Bulbash
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- May 22, 2012
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- 332
Boat: Bayliner Capri 1750 with OMC 2.3 Cobra
Currently I have 3 blade 13.5 x 15 prop installed on it, it does give me a good hole shot but not much of top speed around 30 -35mph. RPM's stay in recommended range (5200 - 5400).
Now I'm planning to upgrade to 4 blade prop, and question is which pitch should I go with? Should I stay with 15 pitch or should I go to 17. As far as I understand, my hole shot will improve, but top speed will decrease so would it make sense to increase to 17 to keep same top speed or no?
Currently I have 3 blade 13.5 x 15 prop installed on it, it does give me a good hole shot but not much of top speed around 30 -35mph. RPM's stay in recommended range (5200 - 5400).
Now I'm planning to upgrade to 4 blade prop, and question is which pitch should I go with? Should I stay with 15 pitch or should I go to 17. As far as I understand, my hole shot will improve, but top speed will decrease so would it make sense to increase to 17 to keep same top speed or no?