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To finish Ferm's thought I use a 3 blade Mirage copy made by Quicksilver without the PVS (vent holes) 21 Pitch. Not the fastest but great all around performance. Big round eared blades with some cup on the trailing edge for extra bite. Good bow lift, good cruise, both speed and mileage wise.
I had an EFI once. Sold it to a guy on here. Those motors drink lots of petrol...
It was the fastest motor I ever tried on my V-20 at 61.7 mph officially turning a 23p Tempest to the limiter at 5800 RPM.. Lots of prop slip but the stern lifts a little more with the Tempest and that prop likes trim. See signature picture of the 250 EFI strung out on the Suwannee River a few years back. That was when I weighed 270 lbs. Now that I am 175 lbs. I am sure I could reach 62 ;-)
Click on the picture to see how much boat is actually out of the water. The keel is touching water just in front of the console. Aired out for a old F-20 fisherman.IMG_3861-Copy (2).jpg

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