Prop for 1984 229 cid 3.8L V6

SammyD82

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What prop should I be using, it’s an 18ft searay with 185hp, originally came with a 14.25” x 17 pitch. Just bought a 15”x17 pitch and I’m getting a humming noise at 1200 rpm, with smaller prop I could go 40 and be at 4800 rpms, now that I have the 15” I can only go 32 at 4800rpms.
 

Scott Danforth

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welcome aboard

is this a Mercruiser or an OMC drive?

are you sure the old prop was 17 pitch?
 
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