prop? for 1988 Sea Ray 200 Seville w/ 4.3 merc

[Captain Ben]

Just purchased my first boat. 190 original hours, clean as a whistle. live in Miami and this was a seasonal fresh water boat in PA.

It has a 3 blade aluminum prop that i want (need?) to change to SS.. possibly 4 blade. I used the search tool on this site, and the cheapest 4 blade is a Solas HR Titan for $314.

I plan to use the boat to cruise for dinner, [amateur] skiing (1x skier at a time), and some wakeboarding. I hear the 4 blade has significantly more bite to help get a skier up. Do i need the 4 blade?

When poeple say you lose top end for a 4 blade.. are we talking 1-2 knots or... more like 5ish?

Also, i can barely read the numbers on the current prop.. looks like pitch is 21"

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm planning on attending the April Florida gtg btw.

Ben

 

[Bondo]

Re: prop? for 1988 Sea Ray 200 Seville w/ 4.3 merc

Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard Capt...

Why do you need or want to swap to SSteel,..??
Why a 4 blade, when playing on water toys is secondary, rather than the primary use,..??
And of course,...
We'll be needing more Info from you,.. It's lain out in Here...

Good Luck,.... I'm guessin' you're already got the prop you want/ need....