Thats a real deal for a boat I think you were very lucky in more ways than one.
So far we are working blind.A tinytach is easy to install,reasonable,and will work on any 2 cylinder 2 stroke motor without regard to stator poles.Perhaps you could borrow a gps from a friend.if you can't give us actual specs (max rpm and speed) we need more details.Typical load,typical activity,details on performance.does it plane,does it get on plane quickly?Slowly?not at all? How many seconds to plane.A guess on speed?
Prop pitch number is the inches forward the boat moves in one revolution of the prop.(disregarding slip)12" pitch moves one foot.
Basically less pitch( lower number)increases power decreases speed,more pitch increases speed decreases power.Selecting a prop is like selecting a single gear on a car to do everything.Motor must operate within its recomnded rpm range.77,35= 5,200-5,800.If badly over propped decreasing pitch might increase speed as well as power.Usually recomended to prop for the high end of rpm range.