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![]() I just picked up this Mercury highfive prop. Has anyone tried on of these props before? I'm pretty excited to test out this prop tomorrow!!
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Looks GREAT, BS!!...Keep us posted on how she works... ;D 8) ;D 8)...
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Dang! aint that something. I didn't even know they made a 5 blade.
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So BS, what are you testing it on?
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How much for teh High 5 ????
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When I went to the marina with my boss, we saw a 7 blade prop on a big *** sportfisherman. The blades on boats 45 feet and up run about $5000 per blade - thats $35,000 X 2 equals $70,000 for a set of props!!!
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Makes the ''price per pound'' of the fish you catch on that big *** sporty right HIGH, don't it??... ::)...
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I tested it out today on the seacraft 20MA with my 81" merc 225. The highfive I got is a 17pitch. It's the best prop I've owned by far, but I need a 19 or 21 pitch. My motor turns this prop 6400rpm (47.5mph). This is a little outside the recommended RPM range :)
There were a few noticable differences compared to other props - It's super smooth (very little vibration), gets you up on a plane super quick, and allows you to take extremely sharp turns at full speed!! The bad news is that I think my lowerunit on the way out . . . I started to hear some nice grinding noise at the end of the trip . . . which sux, but I have a spare 2:1 - merc XR2 lower unit in the garage!!! MS - the prop was $200 . . . I bought it used off a guy on www.coastsidefishingclub.com They run a little over $400 new.
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1971 222 Hiliner 1973 23 Seacraft Center Console 1973 23 Seacraft Sceptre 1971 25 Seacraft Seafari 1972 28 Cary |
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