Johnson 150 Prop selection..HELP!

[bryan50]

Re: Johnson 150 Prop selection..HELP!

Gotcha..My guy is friend of a friend...Not really a dealer.. So i dont think he has any demos..Now the jack plate..If you havent figured it out yet I'm a bit of a newbie at this boat thing so lemme see if I got this Jackplate idea right. It sets the engine back to make it more efficient and less drag....Right??...Or not even close.. How much would Bob's Machine run me? Ballpark<br /><br />Thanks again for all your help guys.. <br /><br />Budda..what is your top speed? and on what kind of boat?

 

[Dhadley]

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www.bobsmachine.com<br /><br />The installation is very easy. Just make sure your steering and throttle/shift cables have enough slack to go back 5" and travel up and down.<br /><br />If you have mechanical steering you may want to look at cable routing.

 

[jy118lfd]

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If you buy the jackplate get the hardware kit also.

 

[Dhadley]

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Very good suggestion!

 

[muskyone]

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all i can tell you is Stratos boats don't like a lot of set back so 6 is as far as you wanna go all the Stratos f/s boats i've seen around here run 21 viper props and seem to do great with them

 

[walleyehed]

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The Viper is a good prop but medium in the performance category, and too pricey for the return in performance.<br />Just for the sake of details, the Viper is better suited to multi-spieces type boats than pad-type hulls...there are MUCH better props for the dollar out there for Bassboat applications.

 

[muskyone]

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Wasn’t sure of the price it seems like the prop of choice around here. One came on my boat. I have an 18 ft javelin same boat as a Stratos different sticker. I spent a whole summer playing with the setback and props. the 21 was really good for skiing and the boat jumped out of the water with it. I tried a 4, 6, and 10 in jack plate. The 6 is what I went with. and a 23 Renegade boat runs in the high 60s with me and a load when I dumped all my gear and Batteries it will do 74 gps but it won't get bigger guys up on skis my back up emergency prop is a 14/19 alum and it is about useless so for this boat and what Bryan is going for I would look for a 21 ss prop I don't think a 23 is what you want for what your trying to do .

 

[fishweed]

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Walleyehed, what is considered a mlti-species type boat? I have been following this thread with great interest because I am almost in the same boat as Bryanfiveoh. Mine is the 21' Stratos Ski/Fish with a 200hp Johnson GT. WOT is at 5500, but the boat takes half a mile to get up on plan. I ajusted motor hight and load to the best possible settings but did not help much. I have swapped my 23 Shooter prop for a 21 Viper over the winter, but have not had it out to test yet.<br />I never could find any performance reviews on the Viper prop. I bought/stole mine from a deal on ebay. What better props are there for these type boats other than the Viper for hole shot and overall performance?

 

[walleyehed]

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A Multi-spieces type boat is usually deeper, with steeper chines, and for the most part, usually don't have a pad-bottom. Now some will throw rocks at me, because a couple manufacturers have pad bottoms.<br />For example, Chriscraft alum, Starcraft, warrior, tracker tundra and targa, etc. I do believe stratos is now building a multi-species, but it's not fish/ski hulls...those has pad bottoms.<br />The Viper doesn't come up much in conversations, and usually when it does, it tells me it's a factory/dealer set-up with a J/E engine.<br />The stilettos, Turbos, Mazco, powertech, hydromotive, Mach, etc., are some of the performance props that will perform in most cases, much better than a Viper on a Bassboat...the Stiletto and Turbo are darn hard to beat, and I'm not sure anything will touch the correct Turbo with a good set-up.<br />The OMC/BRP Raker is not a bad choice, still not the best, but a step above the Viper.<br />The shooter was discontinued quite some time ago due to a huge drop in sales, and honestly, is a very inefficient prop.<br />Your 5500 needs to be around 5800 for best results, too.<br />In your case, you may find a Stiletto or Turbo 4-blade with a vented hub may be a better prop, especially in the hole-shot region, and at WOT it should perform better if the set-up is maximized....you may need to get the engine up more at speed.<br />Remember, 5500 would be the MINUMUM RPM you want at WOT.<br /><br />muskyone, I don't think a 23 will work for bryan either, but me saying get a 19 in aluminum is for establising a base-line. There is no ONE prop that will fix the situation.....it will be looking at the numbers of a known prop, adjusting the set-up for max, and continuing from there on fine-tuning and leading us to a recommended set-up.

 

[bryan50]

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Thanks for all the great info guys!! Will let ya know what I do. <br /><br />Bryan