Prop Advice Needed

[NCOffSeason]

A friend of mine has a 17 or 18 foot Bayliner capri with the 4 cylinder engine. It's a mid to upper nineties version. The prop that was on the boat was not correct and we can't tell what pitch it was.<br /><br />For those with this boat (or close), what pitch do you run? He is looking for pulling power (ski, tubes, etc) over top end.<br /><br />Thanks,

 

[Chris1956]

Re: Prop Advice Needed

Chris, I have a 19' SeaRay Bowrider with a 4.3LX V-6 (205HP) Alpha 1 drive. I use a 21" pitch Rapture propeller. If you have an Alpha 1 outdrive, I would borrow a 15" pitch prop from the prop shop to try it. Adjust up-down in pitch from there until the boat will just reach max RPM with a normal load aboard.

 

[KaGee]

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If you go HERE <br /><br />I found the cross reference to be quite helpful. You can scan the sight and find a form to fill out to get their advise on which prop to consider.

 

[walleyehed]

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Post a P/N of either prop. Go run it, get a base-line and we can tell ya which way to go. It's the ONLY way to get the correct prop.

 

[mercrewser]

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Looks like he needs the set up pictured in your post for some pullin power! . Brother inlaw has an Xstar with 330 hp. That thing pulls

 

[NCOffSeason]

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Yea, he loves our boat. My Malibu has the Hammerhead engine with 365HP. Talk about pulling!

 

[4poco]

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with my 2005 bayliner 175 runabout 3.0liter(4cyl)<br />there is a 19" prop.