Re: Props - survey. Your input is needed.
Topline report , base is 51 votes:<br /><br />Almost all are running a boat of planing design (96%), evenly spread over the sizes up to 17, 18 to 20 and 21-25 with a little fewer in the largest category.<br /><br />The most popular motor size is 121-140 hp, followed by the smaller sizes. Not many have bigger.<br /><br />The vast majority have motors of 80% or more, of max. rated hp for their boat, and 88% say it runs within recommended rpm at WOT.<br /><br />Almost 2/3 use a prop different from the standard 6 out of 10 still use aluminium. 3-blade design is by far most popular (92%) and although spread over a large number of brands, Michigan Match stand out as preferred.<br /><br />Pitches are most 19 followed by even shares of 21 and 17. Those three types cover 52% of all. 10% said Dont know.<br /><br />It is great to learn that a massive 88% claims to understand prop technology and this matches the combined categories of users who think their prop performs Great and OK.<br /><br />When looking for a new prop 18% wants same performance as the old one, another 18% wants better top speed, and 41% want overall performance.<br /><br />It would please manufacturers to learn, that no less than 37% are willing to pay any fair price for a prop, provided it is good value. The rest has a budget of either $0-200 (43%) or $200-400 (20%).
<br /><br />It's normal that answer categories be adjusted after the first responds (like the hp-scale that now groups all 181+ into one category).<br /><br />Anyhow, the outcome is pretty interesting in general and could, eventually, help in setting up a FAQ with prop stuff.
