Hi all... I have a slight dilemma. This past Saturday my prop fell off and down into the lake.. coincidentally right after I installed a jack plate. The motor is a 1987 25hp Mercury that I picked up about a 18 months ago.
My dilemma is getting a new prop. My research shows that stock prop is a 10 3/8 x 13. The guy I purchased the motor from doesn't remember what size he bought for it but he think it was a smaller pitch.
The boat was running pretty good with whatever was on there until it fell off. I was playing with the trim and trying to zero in. I had one more trim hole to try when it fell off. And.. my next purchase was a tach to see where the rmps stood at wot.
It ran at about 25 mph and felt pretty good before prop took a dive. I will include a couple pics of the boat.. 14' V that I modified with front deck and extended back seat with 3/4" plywood. Added trolling motor, stereo, two batteries and two bank charger all up front. So.. it is a little front heavy and don't get significant rise when taking off.. but does run nose up.
My question is... what do I do? Get the stock prop and hope for the best? Does anyone know if there are any shops that may have used props around and would be willing to test?
My dilemma is getting a new prop. My research shows that stock prop is a 10 3/8 x 13. The guy I purchased the motor from doesn't remember what size he bought for it but he think it was a smaller pitch.
The boat was running pretty good with whatever was on there until it fell off. I was playing with the trim and trying to zero in. I had one more trim hole to try when it fell off. And.. my next purchase was a tach to see where the rmps stood at wot.
It ran at about 25 mph and felt pretty good before prop took a dive. I will include a couple pics of the boat.. 14' V that I modified with front deck and extended back seat with 3/4" plywood. Added trolling motor, stereo, two batteries and two bank charger all up front. So.. it is a little front heavy and don't get significant rise when taking off.. but does run nose up.
My question is... what do I do? Get the stock prop and hope for the best? Does anyone know if there are any shops that may have used props around and would be willing to test?