Re: chaparral 190 ssi prop
Thanks for the input guys. just talked to the guy at remco, they do prop mods and after talking to him it is trial and error. every prop acts different, he basicly said to find the right prop that i would need to get 20 props and try them all and see what i like. he said he could mod my 21 pitch prop and make it do what i want for 129 dollars and if it still isnt right he will make adjustment 1 time for free. so i just need to decide what way i want to go.
If I were you, i'd poke my head over the Chaparral factory owners forum if you haven't done so already. Those guys own only Chaparrals and there's a good handful with the 190SSi there. End of the day it is a better than great boat, but never going to be a speed demon like most other bowriders of that era that are so much lighter and less robust.
I would definitely keep your prop as is and buy a second however you plan to do it just to have that extra set up with you. I keep my extra prop, hub, washer, lube, 2 wrenches 1 floating, 1 adjustable, and a 2x4 in the port side, enclosed storage next to the engine since it all fits in the box the prop came in.