prop survey
 

to all steplift owners only, this is what i need
1# what size prop are you furnning
\2# what material, stainless steel aluminum?
3# what is your top speed
4# what is your rpm at top speed
i will start
13 1/4 19 s.s. 27 mph 5800
i think i could do better with a differant size prop so instead of buying them all i will ask my friends who are wellcraft owners to help me out
thanks

Re: prop survey
 

15 1/4" dia x 17 pitch

Stainless

42 mph On GPS @ 6000rpms




;D

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i forgot to tell you i have a 1988 150 mercury out board

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Yeah, that helps... ;) :D...figgered you'd get around to it... :)...

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1989 Yamaha 175, * * * 15 1/4 X 15 * was runing a 14 1/4 X 17 till last week. Both Alum

Motor rated for 5500 rpm

with the 14 X 17 I could get 35 mph at 5100 rpm with 3 people 65 gal gas and gear.


with the 15 X 15 I get 30 mph 5500 rpm with same load


The new *prop gives faster plane and out the hole, better gas, and better performance all around, + it works the motor better cause it revs at the 5500 that it supose to.


The 17 pitch prop gave better speed on the top end but poor performance on the low end, faster troll, slower out the hole with prop spin, less gas milage and longer plane time

The 5 mph loss is no loss to me!!

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My 05 Yammie 150 came with a 17" pitch. Im pulling 44Mph on my GPS at 5500 RPM WOT. *

That is with me alone and half a tank of fuel trimmed WAY up. I am debating going to a 15 pitch soon.

MJ how slow is that 15 going for you ?? I need to slow down not make my eyes water, fish bite at 1.7 MPH not 2.4

Aluminum,, all fisherman should be running aluminum IMHO

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I am getting about 2. which should be pretty good for me. They like it here 2 to 3 mph and I was always over 3 before.
I will be doing wire line soon and will no better how its goes.

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Hey, Strip...just curious...why should fishermen run aluminum props?... :)...

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Fisherman should use aluminum props simply because you are going to find yourself in the rocks while fishing. An aluminum prop will take the damage as opposed to a stainless prop which will transmit the damage to the lower unit. The sacrifice made by the aluminum prop is much better than paying for a new lower unit.

completely IMHO of course,,, 8)

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step,150 Johnson,15 1/4 x 15" pitch,cruise at 3850 at about 30 mph, WOT about 38-39 mph at 5100 rpm...oh yeah,aluminium.