I went full circle, started with a Searay 210 BR to a 280 Sundancer and now recently picked up a 2017 Hurricane Sundeck 2200 OB. Primary boating will be done on the South Florida Intercoastal sand bars and restaurants. My only regret is that I think it is under powered with the Yamaha 150. I need to check this weekend but I “think” it has the original aluminum prop that’s 14.25x17. When its just my wife, no wind, and smooth conditions hole shot is decent but RPM is around 5200 @ 33 mph. This weekend fully loaded with 5 adults and a full tank I was getting 29mph into a strong headwind with a max of 5100 rpm and hole shot was noticibley slower. This kind of lines up with what I have seen others getting on this config. I can hold it on plane down to about 20ish mph.
My question is being on the intercoastal chop is a real issue with all the boats out on weekends. I am not looking to win any races but would still like to cover distance in a decent amount of time. I would like to lower my planning speed a bit, keep around 30-35mph, and increase engine RPM. Would a stainless 14.25x15 4 blade be my happy place? Or should I just do a 3 blade 15 pitch?
My question is being on the intercoastal chop is a real issue with all the boats out on weekends. I am not looking to win any races but would still like to cover distance in a decent amount of time. I would like to lower my planning speed a bit, keep around 30-35mph, and increase engine RPM. Would a stainless 14.25x15 4 blade be my happy place? Or should I just do a 3 blade 15 pitch?
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