seen full RPM in a long long long time, and we are original owners. Anyways, currently has 19p 3 blade al prop with a 13" diameter. I would like to keep al because id rather replace 10 props than one lower drive unit. Question is will a 17p 3 blade with a 13.5 diameter or a 19p 4 blade be better for my hole shot? Or do you have a recommendation for me? Again, please dont recommend a SS prop for me, I am well aware they out perform an AL prop, but we have lots of rocky lakes around here, and its just not worth it to me, especially since I am not the only driver.
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