I am trying to setup the correct prop on my home build aluminum boat, since this is the first one of this design to be constructed, I started with a guess at a 15 pitch from suzuki. Now that I'm through enough break to throttle up, in I'm hitting redline and don't have quite grip on the water I'm looking for, nor does it have very good reverse thrust. I don't really need more speed, I still like the 15p for when I load the boat down with passengers and gear, holeshot for skiing, etc.
In the past I've been very impressed with turning point's 3-blades so I checked for this engine, they only offer the 4-blade (not the one with two different blades) and they claim you don't lose top end with it.
Does anyone have direct experience with their claims? I'm thinking about going with a 15p 4-blade, if their claims are true, i should get the same top end, same economy, better holeshot and more reverse torque. Seems like it shouldn't be possible, but maybe it is too good to be true?
Otherwise I'm open to recommendations. I want to stay with aluminum so I don't wipe out my LU if I hit a rock, and I have never had great performance from the cheap Michigan wheel or Solas props; every time i swap one of those for a turning point it's a whole new boat.
My boat:
In the past I've been very impressed with turning point's 3-blades so I checked for this engine, they only offer the 4-blade (not the one with two different blades) and they claim you don't lose top end with it.
Does anyone have direct experience with their claims? I'm thinking about going with a 15p 4-blade, if their claims are true, i should get the same top end, same economy, better holeshot and more reverse torque. Seems like it shouldn't be possible, but maybe it is too good to be true?
Otherwise I'm open to recommendations. I want to stay with aluminum so I don't wipe out my LU if I hit a rock, and I have never had great performance from the cheap Michigan wheel or Solas props; every time i swap one of those for a turning point it's a whole new boat.
My boat:
