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    Need help on picking the correct ss prop

    I am considering changing to a stainless steel prop. I have a Lowe FM175 that weighs about 1130 lbs. with a 115 4 stroke mercury on it. The boat has a 80" wide bottom. Currently I am running a 15 pitch Turning Point Hustler Aluminum prop. The diameter of the prop is 13 3/4". Wide open...
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    Lowe FM175 porpoising issue - help

    I have a Lowe FM175 with a mercury 115 four stroke that has a 15 pitch quicksilver aluminum prop. The motor is mounted on the 3rd hole down. When on plane and I start to trim up and the boat porpoises rather quickly the. The trim qauge is about 1/4 the way up or a little less. The motor also...
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    help on ss prop question

    I have a Lowe FM175 with a 115 four stroke. I have a quicksilver alum 15 pitch prop on it now. WOT on the motor is 6400 rpm. I achieve about 6200 rpm on the motor now and travel about 42 mph on gps. The hull is a deep aluminum fishing boat. I salmon and bass fish out of the boat and have a...
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